De La Soul
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One Day It'll All Make Sense...stands for "Gaining One's Definition"). Rapper Canibus makes an early career appearance on the track "Making A Name For Ourselves", as do veterans De La Soul on "Gettin' Down At The Amphitheater". Other guests include Black Thought, and... In this article: Common, One Day It'll All Make Sense, Lauryn Hill, Stolen Moments, Billboard, All Night Long, Reminding Me, Lonnie Lynn, Canibus, and Goodie Mob |
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New Kerala | September 29, 2009
Stars come out for common's charity gig
...gig September 29, 2009: Hip-hop icons NAS, QUEEN LATIFAH, KANYE WEST, THE ROOTS and DE LA SOUL joined forces on Saturday (26Sep09) when they hit the stage in Los Angeles to show their support for rapper COMMON's charity fundraiser. The...
In this article: Talib Kweli, Queen Latifah, Common, Nas, Mos Def, Ludacris, MTV Video Music Awards, Black Star, N.Y. State of Mind, and U.N.I.T.Y.
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IGN Music | June 08, 2009
The Black Eyed Peas Ultimate Mix
...dance track with simple lyrical themes. Gray & The Peas play hip hop fans in need of a fix, calling in to a radio station in search of the music they love (such as The Roots, Mos Def and De La Soul). It conjures memories of a bygone era...
In this article: Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D., Elephunk, Let's Get Retarded, Hey Mama, Macy Gray, Fergie, Bridging the Gap, Request Line, and Don't Lie
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Wikipedia | November 03, 2009
Earth, Wind & Fire
...& Fire's songs have been sampled by numerous artists, including A Tribe Called Quest, Wyclef Jean, Jay-Z, Amerie, The Fugees, LL Cool J, De La Soul, Common , Queen Pen, Naughty by Nature, P Diddy, The Roots, Will Smith , Cee-Lo Green, Lisa...
In this article: Earth, Wind & Fire, Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Verdine White, R&B, Shining Star, Grammy Award, Illumination, and That's the Way of the World
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Independent.co.uk - Commentators | April 14, 2008
Emily Eavis: The real reason we invited Jay-Z to Glastonbury
...as one might assume from some strangely hysterical press reports. We have a long history of attracting top rap artists, including De La Soul, Cyprus Hill and The Roots. Glastonbury has always managed to attract a diversity of acts, which...
In this article: Jay-Z, IP Address, Conservatism, Cyprus Hill, The Roots, and Mos Def
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Wikipedia | October 24, 2009
Hip Hop/Rap Genres
...in the late-80s and peaking in the early-90s, alternative rap was headed primarily by East Coast groups such as The Roots, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, and A Tribe Called Quest in subsidiary conjunction by certain West Coast acts such...
In this article: Hip Hop, Chicano rap, Christian hip hop, Gangsta rap, Platinum, Alternative hip hop, A Tribe Called Quest, and Mellow Man Ace
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TIME: Top Stories | June 27, 2008
Does the Glastonbury Fest Still Rock?
...of guitar music. I'm not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. It's wrong." Gallagher obviously missed previous years' sets from De La Soul, Cyprus Hill and The Roots. And while Jay Z plays on Saturday night, on the other stages Massive...
In this article: Jay-Z, NME, Noel Gallagher, Kanye West, BBC News, BBC Radio 1, and TIME
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Wikipedia | July 31, 2009
Bang music
...Lyle Greenfield. The company was first housed in the studios of hip-hop recording facility, Calliope Productions where artists like De La Soul, Queen Latifah, Black Sheep, A Tribe Called Quest, Brand New Heavies and Stereo MC's were recording...
In this article: New York City, Billboard, AMP, and Le Monde
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JoshSpear.com | November 21, 2008
Alice Russell: Pot of Gold
...from across the pond, but she's hardly new to the scene. Russell has built a burgeoning career recording and performing with artists such as Massive Attack, The Roots, and De La Soul. Perhaps it's a rebuttal to the studio-polished music...
In this article: Joss Stone, The Roots, Massive Attack, and U.K.
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PR Newswire | June 05, 2008
MeeWee: Hip-Hop for Kids: New Album Scores Big with Kids & Teachers
...Peas, The Roots, Erykah Badu and Mos Def. He says, "We are very excited about our ability to provide teachers with uplifting, positive music that helps boost kids' self esteem and motivation to learn." The new album, MeeWee: Hip-Hop for Kids...
In this article: Itunes, MTV, Emusic, Amazon, The Roots, and Beyonce Knowles
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De La Soul is an American hip hop group formed in 1987 in Long Island, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres. The members are Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos, Mercenary, Plug Wonder Why, Plug One), David Jude Jolicoeur (Trugoy the Dove, Dave, Plug Two) and Vincent Mason (P.A. Pasemaster Mase, Maseo, Plug Three). The three formed the group in high school and caught the attention of producer Paul Huston (Prince Paul) with a demo tape of the song "Plug Tunin'". Prince Paul was also sometimes referred to as Plug Four. The "Plug" names are alleged to come from the numbers that each bandmate's microphone was labeled on the soundboard. Posdnuos was always plugged into plug one, Trugoy was plugged into plug two, and so forth.
With its playful wordplay, innovative sampling, and witty skits, the band's debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, has been hailed as a hip-hop masterpiece. It is also the band's biggest commercial success to date, with their subsequent albums selling progressively less, despite receiving high praise from critics. A measure of 3 Feet High and Risings cross-over appeal was the fact that it was voted Album of the Year by NME Magazine, a title better known for its taste in guitar-based music. De La Soul has influenced numerous other hip hop artists such as Camp Lo, Black Eyed Peas, and Digable Planets. They were also influential in the early stages of rapper/actor Mos Def's career, and are a core part of the Spitkicker collective. They are the longest standing Native Tongues Posse group, after the Jungle Brothers.
In 2006, the group won a Grammy for their collaboration with the Gorillaz on the single "Feel Good Inc.".
- Name:
- De La Soul
- Origin:
- Long Island, New York, United States
- Years Active:
- 1987–present
- Associated With:
- Genre:
- Alternative hip hop, jazz rap, golden age hip hop
- Record Label:
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- Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records
- Sanctuary/BMG Records
- AOI
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