The butterfly effect : how Kendrick Lamar ignited the soul of black America /
Moore, Marcus J.,
The butterfly effect : how Kendrick Lamar ignited the soul of black America / How Kendrick Lamar ignited the soul of black America Marcus J. Moore. - First Atria books hardcover edition. - 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Illustrations are only on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references.
How "You got robbed" -- "California love" -- The birth of Kendrick Lamar -- A star is born -- The fight for black life -- King Kendrick -- "We goin' be alright" -- The night Kendrick ascended -- Mourning in America.
A cultural portrait of the Pulitzer Prize-winning rap superstar documents his coming-of-age as an artist, his genius as a lyricist, and his profound impact on today's racially fraught America. Moore provides a definitive account of Lamar's 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. Through his confessional poetics, his politically charged anthems, and his radical performances, Lamar has become a beacon of light for countless people, an adversary of oppression and a force for change. -- adapted from jacket
9781982107581 1982107588
Lamar, Kendrick, 1987-
Rap musicians--United States--Biography.
African American musicians--Biography.
Biographies.
The butterfly effect : how Kendrick Lamar ignited the soul of black America / How Kendrick Lamar ignited the soul of black America Marcus J. Moore. - First Atria books hardcover edition. - 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Illustrations are only on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references.
How "You got robbed" -- "California love" -- The birth of Kendrick Lamar -- A star is born -- The fight for black life -- King Kendrick -- "We goin' be alright" -- The night Kendrick ascended -- Mourning in America.
A cultural portrait of the Pulitzer Prize-winning rap superstar documents his coming-of-age as an artist, his genius as a lyricist, and his profound impact on today's racially fraught America. Moore provides a definitive account of Lamar's 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. Through his confessional poetics, his politically charged anthems, and his radical performances, Lamar has become a beacon of light for countless people, an adversary of oppression and a force for change. -- adapted from jacket
9781982107581 1982107588
Lamar, Kendrick, 1987-
Rap musicians--United States--Biography.
African American musicians--Biography.
Biographies.