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Stakes is High is the fourth studio album by de la Soul, originally released in 1996. Stakes is High was critically lauded for it's music, lyricism, and it's overall message concerning the artistic decline rap music began to face in the mid-90s.
Robert Glasper's 2005 Blue Note debut, Canvas, signaled the arrival of a singular new voice in jazz. His 2007 follow-up, In My Element, solidified his status as a rising star who was taking the music some place new.
A collaborative effort between brothers John and the late James Yancey, AKA Illa J and J Dilla, Yancey Boys is Illa J's 2008 breakout project. This album features Guilty Simpson, Frank Nitty, Affion Crockett and more.
Grammy Award winners The Roots characterize the songs on the album as "depicting the everyman's search for hope in this dispiriting post-hope zeitgeist".
