, not Damn, is Kendrick Lamar's highly acclaimed album. However, I think you might be confusing it with DAMN. , which is actually his 2017 album.
Released in 2017, Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. marked a sharp pivot from the jazz-inflected societal grandeur of To Pimp a Butterfly toward a raw, internal exploration of morality and spirituality. While its predecessor looked outward at the Black experience in America, DAMN. looks inward, using a contemporary trap-influenced sound to dissect the contradictions of a man caught between his "wickedness" and "weakness". This shift in perspective earned the album the , the first time an artist outside the classical and jazz genres received the honor. 1. The Paradox of Choice: Wickedness vs. Weakness damn kendrick lamar full album