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The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America

The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America

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Availability:In StockContributor:Marcus J. MoorePublish date:2021-10-05Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atria BooksISBN-13:9781982107598ISBN-10:1982107596UPC:9781982107598Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, MusicBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Rich & Famous, Genres & StylesBook Topic:Rap & Hip HopSize:8.30 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCVAC8H3GG
This "smart, confident, and necessary" (Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author) first cultural biography of rap superstar and "master of storytelling" (The New Yorker) Kendrick Lamar explores his meteoric rise to fame and his profound impact on a racially fraught America---perfect for fans of Zack O'Malley Greenburg's Empire State of Mind.

Kendrick Lamar is at the top of his game.

The thirteen-time Grammy Award--winning rapper is just in his early thirties, but he's already won the Pulitzer Prize for Music, produced and curated the soundtrack of the megahit film Black Panther, and has been named one of Time's 100 Influential People. But what's even more striking about the Compton-born lyricist and performer is how he's established himself as a formidable adversary of oppression and force for change. Through his confessional poetics, his politically charged anthems, and his radical performances, Lamar has become a beacon of light for countless people.

Written by veteran journalist and music critic Marcus J. Moore, this is much more than the first biography of Kendrick Lamar. "It's an analytical deep dive into the life of that good kid whose m.A.A.d city raised him, and how it sparked a fire within Kendrick Lamar to change history" (Kathy Iandoli, author of Baby Girl) for the better.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atria BooksISBN-13:9781982107598ISBN-10:1982107596UPC:9781982107598Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, MusicBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Rich & Famous, Genres & StylesBook Topic:Rap & Hip HopSize:8.30 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCVAC8H3GG
Marcus J. Moore is an award-winning music journalist, senior editor, curator, and pop culture commentator, whose writing can be found in Pitchfork, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, The Nation, NPR, The Atlantic, BBC Music, and MTV, among others. He's created nationally syndicated playlists for Google, discussed new music live on FM radio, contributed to national podcasts, and guest-hosted live shows on Red Bull Radio. In 2009, Moore launched his own site--DMV Spectrum--which covered music and entertainment in Washington, DC; Maryland; and Virginia. He was originally from the Washington, DC, area, and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. The Butterfly Effect is his first book.
Publisher: Atria Books

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