High And Rising
A Book About De La Soul
by Marcus J. Moore
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Pub Date Nov 19 2024 | Archive Date Jan 14 2025
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Description
A stunning cultural biography of De La Soul, the era-defining hip-hop trio that touched millions of lives and changed rap forever.
De La Soul burst onto the scene with the release of their groundbreaking 1989 album 3 Feet High & Rising, an “anything goes” hip-hop masterpiece hailed as a new masterwork from a bygone era of Black experimentation.
Formed in Long Island in 1988 by Kelvin “Posdnuos” Mercer, Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur, and Vincent “Maseo” Mason, De La Soul rebuked classification and appealed to the Black alternative. Their music was positive and psychedelic, their imagery full of flowers and peace signs. It was rap with a broad sonic palette which set the blueprint for an entire generation of artists who followed. But as quickly as De La ascended, they were faced with the pressures of a changing industry and bitter legal battles.
Completed in the wake of Dave’s passing and the group’s arrival on streaming platforms after years in digital purgatory, High and Rising tells the story of one of the most influential rap groups of all time. In the process, acclaimed music journalist Marcus J. Moore braids in a deeply personal coming-of-age story about his journey through life with De La as a backdrop.
The first book about De La Soul, High and Rising shows that De La Soul is Black history, American history, world history, our history. This is a tale about staying the course, and how holding true to your virtue can lead to dynamic results.
Advance Praise
“Journalist Moore (The Butterfly Effect) examines in this energetic account the legacy of hip-hop group De La Soul…The result is a boisterous ode to an important rap group.” —Publishers Weekly
“An affecting memoir of a music journalist’s lifelong relationship with an eccentric rap trio.” –Kirkus Reviews
“Captivating…a must-read for music-history enthusiasts and hip-hop culture fans.” —Booklist
"Reads like a movie. Comprehensive, true to life, and as irreverent as De La Soul themselves.”—Leslie Odom Jr., Tony and Grammy Award-winning artist of Hamilton
“High and Rising is, among other things, a love letter, but not one grounded solely in the romantics of the past. Nostalgia enriches the storytelling, the touchability of this historic group, but it is also an ode to how they touched the present, and how they will endlessly touch the future.” —Hanif Abdurraqib, New York Times bestselling author of There’s Always This Year
“I am a sucker for a book written by a smart person about a thing they love, which is exactly what Marcus J. Moore’s High and Rising is, wherein he simultaneously examines and galvanizes De La Soul’s impact on, and legacy in, Hip-Hop.”—Shea Serrano, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Rap Yearbook
“A love letter to one of the greatest rap groups of all time, written with deep reverence and sincerity.” —Phonte Coleman, Grammy nominated singer, rapper, producer
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9780358494881 |
PRICE | $29.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 240 |