1. Kendick Lamar hasn't had much luck when it comes io wning a Gramy. But that's OK:The US rapper(说唱歌手) has just won a Pulitzer Prize for his music.
In2014, in 2016, and again this year. Lamar was nominated (提名)for an album of the year Grammy. Each time, he was beaten out, first by Taylor Swift, next by Daft Punk,and most recently by Bruno Mars.
But the Pulitze Prize committee was ispired cnough by Lamar's 2017 album, Damn. to award the 30﹣year﹣old its Pulizer Prize in music on April 16. It's an amazing album that documents the real life of modem African﹣Americans in South Los Angeles with wildly accomplished beats and rhythms.
Lamar's win is considered to be historical. 'The Pulizers have long displayed their preference toward high art rather than the pop culture of the masses. So it's not just that no rapper has ever won a Pulitzer: no pop music maker has ever won one in the award's 75﹣year history.
But Lamar is not just a singer一he's clever at using language. Like the best writers,his music describes small moments that ilustrate (阐明) larger points. His songs are about his experience as a black man who grew up in Califomia, struggled, got into trouble, and found his way out by working hard and making sense of the history and reality of racial problems in the US.
"He's an artist who challenges idea,"said Ryan Coogler, directore of the blockbuste(大片) hit Black Panther, for which Lamar created music. "One big theme in our fim is this idea of,' What does it mean to be African?' Kendrick in his music is very exactly and directly challenging that question."
Good artists entertain us, great arists make us think, and exceptional arists help us empahize (感同身受). There are a lot of good, great, even exceptional artists in rock, pop, country, and hip﹣hop. But only Lamar has a Pulizter Prize.
1.What is Lamar s album Damn about?
A.African﹣Americans' history and culture.
B.Hardships of the African﹣American artists.
C.The ways the US govemment deal with racial problems.
D.The lives of modem black people in South Los Angeles.
2.Why is Lamar's Pulitzer Prize win significant?
A.He is the first film﹣maker to win the prize.
B.It is considered a milestone for pop music.
C.He is the first black person to win the prize.
D.He has missed Grammy several times before.
3.What can we learn from Ryan Coogler's words?
A.Lamar drew inspiration from his own experience.
B.Lamar has the courage to take on big callenges in life.
C.Black Panther is well known because of Lamar 's music.
D.Lamar's music mathes the theme of Black Panther well.
