Dave Jolicoeur and Kelvin “Posdnuos” Mercer met in fifth grade. They recruited Vincent “Maseo” Mason because of his DJ skills in junior high, and formed a rap trio. When they were still teenagers, the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Questlove is not letting fellow hip-hop pioneers De La Soul go without receiving their roses. Tuesday, The Roots‘ drummer appeared on the podcast Fired Up With Brad Jenkins to promote his upcoming ...
One of the group’s most memorable lyrics is “f**k being hard, Posdnous is complicated” – and while the group's legacy is one of undeniable renown and admiration, their catalog is as webby as anything ...
Streaming platforms were initially sold as an all-encompassing music library — every song at one's fingertips! — yet there are inevitable gaps within their discographies. For hip-hop fans, few ...
De La Soul‘s full album catalog is finally, after years of legal battles and red tape, on streaming services today, a victory that is bittersweet as the group’s Trugoy the Dove, aka Plug Two aka Dave, ...
In 1989, De La Soul introduced themselves with their excellent debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, which helped flip the sound of hip-hop upside down with its quirky subject-matter and innovative ...
I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar. This week we speak with Marcus J. Moore about his new book, “High and Rising,” which chronicles the career of the beloved rap group De La Soul, ...
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Trugoy the Dove, one-third of the iconic hip-hop group De La Soul, has died. He was 54 years old. DE LA SOUL: (Rapping) Greetings, girl, and welcome to my world of phrase. I'm right up to bat. It's a ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jacqueline Schneider is a reporter who covers music and technology. Hip hop’s legacy trio De La Soul recently saw its back catalog ...