{"product_id":"de-la-soul-by-dave-heaton","title":"De La Soul by Dave Heaton","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(186, 54, 93);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ-CARD • JULY 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePAPERBACK \u003cstrong\u003e|\u003c\/strong\u003e 178 PAGES \u003cstrong\u003e|\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\" x .5\" x 8\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 213, 24);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(237, 135, 165);\"\u003eDe La Soul has been an indestructible creative force over the past thirty years. From the nonconformist humor of their Day-Glo debut, 3 Feet High and Rising, to their eventual role as hip-hop elders, the trio is a model of fearless evolution and perseverance. They've toured the globe, worked across genres, and helped to establish the Afrocentric collective known as Native Tongues. De La Soul conveys the scope and depth of their legacy, going behind the scenes to look at how they formed, trace the evolution of their sound over three decades, and discuss why the band still matters today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(197, 105, 99);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(245, 188, 219);\"\u003e\"De La Soul were one of the most uniquely, defiantly nonconformist groups to emerge in the creative free-for-all of the late eighties, not just in hip-hop but in any genre that valued fearless creativity. Heaton's in-depth, career-spanning chronicle of their legacy doesn't just get at what made their music special, but what motivated it-their upbringings, their enthusiasms, their influences, their friends (and rivals)-and in the process, he pinpoints in fine detail every giant step they took in evolving both their art form and their own relationship to a record business that might not have been entirely ready for them. A must-have whether you're just starting to familiarize yourself with one of rap's most transformative groups, or are a longtime fan looking for a reminder of just how and why they meant so much.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(186, 54, 93);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Nate Patrin, \u003c\/strong\u003eauthor of Bring That Beat Back: How Sampling Built Hip-Hop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(197, 105, 99);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(245, 188, 219);\"\u003e\"Since their debut, De La Soul has bridged a gap between the old school and the future. Dave Heaton's book takes us on a trip through the decades-long work they've done of carving their own path through the hip-hop landscape, influencing generations of artists and reflecting the very essence of the genre-regardless of the era.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(186, 54, 93);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Lance Scott Walker, \u003c\/strong\u003eauthor of DJ Screw, Houston Rap Tapes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(197, 105, 99);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(245, 188, 219);\"\u003e\"As an early entry to the J-Card Press series, author Dave Heaton has written a brief, but meaningful, biography of the titular group in De La Soul, a read that will pull you in and leave you reaching for their records.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(186, 54, 93);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Gerrod Harris, \u003c\/strong\u003eSpill Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(242, 81, 69);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(237, 135, 165);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDAVE HEATON \u003c\/strong\u003ehas written about music for over thirty years, including for PopMatters, The Big Takeover, and his own website Erasing Clouds. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife and two children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"REVOLVER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57473703084198,"sku":"9798989194766","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/0237\/5590\/files\/DLS.jpg?v=1789892234","url":"https:\/\/citynoiserecords.com\/products\/de-la-soul-by-dave-heaton","provider":"CITY NOISE ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}