De La Soul

De La Soul is a band / group associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1989–2023. The artist is connected with Golden Age Hip-Hop and Hip-Hop, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Golden Age Hip-Hop and Hip-Hop shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Rock Co.Kane Flow”, “Plug Tunin’ (original 12″ version)”, “This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)”, “Potholes in My Lawn”. Then move to “An Introduction: The Best Of DOOM” and “We Are Hip Hop. Me. You. Everybody” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.