A significant chunk of Kendrick Lamar’s life was spent in the neighborhood of Manhattan Beach. The rapper and the singer finally bought their own home three years ago, after years of renting, and it’s located just two streets away from the beach, with its white sand and pure ocean water. He just recently made the investment on a historically significant home in the Bel Air neighborhood that is situated in East Gate.

According to the records, Lamar paid close to the asking amount of the seller for his new property, which was $15.9 million. The construction, which was designed by the well-known Los Angeles architect Edward Fickett and features brick and wood accents, consists of a main house and a two-story guesthouse with a total of seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms in slightly over 8,000 square feet of space.

 

Lamar’s new home, hidden behind walls and gates on a roughly three-quarter-acre level lot, features a two-car garage and side parking for up to eight cars. A prior rental listing shows a large living/dining area with hardwood flooring, a brick fireplace, and a covered patio.

An atrium-like family area leads to a modern kitchen with an eat-in island, high-end stainless equipment, a butler’s pantry, and a breakfast room. The master retreat, down a long hallway, contains a fireside sitting room, a big bath with dual vanity and a clawfoot soaking tub, an office/library, a movie theater, wine cellar, and gym.

The verdant, walled grounds have a pool, spa, sundeck, koi pond, and al fresco dining area. The guesthouse has a living/dining room, kitchen, bedroom, bath, laundry area, and two bedrooms and a bath upstairs.

Lamar has had a remarkable 20-year music career. The 35-year-old Compton native won 14 Grammys out of 39 nominations, received a Pulitzer Prize for “D.A.M.N.”, the first nonclassical or jazz recording to do so, and performed in a hip hop-themed Տᴜper Bowl halftime show earlier this year.

Lamar also has a Calabasas home where various family members have lived.