
Marcus J. Moore

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.















About
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.

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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Writings

The Undervalued Brilliance of Indian Thriller MusicThe Liner Notes

How The Roots Helped Me Embrace JazzThe Liner Notes

Before Miles Davis Went Electric, He Went AmbientThe Liner Notes

Pharoah Sanders’s Grand ReturnThe Nation

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

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

Reinventing the Sound of ProtestThe Nation

‘Was It a Lost Psych-Funk Classic?’ It’s Khruangbin, Right NowThe New York Times

