Oliver, De La Soul. "Heart Attack." Full Circle, Interscope Records (Pulse Recordings), 2017.
All the way...
Take me down, six underground
Sneaker Pimps. "6 Underground (Nellee Hooper remix)." Becoming X, Clear Up Records Ltd. Issued under exclusive license in America to Virgin Records America, 1996.
Sometimes it's a mad sprint to get everything done. Today this track is just what I need to slow things down for a moment.
Plus, it samples De La Soul's "Breakadawn," which in turn samples Michael Jackson's "I Can't Help It." Ah one two, ah one two.
Boy was high, girl fly like kite
De La Soul. "A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays.'" De La Soul Is Dead, Tommy Boy, 1991.
Produced by Prince Paul and featuring vocals from Q-Tip and Vinia Mojica, this track samples Chicago's "Saturday In The Park" (another classic) and always makes me want to head to the roller disco when I put it on.
🎶 Saturday, it's a Saturday // 5 days of work, 1 whole day of play // C'mon everybody, wear your rollerskates today 🎶
A ballad was born upon a demo of a fly love song
DE LA SOUL. "MEMORY OF...(US)." ...and the anonymous nobody, A.O.I., LLC, 2016.
De La Soul is alive and well. I've been giving their new ...and The Anonymous Nobody a listen and really enjoying the lyrics, the beats, the collaborations. So far this track with vocals from the lovely Estelle is contending with "Pain" featuring Snoop for the heaviest rotation, but it's a hard game picking favourites.
Jill Scott's opener "Genesis" is definitely worth a listen, "Drawn" featuring Little Dragon is hauntingly beautiful, Blur & Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn brings the dreamy vocals to "Here in After," and "Royalty Capes" is all kinds of bold. Comin' in hot. "Exodus" is the "outtro that's also an intro" and one of the best I've ever heard, a triumphant anthem that leaves you with a feeling of satisfaction but ready to replay the whole album.
For more De La, check out this Fast Company co.create article that interviews Dave and Posdnuos on their first album in over a decade, along with everything from how hip hop has changed, to Kickstarting projects and music in the Internet age, and how they've experimented on their latest work.