Though many won’t admit that the group was right about everything they examined on ‘Stakes Is High,’ De La Soul’s career longevity serves as a proper statement of victory.

With the follow-up to 1996’s ‘Stakes Is High,’ the trio stopped trying to “save” hip-hop, focusing instead on simply making dope music and solidifying their already cemented legacy.

With their seventh full-length album, the legendary Long Island trio again demonstrated that they were committed to their craft and could still be iconoclasts.

Genuine sentiments expressed in music have no statute of limitations, and few groups channeled their emotions like De La Soul did with ‘Buhloone Mindstate.’

The legendary trio’s sixth studio affair might not have been a slam dunk, but its heart was mostly in the right place, resulting in some memorable music.