Whitney Alford is a businesswoman and a licensed aesthetician, popularly known as Kendrick Lamar’s girlfriend and fiancée. She was born on the 12th of May 1986 in one of the most troubled and high crime rate neighborhoods in Los Angeles; Compton.
Whitney is a private person and therefore has kept her personal details hidden even though, because of the fame of her fiance, fans are interested in knowing all available details about her. Nonetheless, her association with Kendrik with whom she has a daughter has always kept her in the spotlight. Here are all other interesting things to known about
Facts To Know About Whitney Alford
1. She is well-educated
Whitney is a private person and therefore has kept her personal details hidden. However, it is known that she attended Centennial High school in Compton where her fiancé Lamar also attended. From there, she went on to attend the University of California where she studied accounting and graduated with a degree. Though she is a trained accountant, Whitney has always had a passion for something else.
2. Kendrick Lamar’s Fiancée is a makeup artist
Whitney has always had a passion for beauty and makeup from a very young age. She is said to have started making and styling her hair from age twelve and has now made her way in the entertainment industry as a makeup artist thereby making a name for herself.
3. There was a time when she was shamed for not being “black enough”
There was an incident on social media that drew the attention of many when a lady who perceives herself as a “dark-skinned activist” came out to say Whitney was not black enough. She made the statement in reference to the color of her skin, saying she would not spend a dime of hers supporting her boyfriend’s music career and also imploring others to do same since he was dating a woman who isn’t black.
The self-professed “Dark Skinned Activist” referred to as K Dot, whose name is Rashida Strober got backlashed for her statement, but that did not deter her from taking to her Facebook where she made further attempts at redeeming her earlier statement.
4. Whitney Alford and Kendrick Lamar have been together since high school
The love story of Whitney and Kendrick Lamar is one that has sustained for more than a decade. They started dating in high school, and she has been by his side even when he was not famous and wealthy. Initially, they started out as just friends but it did not take them too long before they started dating.
Their relationship is as solid as a rock. Neither of them minds the fact that Whitney who was born in 1986 is a year older than Kendrick who was born in 1987; age is nothing but numbers.
5. The pair got engaged in 2015
As stated, Whitney and the celebrated rapper have always known each other since High School. Hence it was not a surprise when in 2015, the love birds decided to take things to the next level by getting engaged. Though the details of their engagement was not made public, one can be sure it was a beautiful one.
Revelations of the engagement were made by the Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe rapper during an interview, while confirming the rumor that was already going around.
6. Whitney Alford and Kendrick Lamar have a daughter
Even though they are still yet to walk down the aisle, Whitney and her man have been blessed with their first child, a daughter who was born on the 26th of July 2019. The name of the beautiful girl is not known yet, but we know she is faring just fine.
It is speculated that Lamar’s one-year break at that period was due to his baby girl being on the way and finally her arrival shocked so many people, as well as his fans for nobody, saw it coming.
7. Her mother is biracial
Whitney looks the way she does because her mother has a bit of black American and Caucasian heritage. While her father is African-American, her mother is of mixed-race.
8 Her fiance has earned his place in rap music
Lamar, Whitney’s fiancé is said to be among some very few people in the music industry who still rapped with great touching lyrics that have some debt, owing to his type of music he has amassed for himself thirteen Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer award among others.
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9. Her fiance started his career at a very young age
Lamar, Whitney’s fiancée started his rap career when he was just sixteen years old when he released his very first full-length mix tape titled Youngest Head Nigga in Charge. This mix tape which he released in 2003 earned him a recording contract with a top recording label and since then he has been soaring high in his career.
10. Whitney has featured on some of Kendrick’s works
The Grammy-winning rapper has featured his fiancée Whitney on some of his music and one of those is King Kuta, where she was spotted rocking a huge ring in the music video.
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