De La Soul "Stakes Is High" 2024-11-08 19-year-old Clairo - AKA Claire

19-year-old Clairo - AKA Claire Cottrill - self-produced her debut EP

when they arrived at a Los Angeles studio with fellow Canadian Shawn Everett

legendary Layne Staley of Alice in Chains on vocals includes "Wake Up

' It's as good or better than their Nirvana album imho

Proving to be a worthy successor

De La Soul "Stakes Is High" 2024-11-08 19-year-old Clairo - AKA ClaireStakes is High is the 4th studio album by de la Soul, released on July 2, 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. The title track and first single was produced by J Dilla and the album's second single, "Itzsoweezee (HOT)", with only Dave on vocals, was accompanied by a creative music video. The album spawned a third single "4