Kendrick Lamar OWNED the 67th annual Grammys on Sunday night in L.A.

Lamar  won Record of the Year for the first time at this year’s fete, beating out stiff competition from Taylor Swift and Post Malone (“Fortnight”), the Beatles (“Now and Then”), Beyoncé (“Texas Hold ’Em”), Billie Eilish (“Birds of a Feather”), Chappell Roan (“Good Luck, Babe!”), Charli XCX (“360”), and Sabrina Carpenter (“Espresso”). And, yes, they did televise some of the more vicious lines from the song; it may be the first time the gala has sung along to a lyric that triggered ongoing litigation against the biggest record label in the world.

“First and foremost, all praise to the most high. We woke up this morning,” Lamar began his acceptance speech before paying tribute to a late aunt. “ DocDre, what’s up? Swizz [Beatz], what’s up? We gon’ dedicate this one to this city: Compton, Watts, Long Beach, Inglewood, Hollywood, out to the Valley… San Bernardino, all that. You know, this is my neck of the woods that’s held me down since I was a young pup, since I was in the studio scrapping to write the best raps and all that.”

Earlier in the awards presentation ( most untelevised), Lamar won Best Music Video, Best Rap Song, and Best Rap Performance, all for “Not Like Us.” He went on to snag Song of the Year, too.

Formally, Lamar shares the Record of the Year victory with: “Not Like Us” producers Mustard, Sean Momberger, and Sounwave; engineers and mixers Ray Charles Brown Jr. and Johnathan Turner; and mastering engineer Nicolas de Porcel.

With his final words, Lamar offered one final message to any up-and-coming rap artists watching. “To all the young artists, like my man Punch say, I just hope you respect the art form,” he said. “It’ll get you where you need to go.”