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.
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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 WashingtonThe Atlantic
The Story of Sun Ra’s Egyptian AdventureThe Nation
Mndsgn’s ‘Rare Pleasure’ is a Modern Soul TriumphThe Liner Notes
How Kendrick Lamar Brought Jazz to ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’The Liner Notes
What If Common Released ‘Electric Circus’ Today?The Liner Notes
Critics Panned Maxwell’s Second Album. They Were Wrong.The Liner Notes
Mos Def’s ‘Black on Both Sides’ is the Perfect Hip-Hop AlbumThe Liner Notes
