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.
Read moreDe La Soul’s Debut Album ‘3 Feet High and Rising’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
A towering, extremely influential artistic achievement, it’s hard to imagine the evolution of abstract or even underground hip-hop without the existence of ‘3 Feet High and Rising.’
Read moreDe La Soul’s ‘Buhloone Mindstate’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Genuine sentiments expressed in music have no statute of limitations, and few groups channeled their emotions like De La Soul did with ‘Buhloone Mindstate.’
Read moreDe La Soul’s ‘AOI: Bionix’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective
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.
Read moreDe La Soul’s ‘Stakes Is High’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
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.
Read moreDe La Soul’s ‘De La Soul Is Dead’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
Anyone with a pulse can benefit from listening to the inspired ‘De La Soul Is Dead,’ the most masterful of De La Soul’s multiple album masterpieces.
Read moreDe La Soul’s ‘Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective
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.
Read moreALBUMISM SELECTS: The 15 Greatest Native Tongues Albums, Ranked & Revisited
We’ve compiled our votes for the 15 greatest albums in the Native Tongues collective’s discography and present the consensus results here.
Read moreALBUMISM SELECTS: The 15 Greatest Native Tongues Albums, Ranked & Revisited (Part 2 of 2)
We’ve compiled our votes for the 15 greatest albums in the Native Tongues collective’s discography and present the consensus results here.
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