This book is the first to provide an interdisciplinary academic analysis of the impact of Kendrick Lamar's corpus. Starting with Section 80 and ending on DAMN.,

Kendrick Lamar has established himself at the forefront of contemporary hip-hop culture. Artistically adventurous and socially conscious, he has been unapologet

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