| Edition |
First Atria books hardcover edition. |
| Description |
278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Illustrations are only on lining papers. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-272). |
| Contents |
How "You got robbed" -- "California love" -- The birth of Kendrick Lamar -- A star is born -- The fight for black life -- King Kendrick -- "We gon' be alright" -- The night Kendrick ascended -- Mourning in America. |
| Summary |
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. |
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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 |
| Subject |
Lamar, Kendrick, 1987-
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Rap musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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African American musicians -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
How Kendrick Lamar ignited the soul of black America |
| ISBN |
9781982107581 (hardcover) |
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1982107588 (hardcover) |
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