De La Soul in general

DE LA SOUL – ‘The Best Of’ – Warner/Tommy Boy 2003 In a time when collections like these have been downgraded as cynical contract obligations or pleas from fallen artists trying to scrabble back upwards, De La Soul are most worthy of, and about due, a definitive anthology. In a period where other pioneers such as Run DMC and A Tribe Called Quest receive Greatest Hits send-offs/new album springboards, at the same time G Unit’s Tony Yayo showcases thirty of his best works out of nothing and a Fugees package of the same days-gone-by charting lifts eight tracks off the same album, Plugs One Two and Three remind listeners of former ...

Without sounding too cliche, De La Soul are one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time. Their combination of old school and new school beats mean they have continued to make good music throughout their 12+ year carreer. I was disappointed with their two latest additions (the Art Offical Intelligence) albums considering they managed to produce one of hip hop's finest albums ever in 'Stakes is High'. If you havent heard any/little De La Soul then you should pick up this album. It is one of 2 albums I own (I have an extensive hip hop collection) that I can listen to without having to skip a track (the other being Midnight Marauders by Tribe Called ...