Kendrick Lamar attends classes at UCLA in newly surfaced viral photos from 2022
Photo: Tiktok
Kendrick Lamar, the Grammy-winning rapper, was photographed attending classes at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2022.
The photos, which surfaced recently, show the artist sitting in a classroom wearing casual attire. In the images, Lamar appears to be checking his phone and taking notes, indicating his participation in the class.
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The photos were shared by TikTok user @alejandarainparis with the caption, "pov: just a normal day at UCLA." The user added in a follow-up comment that they did not recognise Lamar at the time of the photos, only learning of his identity later.
Fans were swift to react to the news as some shared jokes about the rapper taking classes to "master his pen" while others were less surprised.
This news comes just weeks after Lamar’s high-profile performance at the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, which attracted a record 133 million viewers, making it the most-watched halftime performance in history.
Additionally, Lamar won Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards for his track “Not Like Us.”