Marcus J Moore

Author • Music Journalist • Wrote “The Butterfly Effect” (a Kendrick Lamar biography) and “High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul”

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“Beats that sound too clean just don’t have the same soul.” @MarcusJMoore writes on the resonance of @madlib, only made stronger by the music’s colliding overtones and distortions. https://t.co/iTOzAB9gIM

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“Listening to @madlib’s work is a little like studying a weather map.” @MarcusJMoore on the mighty producer who’s always made melody from chaos. https://t.co/iTOzAB9gIM

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@LeftOfBlack Immense gratitude

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The Conversational Genius of Phonte | @MarcusJMoore

From Greensboro to The Foreign Exchange, Phonte reshaped what vulnerability could sound like in hip-hop.
https://t.co/NWmYdRKkyw

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Woody Shaw: A Life in Sound and Struggle | @MarcusJMoore

Tracing the trumpeter's journey from prodigy to post-bop architect, and the music that carried his spirit forward.
https://t.co/GLUsMtGMwb

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🙏🏾

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marcus j. moore is so fucking good

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there are like ten separate sentences in this piece that made me just shake my head and smile

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Herbie Hancock's Quiet Revolution | Marcus J. Moore
https://t.co/EVgCh3NKSy

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Minnie Riperton’s Secret Symphony | Marcus J. Moore

Before “Lovin’ You,” the singer crafted a lush, genre-defying meditation on intimacy and Black imagination.
https://t.co/pqOmEQjy9F