De La Soul speak out on “unauthorised” new book: “We are exploring all of our legal options”

nme.com:

De La Soul have criticised an “unauthorised” new book written about them, saying that they’re “exploring all of our legal options”.The book High & Rising – a reference to the group’s 1989 album ‘3 Feet High and Rising’ – was written by Marcus J.

Moore and published on November 19. It is the first cultural biography to have been written about the legendary hip hop group.However, the group have now released a statement about it, suggesting they could take legal action.“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.“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.