In anticipation of De La Soul’s discography reaching a new generation, here’s a guide to the ups and downs of the group’s sonic journey over the past three decades.
12 at the age of 54, just as the group was on the verge of a long-awaited celebration of his life’s work.
Trugoy the Dove, Founding Member of De La Soul, Dies at 54 Earlier this year, however, the group announced that its first six albums - everything from 3 Feet High to 2001’s AOI: Bionix - will hit streaming services for the first time on March 3.ĭamon Albarn Salutes De La Soul’s Trugoy With Piano Instrumental With the release of their landmark debut 3 Feet High and Rising a year later, De La Soul became the face of a progressive new movement in hip-hop, spearheading the Afrocentric and socially conscious Native Tongues collective alongside A Tribe Called Quest and the Jungle Brothers.ĭue to label red tape and the complicated and expensive business of sample clearance, the majority of De La Soul’s albums, which constitute one of the most indispensable catalogs in hip-hop history, has been unavailable for streaming or purchase throughout the modern digital era.
Kelvin “Posdnous” Mercer, Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur, and Vincent “Maseo” Mason formed De La Soul as Long Island teenagers in 1988. De La Soul Catalog Making Long-Awaited Streaming Debut in March
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