‘The Butterfly Effect’, the first biography of Kendrick Lamar in Italy

Two years after its first publication in the US, ‘The Butterfly Effect’, the first biography of the American musician Kendrick Lamar, also arrives in Italy. The book signed by the journalist Marcus J. Moore is available in all bookstores and in digital format, published by Il Castello brand Chinaski Edizioni. The release arrives in the week of the artist’s only Italian live, in Milan to promote the fifth album ìMr. Morale & the Big Steppersì published last May. Lamar is currently the most influential and famous rapper in the world, winner of a Pulitzer Prize for music, thirteen Grammy Awards, star of the last Half Time Show of the Superbowl and named by ‘Time’ one of the 100 most influential people in the world . In the volume already acclaimed by the international press where ‘The Guardian’ talks about ‘hyperbolic tale’ and The New Yorker about ‘rap superstar and storytelling master’, the rise of the artist from his native Compton to the Olympus of world rap. A detailed biography of his first thirty years of life: from the beginnings with the pseudonym of K-Dot, up to the meeting with Dr. Dre, from the relationships with the family to the street life always studded with racial issues that will then influence the songwriting of him. A detailed analysis of his discography, from early EPs and mixtapes, to four studio albums, where through his harsh verse, politically meaningful anthems and radical performances, Lamar has become a beacon of light for many people. in America. In the almost 300 pages of the book, the birth of a modern visionary poet, an American icon capable of giving hope to the victims of social and racial oppression. Also known for his numerous accolades, Lamar is considered one of the most influential rappers of his generation, if not one of the best Hip-Hop artists of all time. A modern conscious rapper, crossed by religious faith, anti-star and curious to draw from the roots of the most classic black music, up to jazz rap experiments. The author, Marcus J. Moore, is an award-winning music journalist, editor, and pop culture commentator whose writings can be found on Pitchfork, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, The Nation, Npr, The Atlantic, Bbc Music and Mtv. In 2009, he launched his own site, Dmv Spectrum, which deals with music and entertainment.