De La Soul?

Mister Jip · 02-13-2012, 03:42 PM

Im a massive De la soul fan..and even there weakest album is miles better than most other hip hop albums
I would rank there albums

3 feet high & rising
stakes is high
buhloone mindstate
Grind date
de la soul is dead
Bionix
Mosiaic Thump

Push · 02-29-2012, 08:25 AM

I love "3 Feet High", the first De La Soul album... It was pretty much a revolutionary album when it came out...

Jabuddah · 03-01-2012, 02:35 PM

Love it when an artist is so far out front, it takes YEARS for the rest of the pack to catch up.

TheBig3 · 12-30-2013, 11:18 PM

20 Years Ago, De La Soul Refused To Go Pop : The Record : NPR

You should check it out. Mostly for the forgotten movement in rap at the time.

dca · 12-31-2013, 05:46 PM

^nice article.

Two of the best De La tracks from the Buhloone Mindstate era were not even on it. one is the Foncett Power remix of Breakadawn, the other is Ego Trippin Part 3 'Egorist Mix' (which is basically a completely different track to Ego Trippin.)

another is the track My MindState which was left off the album but included on Prince Paul's 'Gold Dust' compilation of rarities he produced.

I recently checked out The Grind Date. somehow I overlooked this album, it's much better than Mosaic Thump and Bionix, which were like De La Soul goes commercial rap.

edwardc77 · 01-05-2014, 08:04 PM

If you like DLS you should listen to "A prince among theives" by Prince Paul. PP produced 3 Feet High back in the day.

Gavin B. · 01-15-2014, 09:11 AM

3 Feet High was one of the first hip-hop classic albums. Eye Know sampled the Steely Dan song Peg.

De La Soul played at my college graduation party (along with the Kinks). De La Soul delivered the goods in their live concert... they had a great back up band and back up singers.

Sculptor · 01-16-2014, 07:55 PM

I have never heard them. I'll check out 3ft High And Rising .

Newkie · 05-10-2016, 06:32 AM

Has anyone seen these guys live in recent years? Still worth checking out?

Mister Jip · 05-10-2016, 07:39 PM

They have a new album about to come out.
Inside De La Soul's Experimental, Crowd-Funded Comeback Record | Rolling Stone
De La Soul Share "Trainwreck," Announce New Album and the Anonymous Nobody... Release Date | Pitchfork

02-13-2012, 03:42 PM	#31 (permalink)
Mister Jip Heavy Thinker Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: London Posts: 152	Im a massive De la soul fan..and even there weakest album is miles better than most other hip hop albums I would rank there albums 3 feet high & rising stakes is high buhloone mindstate Grind date de la soul is dead Bionix Mosiaic Thump Last edited by Mister Jip; 05-10-2016 at 07:35 PM.

03-01-2012, 02:35 PM	#33 (permalink)
Jabuddah Groupie Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Cali Posts: 5	De La was so ahead of their time Love it when an artist is so far out front, it takes YEARS for the rest of the pack to catch up.

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TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	20 Years Ago, De La Soul Refused To Go Pop : The Record : NPR You should check it out. Mostly for the forgotten movement in rap at the time. __________________ I've moved to a new address

12-31-2013, 05:46 PM	#35 (permalink)
dca Music Addict Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 69	^nice article. Two of the best De La tracks from the Buhloone Mindstate era were not even on it. one is the Foncett Power remix of Breakadawn, the other is Ego Trippin Part 3 'Egorist Mix' (which is basically a completely different track to Ego Trippin.) another is the track My MindState which was left off the album but included on Prince Paul's 'Gold Dust' compilation of rarities he produced. I recently checked out The Grind Date. somehow I overlooked this album, it's much better than Mosaic Thump and Bionix, which were like De La Soul goes commercial rap. Last edited by dca; 12-31-2013 at 05:52 PM.

01-05-2014, 08:04 PM	#36 (permalink)
edwardc77 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Italy Posts: 128	If you like DLS you should listen to "A prince among theives" by Prince Paul. PP produced 3 Feet High back in the day. __________________ Thought he lost everything then he lost a whole lot more....

02-29-2012, 08:25 AM	#32 (permalink)
Push Groupie Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11	I love "3 Feet High", the first De La Soul album... It was pretty much a revolutionary album when it came out...

01-15-2014, 09:11 AM	#37 (permalink)
Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	3 Feet High was one of the first hip-hop classic albums. Eye Know sampled the Steely Dan song Peg. De La Soul played at my college graduation party (along with the Kinks). De La Soul delivered the goods in their live concert... they had a great back up band and back up singers. __________________ There are two types of music: the first type is the blues and the second type is all the other stuff. Townes Van Zandt

01-16-2014, 07:55 PM	#38 (permalink)
Sculptor Groupie Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 27	I have never heard them. I'll check out 3ft High And Rising .

05-10-2016, 07:39 PM	#40 (permalink)
Mister Jip Heavy Thinker Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: London Posts: 152	They have a new album about to come out. Inside De La Soul's Experimental, Crowd-Funded Comeback Record \| Rolling Stone De La Soul Share "Trainwreck," Announce New Album and the Anonymous Nobody... Release Date \| Pitchfork