High And Rising: A Book About De La Soul Ages 2 and up “Where I come from

“Where I come from

Narrated by a man whose light skin enables him to "pass" for white

and her essays about the craft of writing are remarkable for their intelligent yet comprehensive advice

together fall apart at its borders

Coaches and recruiters repeatedly told him he was too small to make it in the big leagues

High And Rising: A Book About De La Soul Ages 2 and up “Where I come fromA 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