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Kendrick Lamar might find it harder to be humble — his “DAMN” album just won a prestigious Pulitzer Prize.

The Pulitzer committee made the unprecedented announcement Monday … hailing Kendrick’s album as “a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life.”

Translation: That s**t is dope.

With the win, Kendrick becomes the first non-classical or jazz artist to win a Pulitzer since they started awarding them for music in 1943.

A lot of people feel Kendrick was snubbed at the Grammys for Album of the Year (Bruno Mars took that statue), but with the Pulitzer peeps … game recognize game!

EXCLUSIVE

Stormy Daniels has just filed legal docs responding to Donald Trump‘s request to put her lawsuit on ice.

Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, says the case should go full steam ahead for 3 reasons.

  — He says neither Trump nor Michael Cohen have submitted declarations explaining why going to trial would be unfair to them.

  — Avenatti says Cohen, who has suggested his 5th Amendment rights might be compromised, has made a number of statements since the FBI raid, so he can’t be afraid of speaking out.

  — He says Trump is going after Stormy for $20 million, and it’s unfair to make her live in limbo under those circumstances. 

EXCLUSIVE

T.I. says the only way to get Starbucks’ attention is to hit ’em where it hurts most — their pockets — after 2 black men were treated unequally in Philadelphia.

We got the rapper at LAX Sunday and asked him about the controversial arrest in Philly … where cops arrested 2 men last week after an employee called 911 saying they were trespassing, while they stated they were simply waiting for a friend before placing their orders. A video showed the men being walked out in handcuffs and customers telling cops they’d done nothing wrong. 

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The arrest sparked public outcry … forcing Starbucks to issue an apology days later, which T.I. just wasn’t buying. But, maybe he’ll buy this — the coffee giant’s CEO, Kevin Johnson, went on “Good Morning America” Monday and said managers will undergo training on how to spot “unconscious bias” after calling the arrest reprehensible.

You’ll recall T.I. was behind the Houston’s boycott — which he’s since lifted — and it’s pretty clear he thinks Starbucks should get the same treatment until real action’s taken.