In one of Trugoy the Dove's final interviews, the two MCs at the heart of the group talk about the stories behind their iconic catalog.
, from causes not immediately revealed , adds a bittersweet tinge to what was otherwise a celebratory interview. While we now know those fan fantasies won’t ever be fulfilled, the songs that De La Soul made live on, their words and music as essential as ever.
First collaborating as teenagers at Amityville Memorial High School in suburban Long Island, Kelvin Mercer, Dave Jolicoeur, and Vincent Mason delivered something altogether innovative in the springtime of 1988 with the “new style of speak” on their debut single as De La Soul, “Plug Tunin’.” Transformed into Posdnuos, Trugoy, and Maseo, their unorthodox lyricism and B-boy bohemian bravura heralded a new wave of hip-hop that stood apart from N.W.
Sample-clearance complications, music publishing issues, and other legalities with pioneering rap label Tommy Boy Records meant that De La Soul’s discography went unavailable in the streaming era.
. It’s a momentous occasion that offers countless listeners their first chance to have their minds opened by one of hip-hop’s most inventive, multi-layered catalogs.to 2016’s
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