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On Tuesday (Nov. 19), author Marcus J. Moore published his new book High And Rising: A Book About De La Soul on Dey Street Books. Today, the legendary hip-hop group took to social media to denounce the “unauthorized” book, saying they’re “exploring all of our legal options.”
“Friends and De La Family. We’ve been receiving congratulatory messages about a book titled High & Rising. However, we want to make it absolutely clear: this is an unauthorized book, and we are not connected to it in any way,” the statement begins. It continues:
For years, you’ve stood with us in our fight for ownership of our catalog and the right to benefit from the music we created. That same dedication to protecting what’s ours extends to being the ones who tell OUR story — something deeply personal and “De La” to the core.
Our story will be told in our words, in our way, with the style you’ve come to know and love. Until then, we encourage you to indulge in the authentic DA.I.S.Y. Age by supporting projects backed by us.
If you choose to support this book, that’s your right. We just want it to be clear that we do not and we are exploring all of our legal options. Even within this book’s title, the “3” Is missing which shows how inauthentic it is because for us, “3” will always be the magic number.
We’re cooking up something special for Spring 2025—so the wait won’t be long for more of that authentic “De La.”
Fans are not quite loving this situation, defending Marcus J. Moore and his right to pay homage to the crew. In 2020, he also published the book The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited The Soul Of Black America. Find High And Rising: A Book About De La Soul here.