De La Soul

Top 15 albums of 2016

Here is the definitive Top 15 list of 2016. Lists like these are highly subjective, but I’m a dope writer and my taste is impeccable

Turntable Tuesdays: Jay iLLa

Self-described ’90s backpacker, Jay iLLa has dabbled in all four elements of hip-hop culture but finally found his calling with two turntables and a mixer

AAHH Fest

If you missed the AAHH fest then you have missed one of the biggest events in the last decade. Don’t feel bad because rolling out

10 questions with Choklate

Since the release of her 2006 debut album Kajmere, Seattle based songstress Choklate has been a mainstay in the soul music scene. The sultry voiced

‘3 Feet High & Rising’; how De La Soul forever changed hip-hop

One of the most original and innovative debut albums in hip-hop history, the masterpiece from the Long Island, NY-based trio of De La Soul was a world-changing album that offered proof that hip-hop was not just machismo and aggression. At a time when hip-hop’s more “gangsta” and “political” strains were at the height of visibility, these three oddballs from the suburbs fired a shot for hip-hop nerds everywhere.

De La Soul releases their entire catalog for free

2014 marks the 25th anniversary of De La Soul’s classic debut album 3 Feet High and Rising. In celebration of their two-and-a-half decades of groundbreaking, innovative hip-hop, the trio of Posdnous, Maseo and Dave are releasing their entire catalog for free download today (February 14th.) The downloads will be available on De La Soul’s official website.

Atlanta concert guide: June 2013

Kings of the Mic Tour: LL Cool J, Kings of The Mic, Ice Cube, Public Enemy, De La Soul Tuesday, June 04, 7:30 p.m. Fox

2Pac Alive; Releases 2 New Tracks

Just weeks after Tupac “2Pac” Shakur’s 1994 shooter Dexter Isaac revealed himself to the press, the slain Death Row rapper is, once again, in the headlines