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The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America sees Moore diving deep into the far-reaching impact of the hip-hop icon.
How a trip to South Africa and a crew of jazz, soul, and funk all-stars played into the MC’s landmark 2015 LP
"The musical arrangements of both the infringing song and the subject track are identical... Employing the same instruments played with the same timbre. In both recordings, the drums enter at exactly the same time."
Los Angeles Lakers legend would have been 42 on August 23rd
Defunct indie band says “Pray for Me” features an unauthorized, manipulated sample of their song “Sunrise”
Kendrick battled, Gangs rocked and Taylor beat the haters.
Childish Gambino, SZA, Khalid also score five nominations apiece.
"If I can make one person – or 10 million people – feel a certain type of euphoria in my music, that's the whole point."
Including Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Ed Sheeran, Drake, Harry Styles, Roger Waters and more.
Collaborators, including DJ Dahi and Anna Wise, discuss how their ideas helped shape Lamar's constantly evolving fourth studio album.
