De La Soul

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* Audio CD (July 2, 1996)
* Original Release Date: 1996
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Tommy Boy
* Catalog Number: 1149
* ASIN: B000000HKY
* Other Editions: Audio Cassette | LP Record
* Average Customer Review: based on 36 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,732 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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1. Intro Listen Listen
2. Supa Emcees Listen Listen
3. The Bizness Featuring Common Listen Listen
4. Wonce Again Long Island Listen Listen
5. Dinninit Listen Listen
6. Brakes Listen
7. Dog Eat Dog Listen
8. Baby Baby Baby Baby Ooh Baby Listen
9. Long Island Degrees Listen
10. Betta Listen Listen
11. Itzsoweezee (HOT) Listen
12. 4 More Listen
13. Big Brother Beat Listen
14. Down Syndrome Listen
15. Pony Ride Listen
16. Stakes Is High Listen
17. Sunshine Listen
Editorial Reviews
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The De La Plugs created the D.A.I.S.Y. (Da Inna Sound, Y'all) philosophy on their brilliant and weird debut, Three Feet High and Rising (making them the first--and probably only--hip-hop act to appropriate a Johnny Cash song for their album title). Then they tried to kill the Daisy with their follow-up, De La Soul Is Dead and then tried to find their way through the aftermath of that unnecessary act on Buh-Loone Mind State. Finally, a full three albums from their first, De La finds their footing with Stakes Is High. Here, they're no longer so self-conscious and it's easy to remember why you liked them enough in the first place to stick with them through the hard times. With unfaltering lyrical dexterity, they get to ask the question, "Whatever happened to the Emcees?" ("Super-Emcees"), skewer the industry ("The Bizness," with some help from that super MC, Common), and even shout out to their birthplace, Long Island, twice (on "Long Island Degrees" and the break-down-funky "Wonce Again Long Island"). --Todd Levin

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The De La Plugs created the D.A.I.S.Y. (Da Inna Sound, Y'all) philosophy on their brilliant and weird debut, Three Feet High and Rising (making them the first--and probably only--hip-hop act to appropriate a Johnny Cash song for their album title). Then they tried to kill the Daisy with their follow-up, De La Soul Is Dead and then tried to find their way through the aftermath of that unnecessary act on Buh-Loone Mind State. Finally, a full three albums from their first, De La finds their footing with Stakes Is High. Here, they're no longer so self-conscious and it's easy to remember why you liked them enough in the first place to stick with them through the hard times. With unfaltering lyrical dexterity, they get to ask the question, "Whatever happened to the Emcees?" ("Super-Emcees"), skewer the industry ("The Bizness," with some help from that super MC, Common), and even shout out to their birthplace, Long Island, twice (on "Long Island Degrees" and the break-down-funky "Wonce Again Long Island"). --Todd Levin
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classic, January 16, 2006
Reviewer: Mrs. M. M. Smith "HIP HOP CHICK" - See all my reviews
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im not writing a review im saying if you like de la and you dont own this then youre a little stupid. best de la album. makes you realize how supid some other types of hip hop are.

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Place your bets....the stakes is high, January 3, 2006
Reviewer: Shawn L. Ferguson "strictly underground/no mainstream/no frills" (Paterson, NJ) - See all my reviews
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One of the reasons why I love De La Soul is that no matter how much times may change in hip hop, especially with all of the commercialism and glamour that has taken over the mainstream in recent years....De La Soul will always stay true to its roots. Thus Stakes Is High is quite possibly one of their best releases to date. De La brings many issues to a head from the start of the album with track #2 - Supa Emcees, which shows Posdnuos explaining that everyone and their mother wants to be an MC nowadays and asks rappers about the direction in which their career is going. Unfortunately, De La Soul will never receive the mainstream attention and respect they deserve because they refuse to "sell out" to the glamour and glitz that has overpopulated mainstream hip hop in recent years. However, De La Soul still has the respect and love of the true hip hop fans and in knowing that, De La will continue to pump out that real hip hop.… (mais)

