Kendrick Lamar was born in Compton.
Born and raised in Compton , California , he embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the stage name K-Dot , releasing a mixtape that garnered local attention and led to his signing with indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment -LRB- TDE -RRB- .	Top Dawg	Top Dawg Entertainment	stage name	stage name	mixtape	mixtape	Top Dawg Entertainment	Top Dawg Entertainment	TDE	Top Dawg Entertainment
