Yahoo

De La Soul on carrying on, honoring Trugoy the Dove's legacy: 'Every member has to actually die before this thing can be over'

De La Soul’s Vincent “Maseo” Mason is chatting with Yahoo Entertainment ahead of this weekend’s Blue Note Jazz Festival in Napa, Calif., where his famously boundary- and envelope-pushing hip-hop group ...

11 De La Soul deep cuts that salute their greatness

These 11 De La Soul deep cuts offer insight into the versatility and creative genius of the iconic Hip Hop trio of Posdnous, ...
Uproxx

Why Were De La Soul’s First Six Albums Not On Streaming Services?

Iconic hip-hop trio De La Soul’s entire discography will finally be available across streaming platforms this spring. But, with the catalog dating back to 1989, what took the group’s music so long to ...
Los Angeles Times

The timeless creativity of De La Soul, now (finally) available for the streaming generation

Before De La Soul, says Hank Shocklee, “‘beautiful’ and ‘rap’ weren’t two words that went together.” Shocklee would know: As a founding member of Public Enemy’s production team, the Bomb Squad, he’s ...
Uproxx

After Years Of Roadblocks, De La Soul’s Music Is Finally Coming To Streaming Services In 2023

With a platinum plaque, two gold records, and a Grammy Award to their names, you would think rap trio De La Soul’s catalog would be available for enjoyment across streaming platforms. But, ...
The Hollywood Reporter

De La Soul’s Entire Catalog Coming to Streaming Services

De La Soul’s Entire Catalog Coming to Streaming Services The rap trio and Reservoir Media announced Tuesday that the group's first six albums, including its platinum-selling 1989 debut, '3 Feet High ...
Okayplayer

A Guide To Getting Into De La Soul

This De La Soul albums guide will help you explore the group's classic catalog and beyond ahead of their music finally hitting streaming in March. In a clip titled “De La Speaks” that was uploaded to ...
AllHipHop

EXCLUSIVE: De La Soul’s Music Finally Lands On DSPs—But Without Trugoy Here, It’s Bittersweet

Speaking to AllHipHop in what would become one of his final interviews, Trugoy The Dove revealed the best thing Prince Paul did for De La Soul was encourage them to fly on their own. On Friday (March ...
Variety

De La Soul’s Music Is Finally Coming to Streaming Services in March

The catalog is preceded by the release of their single “The Magic Number” on Jan. 13 — the song, the opening track of “Three Feet High and Rising,” was used in the end credits of the 2021 blockbuster ...
Rolling Stone

De La Soul’s Full Catalog Is Finally Coming to Streaming

After a long battle to get their back catalog heard in the digital realm, De La Soul‘s music will hit all streaming platforms later this year, the group announced on Instagram Live. The group, who cut ...
Slate

De La Soul’s Trugoy Is Dead, and With Him Goes One of Music’s Greatest Groups

David Jolicoeur, better known to music fans as Trugoy the Dove, Plug Two, or most recently simply Dave, died on Sunday at age 54. It was shocking news that meant that we had just lost one-third of De ...
Variety

De La Soul’s Music Will Be Coming ‘Back to the Fans’ — and Streaming Services — New Label Owner Pledges

With 1989’s “Three Feet High and Rising,” the Long Island rap trio De La Soul created one of the truly groundbreaking albums in hip-hop history, bringing a happy, psychedelic, flower-bedecked vibe — ...