Weve been receiving congratulatory messages about a book titled High & Rising, read the posts.

The post went on to say, If you choose to support this book, thats your right.

De La Soul insinuates they were blindsided byHigh and Risingspublication on November 19.

NEW YORK CITY - SEPTEMBER 1993: David Jude Jolicoeur aka Trugoy the Dove aka Dave aka Plug Two (wearing gray), Kevin Mercer aka Posdnuos aka Mercenary aka Plug Wonder Why aka Plug One (wearing black vest) and Vincent Mason aka P.A. Pasemaster Mase aka Maseo aka Plug Three (wearing pattern shirt and shorts) of the hip hop trio De La Soul pose for a portrait outside the Apollo Theater in Harlem in September 1993 in New York City, New York. (Photo by David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

De La Soul outside New York’s Apollo Theater in 1993David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

(High and Risingmay be the firstmajorbiography about the group.

Moorehas contributed toRolling Stone, among many other publications.

Hescurrently an adjunct professor at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

Who wants an overly scholarly De La Soul book?

Those guys were fun.

Representatives for De La Soul could not be reached for comment.

As critics and journalists, we are accustomed to seeing our work criticized and questioned.

In the Nineties,critical magazine reviews and articles led to threats of violenceor worse.

(Decades later, Masta Killadeniedthe incident took place.)

Until then, we encourage you to indulge in the authentic D.A.I.S.Y.

Age by supporting projects backed by us.

They then hint at a spring 2025 release date for that authentic De La.

But Moore isnt denying De La Soul due profits from intellectual property.