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Amityville, New York, United States (1987 – present)

De La Soul is a massively influential group, hailing from Amityville, New York, United States. They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the subgenre. They are the best known of the early acts. The members are Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos, Mercenary, Plug Wonder Why, Plug One), David Jude Jolicœur (Trugoy the Dove, Dave, Plug Two) and Vincent Mason (Pasemaster Mase, Maseo, Plug Three). The three formed the group in 1987, while still in high school and caught the attention of producer Paul Huston (Prince Paul) with a demo tape of the song “Plug Tunin’”.

Their album, 3 Feet High and Rising (), was a critical smash that saw the group labeled hippies due to the message of peace and love. They quickly became prominent members of the Universal Zulu Nation, along with A Tribe Called Quest, Black Sheep, Queen Latifah, Jungle Brothers and others. They were also members of the famed Native Tongues Posse and mentioned the group often in their music (though they have since left the group for various reasons). “Me Myself and I” became a huge hit, further cementing the group’s popularity. However, group The Turtles sued the group for sampling “You Showed Me” without permission on De La Soul’s “Transmitting Live from Mars”. From that point on, sampling required permission from the sources before it was released.
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  • ckypissdrunk

    Stakes is high <3

    6 May 2:49am Reply

  • JanaeDavis

    I just heard Shuggie Otis' new album Inspiration Information/Wings of Love and i'm definitely a (new) fan! Check out a teaser for it here ---> http://smarturl.it/Inspiration_Wings

    1 May 1:08pm Reply

  • aaronWHAT

    New tune over Wu-Tang Forever intro is fucking flames.

    17 Apr 6:59pm Reply

  • cj6996

    Stakes Is High and De La Soul Is Dead are definitely their most complete, well-rounded albums in their catalogue for me.

    8 Apr 8:50am Reply

  • nacht_vogel

    three feet high... is pretty dope actually, I only wish the huge amount of skits on that record had somewhere to go.

    3 Apr 6:06pm Reply

  • DaODB

    Just listened to 3 Feet High and didn't like it. Take my Hip-Hop card, please. I'll still attend the Kings of the Mic tour, though.

    23 Mar 10:49pm Reply

  • Mrbeebo

    Been bumping some De La Soul again. Realized how much I loved Stakes is High...classic album.

    3 Mar 9:09pm Reply

  • SimonePerrota

    read again...

    28 Feb 4:41pm Reply

  • WeirdoRipper

    v naw man, grind date is one of the premier 00's rap albums

    23 Feb 3:10am Reply

  • SimonePerrota

    as much as i love 'em, i can't help feeling that of all the great early 90s hip hop groups, de la soul has aged the least gracefully. does anybody else feel this way, or is it just me? It's quite the fucking opposite...

    15 Feb 2:02pm Reply

  • nickthetick

    why was I so late to the party with these guys.

    11 Feb 2:15am Reply

  • Yeah_Brah

    De La Skits.

    13 Jan 2:17pm Reply

  • ChampionAnwar

    PUT IT ON VIBRATE!

    13 Jan 2:10pm Reply

  • LGS

    it's not my favourite style of hip-hop, but these guys are cool as fuck.

    5 Dec 2012 Reply

  • tresfoufou

    De La is a breath of fresh air!

    2 Dec 2012 Reply

  • blakemichigan3

    actually the skits are raw but the orgy and the game show ones are really obnoxious

    30 Nov 2012 Reply

  • blakemichigan3

    skits on 3 feet high and rising are lame

    30 Nov 2012 Reply

  • illchillpill

    One of the most, if not the most, underrappreciated discographies in hip-hop. All of their albums Stakes Is High onwards aren't revered nearly enough... [4]

    4 Nov 2012 Reply

  • UrHomie

    their first four albums are absolute perfection [2] I've found out I'm not getting tired of em at all. Rare thing.

    31 Oct 2012 Reply

  • davids2002

    It's just you. But nah, I could maybe see that point of view for 3 feet high and rising, but the three albums that followed it were, and still are, hip hop perfection to me, not aged at all. There will never be another album like De La Soul Is Dead

    14 Oct 2012 Reply
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