Kendrick Lamar etched his name deeper into music history at the 2026 Grammys, surpassing JAY-Z to become the most awarded rapper ever after another dominant night of wins.At the 68th Grammy Awards, the Not Like Us hitmaker entered the night with eight nominations and took home two after securing the Best Rap Album award for GNX and Record of the Year for luther, featuring SZA.Now, Kendrick Lamar has 26 Grammy wins in total, exceeding JAY-Z's record of 25.In his acceptance speech, Lamar expressed sentiments on his historic win and his gratitude to his fellow nominees."It is hip-hop as usual, man. I'm not good at talking about myself, but I express it through the music. It’s an honor to be here. It's Tyler [the Creator], Clipse. These are my brothers to be in this category. What's up Push man, Malice man. Every time I tell you this, hip hop is gonna always be right here. We gonna be in these suits. We gonna be looking good. We gonna be having our folks with us. We gonna be having the culture with us."The HUMBLE. rapper concluded his 2026 Grammy Awards speech:"So I ppreciate y'all, God is the glory. Love y'all."Following his win, fans exploded on X/Twitter, leaving various reactions to the hip-hop superstar's history-making achievement."Couldn't be more timely," one wrote."greatest rapper alive since 2017 but these just the cherries on top," another replied."The goat of the goat. Four Grammy btw," an internet user posted."My first experience of Kendrick is on poetic justice and man, it has been a ride ever since. Congratulations Champ. The best rapper to ever lived," a fan shared."The GOAT debate is officially over. Kendrick really is in a league of his own," one commented."both top of the game and i know jay is happy to see him get the record, well deserved," another tweeted.Kendrick Lamar opened up about his music ahead of his historic Super Bowl performanceLast year, Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us, targeted at Drake, won five Grammys alone: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video.The rapper also made waves in 2025 as the Super Bowl Halftime Show's headlining act, where he famously name-dropped Drake amid their ongoing beef.Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show - Source: GettyIn a conversation with Timothée Chalamet, a week before his Super Bowl performance, Kendrick Lamar spoke about his music and opened up about what was in store for his upcoming act."I think I've always been very open about storytelling through all my catalog and my history of music. And I've always had a passion about bringing that on whatever stage I'm on."The Poetic Justice star went on:"You know, whether it's a world tour or whether it's 500 people, I've always had a form of that. So, I like to always carry on that sense of, you know, make people listen, but also seeing them think a little."