The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of

The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America

This first cultural biography of rap superstar and â€œmaster of storytellingâ€ (The New Yorker) Kendrick Lamar explores his meteoric rise to fame and his profound impact on a racially fraught Americaâ€”perfect for fans of Zack Oâ€™Malley Greenburgâ€™s Empire State of Mind.

Kendrick Lamar is at the top of his game.

The thirteen-time Grammy AwardÂâ€“winning rapper is just in his early thirties, but heâ€™s already won the Pulitzer Prize for Music, produced and curated the soundtrack of the megahit film Black Panther, and has been named one of Timeâ€™s 100 Influential People. But whatâ€™s even more striking about the Compton-born lyricist and performer is how heâ€™s established himself as a formidable adversary of oppression and force for change. Through his confessional poetics, his politically charged anthems, and his radical performances, Lamar has become a beacon of light for countless people.

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

The Butterfly Effect is the extraordinary, triumphant story of a modern lyrical prophet and an American icon who has given hope to those buckling under the weight of systemic oppression, reminding everyone that through it allâ€”â€œwe gonâ€™ be alright.â€
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2020-10-13
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781982107581

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2020-10-13
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781982107581

The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America

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