Kendrick Lamar spends a lot of money buying a new villa with international tour money

Kendrick Lamar has lived in Manhattan Beach, an affluent coastal enclave in L.A.’s South Bay, while he’s not touring the world. Last year’s “Dɑmn” tour grossed over $62 miℓℓio𝚗. The Pulitzer Prize- and 13-time Grammy Award-winning rapper bought a sleek, brand-new home in an off-market deal for just over $9.7 miℓℓio𝚗.

The property was never posted for sale, thus specs and interior images are scarce. However, Powers Development, a local luxury homebuilder, built the new mansion, so it likely has a designer kitchen, a resort-style master hideaway, and at least one or two wet bars.

The 5,350-square-foot modern house features four bedrooms and seven full bathrooms, according to public records. The three-story house takes up practically the entire property, typical for this densely packed coastal community, and while it’s not oceanfront, the uppermost level has a large open-air terrace with sunset water views.

The glassy house has a three-car garage, a small front yard with a terrace, and floor-to-ceiling glass. With a beautiful sandy beach just a short walk away, an in-ground swimming pool would be overkill.

Lamar’s new house is next door to Ryan Miller’s contemporary estate in Manhattan Beach, a laid-back, close-knit enclave with several professional athletes. Blake Griffin, Maria Sharapova, Luke Walton, and Zooey Deschanel live nearby.

The hip-hop tycoon is no stranger to real estate. In 2013, Lamar paid $523,400 cash for an unremarkable house in Eastvale, Riverside County, about an hour east of Los Angeles. In late 2017, he paid $2.65 miℓℓio𝚗 for a huge house in a guard-gated Calabasas, Calif. enclave, where his mother, younger sister, and other family members live.

Mark Norton of Palm Realty Boutique represented Lamar, while Gary Kooba of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices represented Manhattan Beach.