Whitney Alford, Kendrick Lamar’s fiance, mostly kept a low profile until the MC released his latest album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Alford, alongside Lamar and their two children, featured on the album’s cover. Since then, she has become more active on social media, sharing snippets about the young family on Instagram.
Whitney Alford is mixed race; she has a Black father and a biracial mother
Whitney Alford was born in May 1986 in Compton, California. Though the identity of her parents is unclear, we know that she was born to a Black father and a biracial mother, which makes her mixed race.
Alford’s race became a hot topic of discussion during Lamar’s feud with Drake. Some fans took issue with Lamar for calling out Drake’s blackness, given that he has a mixed race partner. Drake has a black father and a white mother.