Whitney Alford: 5 Things To Know About Kendrick Lamar’s Fiancée
12.02.2022 - 03:05
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Kendrick Lamar is a hip hop music superstar, who will certainly gain a new legion of fans with his highly anticipated Super Bowl LVI halftime show alongside his iconic peers Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Eminem. On the way to him becoming a household name, the 34-year-old rapper, songwriter and producer has accomplished the unthinkable feat of earning 13 Grammys, a Brit Award, 11 MTV Video Music Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, and an Academy Award nomination! In case you missed that, yes, Kendrick won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his recording of Damn.
Even with all his accolades, fame and financial success, Kendrick has managed to keep a low-key lifestyle. His personal life is especially private, as he shares little about the woman he intends to marry, Whitney Alford. Learn all there is to know about Kendrick’s gorgeous fiancée, below!
Born on May 12, 1986, Whitney was raised in the southern Los Angeles neighborhood of Compton. Whitney would go on to attend Centennial High, the same school as Kendrick. Interestingly, Dr. Dre, who would end up being a mentor Kendrick, is also an alumnus of the high school.
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When they were just teenagers, Whitney and Kendrick met at Centennial High. They were friends at first, but the relationship soon blossomed into a romance. The couple have been very private about their lives: their first public appearance was in 2014 at the 56th Grammy Awards!
One of Kendrick’s biggest hits had the help of Whitney’s dulcet tones. Whitney laid down the backup vocals for “King Kunta” from the To Pimp a Butterfly album in 2015. In the music video for the song, Whitney could be seen rocking her engagement ring. Soon after the video dropped, Kendrick announced he had