The Butterfly Effect

Written by veteran journalist and music critic Marcus J. Moore, this is the first biography of Kendrick Lamar. It's the definitive account of his coming-of-age as an artist, his resurrection of jazz, his profound impact on a racially fraught America, and his emergence as the bona fide King of Rap.

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Marcus

Marcus J. Moore is an accomplished music journalist, editor, curator, pundit, budding music supervisor and author of The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America.

The book is out via Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. He’s currently working on his next book, High and Rising, a cultural biography of rap trio De La Soul, to be published by HarperCollins.

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Musicby Marcus J Moore

High and Rising

A biography of the hip-hop trio De La Soul, charting their ascension, their boundary-pushing experimentation, and their lasting cultural influence.

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Revisiting the Pyramids’ ‘Avant-Garde African Jazz,’ Four Decades Later

Revisiting the Pyramids’ ‘Avant-Garde African Jazz,’ Four Decades Later
The New York Times

Stop Erasing Black Women From Free Jazz History

Stop Erasing Black Women From Free Jazz History
The Liner Notes

The Undervalued Brilliance of Indian Thriller Music

The Undervalued Brilliance of Indian Thriller Music
The Liner Notes

How The Roots Helped Me Embrace Jazz

How The Roots Helped Me Embrace Jazz
The Liner Notes

Before Miles Davis Went Electric, He Went Ambient

Before Miles Davis Went Electric, He Went Ambient
The Liner Notes

Pharoah Sanders’s Grand Return

Pharoah Sanders’s Grand Return
The Nation

Nubya Garcia, Tapping Into the Past to Make Jazz for a New Generation

Nubya Garcia, Tapping Into the Past to Make Jazz for a New Generation
The New York Times

The Evolution of Black Music, and a Man’s Soul, in One Show

The Evolution of Black Music, and a Man’s Soul, in One Show
The New York Times

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