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* Audio CD (May 13, 1991)
* Original Release Date: 1991
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Tommy Boy
* Catalog Number: 1029
* ASIN: B000000HHR
* Other Editions: Audio Cassette
* Average Customer Review: based on 49 reviews. (Write a review.)
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1. Intro Listen
2. Oodles Of O's Listen
3. Talkin' Bout Hey Love Listen
4. Pease Porridge Listen
5. Skit 1 Listen
6. Johnny's Dead Aka Vincent Mason (Live From The BK Lounge) Listen
7. A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays' Listen
8. WRMS' Dedication To The Bitty Listen
9. Bitties In The BK Lounge Listen
10. Skit 2 Listen
11. My Brother's A Basehead Listen
12. Let, Let Me In Listen
13. Afro Connections At A Hi 5 (In The Eyes Of The Hoodlum) Listen
14. Rap De Rap Show Listen
15. Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa Listen
16. Who Do U Worship? Listen
17. Skit 3 Listen
18. Kicked Out The House Listen
19. Pass The Plugs Listen
20. Not Over Till The Fat Lady Plays The Demo Listen
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De La Soul burned out on their own hype fast, and their dark, strange second album is a counter-blast to their image and hip-hop culture: perverse, dissatisfied, sometimes brilliant, sometimes out of control. Occasionally it seems mean-spirited--the single "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" finds them grousing about getting deluged by demo tapes, and "Kicked Out The House" is a nasty (if very funny) parody of hip-house. But no one's ever made a rap album that sounds like this. Sickly out-of-tune loops drift in and out; songs derail themselves with loud sneers, or give way to bizarre dialogues; Posdnuos and Trugoy chant together like the words have lost all meaning. The concept that ties the disc together---an imaginary radio station called WRMS--gives it an extra kick. --Douglas Wolk
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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
hip hop classic of the first order!, January 29, 2004
Reviewer: C. Roark "tri-zeta" (from under the floorboards and through the woods...) - See all my reviews
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Here it is- the album that got me into hip hop, summer of '94. This album has it all- thematic flow, classic rhymes, unbelievable (as in you will not believe it) production (damn it's dense, almost Paul's Boutique dense), smart-ass silly skits, and an unerring ear for samples and references... It Showcases Prince Paul at the height of his abilities. This is one of those albums that knocks you over.

My second semester in college I even used the "Hey, How ya doin, sorry ya can't get through" line as my answering machine message... yeah, well, it seemed clever at the time...

As an angry little punk rock kid from the early nineties, I possessed an deep-seated knee-jerk twinge of 'uhg.' to hip hop in general- This album changed that. I still have the tape that I *aherm* 'borrowed' from my girlfriend that summer. Before I was into KRS-ONE, before I could tell the 'funky drummer' beat from the 'Sing a Simple Song' beat, before Paul's Boutique, before ATCQ, before Wu-Tang and Digable Planets and all my indie hip hop faves from the college years, before all of them there is De La Soul is Dead.

I'm sure that one day I'll be old and senile, unable to recall my grandchildren's names correctly, and under my breath I'll be wheezing the back and forth insults/rhymes from "Biddies," and the "Here in frogland, we always eat our porridge cuz it keeps us frogs real peaceful like," from "Peas Porridge."

Classic golden age hip hop. But it remains to be said that De La (unlike everyone else) have not put out one lame album. Not ONE.… (mais)

Product Details

* Audio CD (September 21, 1993)
* Original Release Date: 1993
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Tommy Boy
* Catalog Number: 1063
* ASIN: B000000HJ3
* Other Editions: Audio Cassette
* Average Customer Review: based on 38 reviews. (Write a review.)
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1. Intro Listen Listen
2. Eye Patch Listen Listen
3. En Focus Listen Listen
4. Patti Dooke Listen Listen
5. I Be Blowin' Listen Listen
6. Long Island Wildin' Listen
7. Ego Trippin' (Part Two) Listen Listen
8. Paul's Revenge Listen
9. 3 Days Later Listen
10. Area Listen
11. I Am I Be Listen
12. In The Woods Listen
13. Breakadawn Listen
14. Dave Has A Problem...Seriously Listen
15. Stone Age Listen
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De La Soul's third album renounces the pop crossover, mocking wit, and conceptual sprawl of their earlier work in favor of a relaxed, sober set of individual tracks. They also rely more on their friends: there are a couple of top-notch guest shots by Shortie No Mass, and the JB Horns add deliciously jazzy solos and vamps all over the disc. Prince Paul is still producing, but he contents himself with sharp funk and jazz loops. Though not the group's most dazzling work, Buhloone Mindstate has some of the group's finest lyrics: "I Am I Be," a meditation on Black English and identity, and "Breakadawn," a subtle tribute to hip-hop's old school. --Douglas Wolk
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CLASSIC., March 23, 2005
Reviewer: O. KAKA (WOODBRIDGE, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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CLASSIC.
LYRICS --------- 10/10
PRODUCTION COURTESY OF DE LA SOUL --------- 8/10
THEME -------- 10/10
ALBUM COVER --------- 10/10
CONCEPT ---------- 10/10
GUEST APPEARANCE ------- NONE
STAND OUT TRACKS -------- BREAK AT DAWN,WOOD,EGO TRIPPIN & I AM/BE
OVERALL ---------- EXCELLENT

O.KAKA GOD'S GIFT TO DA UNDERGROUND.

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The best of de la, December 29, 2005
Reviewer: Matthew A. Cohen "Matt Cohen" (Honolulu HI) - See all my reviews
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I have been a fan of de la since 3 feet high and rising throu AOI Bionix/Thump, and in my humble opinion this is the best. I am white, if that matters.

