{"product_id":"living-in-a-daisy-age","title":"Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399814676\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (UK)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eLiving In a D.A.I.S.Y. Age\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant and in-depth look at not just a pivotal and massively important rap group, but also a generous and incisive dive into the culture that they shaped, the culture that shaped them, and the universe they operated in that many of us still benefit richly from' Hanif Abdurraqib, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThere's Always This Year\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Little Devil in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA culturally connected celebration of the groundbreaking hip-hop group De La Soul, and how they changed the look, sound, and feel of Black America.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMusic 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\u0026amp;B, and rap as they created a sound unlike any the world had heard before.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the De La Soul experience didn't end there. 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 \u003ci\u003e3 Feet and Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, De La Soul rejected convention, refused to be talked back into the box, and left the door open for everyone behind them.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, in \u003ci\u003eLiving in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. Through his eyes, ears, and well-studied recall of '80s, '","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41858690908293,"sku":"PR431585","price":43.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TTG1QJ32NV4V.jpg?v=1789091071","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/living-in-a-daisy-age","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}