LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 01: (L-R) Posdnuos, Maseo and Trugoy of De La Soul perform live on stage at 02 Shepherd's Bush Empire on May 1, 2014 in London, England.
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Posdnuos and Maseo Share New De La Soul Music Will Come Out At Some Point
The two remaining De La Soul members also spoke on Trugoy’s passing.
The remaining members of De La Soul have shared that new music will be happening in the foreseeable future.
In an interview with The Guardian, Posdnuos and Maseo spoke at length about the group’s career, as well as Trugoy’s passing and continuing on without him.
The pair also offered a promising note on new music, with the article saying that “they say new De La Soul music will come out at some point.”
It’s possible that the new music could be two albums previously announced in 2019: a follow-up to De La’s last album, And the Anonymous Nobody, and a third installment of the Art Official Intelligence series.
At the time, it seemed as if legendary producers DJ Premier and Pete Rock were handling beats for both, but the Guardian interview makes it sound like the pair are only working on the Anonymous Nobody follow-up.
Per The Guardian: “Maseo says there have been ‘strong discussions’ over reuniting with Prince Paul to cut new tracks, while a long-promised album with Pete Rock and DJ Premier and the unreleased third volume in the Art Official Intelligence trilogy weighted towards DJing and instrumentals — both recorded before Trugoy died — could be released.”
No matter what the new music is, it’s nice to know that it could possibly be material that Trugoy managed to be a part of before his passing in 2023.
Posdnuos shared how the late rapper’s death still affects him, telling The Guardian, “It’s still shocking to me.”
Still, the group has trudged on, sharing with the outlet that they decided to keep De La going shortly after Trugoy’s passing.
“Mase and I had a conversation, four days after Dave’s death, and we were like: ‘We can’t stop, we gotta keep pushing,’” Posdnuous said. “We got so much to give — for ourselves, for our legacy, for Dave. His family were adamant: ‘If you stop, Dave stops.’”
