Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. age : the music, culture and world De La Soul made
McCoy, Austin2026
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Music artists and trends come and go, but every once in a while, a moment arrives that genuinely changes everything. In 1988, De La Soul, three young men from Amityville, Long Island, did exactly that. Their always innovative work pulled inspiration from artists of the past and popularized cutting-edge music sampling techniques to blend jazz, R&B, and rap as they created a sound unlike any the world had heard before. These weren't just musicians - they were game-changers in so many ways. From the way they dressed, to the words they spoke, to the day-glo colours of their breakout 3 Feet and Rising, De La Soul rejected convention, refused to be talked back into the box, and left the door open for everyone behind them. In this book, Austin McCoy explores how De La Soul not only defined a new era of hip-hop, but also American and Black culture at the same time.
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Author:
McCoy, Austin, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2026.
Collation:
304 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781399814669 (hbk)
Dewey class:
782.4216490922782.421
LC class:
ML421.D393
Language:
English
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BRN:
4309723