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Dope CD, September 30, 2005
Reviewer: Chris (St.Louis,MO) - See all my reviews
This is my second favorite album that I have heard from De La Soul(Did not here Stakes are High yet)I like it because it is the closest they ever got to there debut and it is lighthearted and very fun through out the entire LP. I like De La more when they are there lighthearted Mr.Alligator and squirrel type of raps. I would give this album a 5 Mic rating becuase of the reasons as I said.This album compliments 3 Feet High and Rising… (mais)

Product Details

* Audio CD (October 23, 2001)
* Original Release Date: 2000
* Number of Discs: 1
* Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
* Label: Tommy Boy
* Catalog Number: 1019
* ASIN: B000000HHE
* Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | LP Record
* Average Customer Review: based on 69 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,703 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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1. Intro Listen Listen
2. The Magic Number Listen Listen
3. Change In Speak Listen Listen
4. Cool Breeze On The Rocks Listen Listen
5. Can U Keep A Secret Listen Listen
6. Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge) Listen
7. Ghetto Thang Listen
8. Transmitting Live From Mars Listen
9. Eye Know Listen
10. Take It Off Listen
11. A Little Bit Of Soap Listen
12. Tread Water Listen
13. Potholes In My Lawn Listen
14. Say No Go Listen
15. Do As De La Does Listen
16. Plug Tunin' (Last Chance To Comprehend) Listen
17. De La Orgee Listen
18. Buddy (With Jungle Brothers And Q-Tip From A Tribe Called Quest) Listen
19. Description Listen
20. Me Myself and I Listen
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De La's debut represented a new path for hip-hop, a reaction to conventions that had turned into clichés. It was friendly and playful enough to cross over to a pop audience (thanks to Prince Paul's production, which found the funk hiding inside Steely Dan and "Schoolhouse Rock"), but complicated and tough enough to be hugely influential in the hip-hop world. Cryptic but ecstatic, and sometimes sexy (especially the ingenious double-entendre "Buddy"), Trugoy and Posdnuos's lyrics invented a "new style of speak," dense with self-invented slang and metaphors. The hits, including "Say No Go" and "Me Myself And I," are delightful, but the little sketches and sound-experiments between them make the whole disc flow effortlessly. --Douglas Wolk

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Import edition of the alternative rapper's seminal and groundbreaking 1989 debut. Currently available domestically on cassette only! Standard jewel case. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
A breath of fresh air, June 9, 2001
Reviewer: 3rdeadly3rd (Brisbane, Queensland Australia) - See all my reviews
This is one of the few albums (especially rap ones) that I haven't heard a bad thing about - ever. Now that I've finally got it, I can see why.

Simply put, De La Soul are gods. Everything on this album comes together in a way which few other albums have (not even the later De La albums). It's very interesting to listen to this in 2001 and think that this is what hip-hop could/should have become if not for the "gangstas" of the world.

On all the tracks, it's easy to see that the three members are rapping out of love for the style and don't really care what anyone thinks. There are the names (Posdnous and Trugoy for example), which have to be spelled backwards to begin to understand the jokes; the game show (on which no one can answer the questions); the strange interludes (check out "Can You Keep A Secret"); and the bizarre rapping throughout.

The opening cut "The Magic Number" is pure joy. From the opening verse, it's obvious that these guys must be slightly out of their minds - this is proven throughout the album. Crazy rhymes, silly samples and an attitude of pure fun abound. There's even the infamous "Transmitting Live From Mars" which became the major evidence in one of the early anti-sampling cases. If that isn't enough, listen to "Plug Tunin'" - the intro will get into your mind even if you don't want it to.

Then of course comes the biggest hit from this album - "Me Myself and I". I defy anyone to listen to this track without breaking out laughing at some point - De La Soul are unable to take anything seriously.

On top of it all, there's the DAISY (Da Inna Sound Y'all) motif and appearances by the Jungle Brothers and a very young Q-Tip, all of whom were involved in the Native Tongues movement of the early 90s. What to give the hip-hop fan with everything? This album would have to be a good start (unless the fan already has it).

In short - an album which cannot seriously be missing from a respectable hip-hop collection. I've used it to convince rap haters and gangstas that there is something better - and this is certainly better.

A breath of fresh air well worth taking.

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Scandalous Deletion, March 3, 2001
Reviewer: Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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I am always amazed at some of the classic CDs that get deleted domestically. De La Soul's "Three Feet High and Rising" is one of the best hip-hop albums of all time. I know the band goes to great lengths sometimes to distance themselves from this disc, but more than a decade since its release, the trippy, daisy-age concept of this effort is now almost back in vogue. Regardless, it has always stood the test of time for me. The gameshow concept and the jokes sometimes get a little dated, though they will always retain their cleverness, but the grooves and the samples are intelligently constructed and first rate. "The Magic Number," "Eye Know," "Potholes," "Me Myself and I" (which introduced as many people to P. Funk in its own way as Snoop-Dog did) and "Daisy Age" are seminal cuts. Bring this beat back to the States!… (mais)