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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The Nuanced Bluster of Kamasi Washington

The Nuanced Bluster of Kamasi Washington
The Atlantic

The Story of Sun Ra’s Egyptian Adventure

The Story of Sun Ra’s Egyptian Adventure
The Nation

Mndsgn’s ‘Rare Pleasure’ is a Modern Soul Triumph

Mndsgn’s ‘Rare Pleasure’ is a Modern Soul Triumph
The Liner Notes

How Kendrick Lamar Brought Jazz to ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’

How Kendrick Lamar Brought Jazz to ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’
The Liner Notes

What If Common Released ‘Electric Circus’ Today?

What If Common Released ‘Electric Circus’ Today?
The Liner Notes

Critics Panned Maxwell’s Second Album. They Were Wrong.

Critics Panned Maxwell’s Second Album. They Were Wrong.
The Liner Notes

Mos Def’s ‘Black on Both Sides’ is the Perfect Hip-Hop Album

Mos Def’s ‘Black on Both Sides’ is the Perfect Hip-Hop Album
The Liner Notes

Fifty Years Ago, Singer Eugene McDaniels Predicted the Apocalypse

Fifty Years Ago, Singer Eugene McDaniels Predicted the Apocalypse
The Liner Notes

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