Kendrick Lamar received the 35th Generational Icon Award for his willingness to give back to his community even when superstardom made it easy to do the opposite.“Being from the city of Compton and knowing the parks that I played at and neighborhoods, I always thought how great the opportunity would be to give back to my community off of what I do in music,” K. Dot said, addressing the Senate floor and media. “So in order for me to do that from a city to a state point and have these young kids looking at me as some type of inspiration is really an honor and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for honoring today.The award was presented by state Senator Isadore Hall III, who hails from Compton himself. Later that day two met with Governor of California Jerry Brown.To Pimp a Butterfly, was recognized for its identifying of the strife and mental warfare that haunts many African-American communities across the nation today.