Marcus J. Moore
High and Rising
Written by the esteemed author, curator, and music journalist Marcus J. Moore, this is the first biography of De La Soul. It unpacks the significance of the influential rap group, the birth of hip-hop culture, and the evolution of alternative rap. Marcus also weaves in a deeply personal coming-of-age story about his journey through life with De La as a backdrop.
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Musicby Marcus J Moore
spr blk: liberation jazz and soul from the ’70s and beyondMarcus J. Moore
ShrinesArmand Hammer
Dialectic SoulAsher Gamedze
Ancestral Echoes – The Covina Sessions, 1976Horace Tapscott with the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra
MOBILISATION GENERALE Protest and Spirit Jazz from FRANCE 1970-1976Various Artists
graeMoses Sumney
Will This Make Me GoodNick Hakim
High and Rising
A biography of the hip-hop trio De La Soul, charting their ascension, their boundary-pushing experimentation, and their lasting cultural influence.
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A Prodigy of Jazz Clubs Explores Other StagesThe New York Times
The Visions of Alice ColtraneThe Nation
Kahil El’Zabar, Spiritual Jazz’s Dapper Bandleader, Keeps Pushing AheadThe New York Times
‘Jelly’s Last Jam’ Returns, Bringing a Jazz Tale to a New GenerationThe New York Times
For Sampha, Joy Comes After the MourningThe New York Times
The Liner Notes: Amiri Baraka’s BluesTIDAL
Armand Hammer Keeps a Foot in the Past, but Its Eyes on the FutureThe New York Times
