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Fans Are Overjoyed to See De La Soul Albums on DSPs
After the anticipation for throwback De La Soul albums to come to DSPs, fans have reacted to revisiting their favorite projects from the trio.
While the arrival of De La Soul music to DSPs has been bittersweet, fans are celebrating the reintroduction of the Long Island hip-hop trio. Beginning Friday (March 3), De La's first six albums via Tommy Boy Records – 1989’s 3 Feet High and Rising; 1991’s De La Soul is Dead; 1993’s Buhloone Mindstate; 1996’s Stakes Is High; 2000’s Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump; and 2001’s AOI: Bionix – are officially on DSPs.
The release comes ten days after group member Trugoy the Dove, legal name David Jolicoeur, died at 54-years-old. In dedication to the group's Plug Two, journalist Timmhotep Aku wrote a tribute to De La for Gothamist, interviewing hip-hop artists, like Quelle Chris and Cavalier, who were inspired by the trio.
“In New York, there are a lot of tough neighborhoods — even in Long Island. And as young men, sometimes you don’t get to decide where you stand in the economy of the different paths you can go,” said Queens rapper deem spencer, who released new album, adultSW!M on Friday. "And De La, they wore their personalities naturally and almost as if s--t wasn’t so tough, and that was something that always inspired me."
On Thursday night (March 2), New York City's Webster Hall experienced a De La takeover during The DA.I.S.Y. Experience activation, attended by hip-hop veteransChuck D, Talib Kweli, Black Thought, Queen Latifah and Monie Love, the latter two who performed “U.N.I.T.Y.” and “Ladies First."
De La fans who were absent from the Webster Hall event were able to celebrate the return of the group's back catalog on social media.
Read additional reactions below.
\u201cI CAME IN FOR PRINCE BUT CAME OUT WITH DE LA SOUL.\u201d— \u2022UP\u2022NORTH\u2022TRIPS\u2022 (@\u2022UP\u2022NORTH\u2022TRIPS\u2022) 1677789854
\u201cwalk around the planet earth makin money havin fun https://t.co/6hz1BSgadW\u201d— Craig Bro Dude (@Craig Bro Dude) 1677854712
\u201cmake sure to listen to De La Soul today if you like music\u201d— el-p (@el-p) 1677864321
\u201chappy De La Soul Day; gonna spend it with this\u201d— rob harvilla (@rob harvilla) 1677857345
\u201cLegally streaming De La Soul\u201d— KHAL 9000 (@KHAL 9000) 1677849554
\u201cWas looking for a late 00s photo of me in a De La Soul Is Dead t-shirt with my dad & have yet to find it but in my digging, I did find this\n\nIt seems there has never been an era where I haven\u2019t looked skeptical and/or deeply concerned in photos\u201d— Hanif Abdurraqib (@Hanif Abdurraqib) 1677856224
\u201cTonight was historic, life-affirming, and beautiful. The creator does have a master plan indeed, and I was able to be present in the moment. I saw my life's sum parts tonight. Thank you hip-hop, thank you De La Soul, I love you.\u201d— Dante Ross (@Dante Ross) 1677825178
\u201cSo happy that all of De La Soul\u2019s catalog is finally on the streaming apps. If you\u2019re hiphop and you haven\u2019t dug into De La Soul Is Dead and Buhloone Mindstate and Stakes Is High and 3 Feet High\u2026 now\u2019s the time. De La is one of the greatest groups in hiphop history.\u201d— Tour\u00e9 (@Tour\u00e9) 1677858287
\u201cHappy De La Soul Day, my people.\u201d— Clinton Yates (@Clinton Yates) 1677821080
\u201cRead my article on where to start on De La Soul's nine-album catalog\u201d— Christopher R. Weingarten (@Christopher R. Weingarten) 1677865560
\u201cStreaming is cool on days like this because it\u2019s tight to see all the older ppl happy about De La Soul dropping.\u201d— William (Wxllxxm) (@William (Wxllxxm)) 1677864377
\u201cDe La Soul fought to recover their masters from Tommy Boy and are re-releasing them tonight for a whole new generation of Hip Hop fans to enjoy.\n\nWish Plug 2 was here to see their vision come to fruition \ud83d\udd4a\u201d— Ruben || Check the Rhyme (@Ruben || Check the Rhyme) 1677813416
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