Guardian Music — 3 March 1989: Number 22 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop music"Yet our best-trained, best-educated, best-equipped, best-prepared troops refuse to fight. Matter of fact, it's safe to say that they would rather switc... more info

Soul Sides — Damn, De La Soul Is Dead is already 20 years old? F—, I feel old. John Book goes in on discussing the album and I don’t have much to say except for this: De La was the reason I got into hip-hop and by extension, was the reason I got into musi... more info

Popdose — De La Soul dead? Hardly? Their masterful sophomore effort, one of the best hip-hop albums of all time, gets the Flashback '91 treatment on Popdose. more info

Guardian Music — Once in the vanguard of hip-hop's golden age, the rap legend remains a custodian of musical values long since lost to lucreWilliam Michael Griffin Jr, aka Rakim Allah, remembers the first time he came to England. It was November 1987; the 19-year-ol... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — A few hours ago so the Science Of Speech concert with Rakim, De La Soul and Blackstar (Talib Kweli & Mos Def). I unfortunately missed Rakim’s set but here is footage of De La Soul and Blackstar’s set.   a2a_linkname="Blackstar Bring Out Jay Elec... more info

Guardian Music — Rakim, On tourWho could forget that immortal couplet: "Me and Eric B and a nice big plate of fish/ Which is my favourite dish"? Besides promoting the healthy benefits of an Omega 3-rich diet, Eric B & Rakim's 1987 album and single Paid In Full marked... more info

MVSW — Jeru the Damaja ~ “Ya Playin’ Yaself” Old School gem from back in 1996. Samples: De La Soul ~ “Stakes is High (A cappella)“ Rufus Thomas ~ “Do the Funky Penguin“ The New Birth ~ “You are What I’m All About“ Lyric Exerpt: Yo are yo... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Swag on tight with a gangsta lean. Diverse just dropped this mix. Mixtape Monday is here trick! SHUT UP & PARTY (full length MIX) by thedjdiverse DJ DIVERSE – Shut up & Party (tracklist) 1. Say No Go (Say No Dope Mix) – De La Soul 2. Now You See ... more info

Nialler9 — Starfucker’s own tunes mashed up with the likes of Gucci Mane, De La Soul, Three 6 Mafia, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne and more. You can hear the band’s recently released Reptiliants album here. more info

The Vinyl Villain — It sure is:-mp3 : Credit To The Nation - Call It What You WantAnd it is rather excellent if I may be allowed to voice my opinion.This lot comprised Matty Hanson aka MC Fusion and two dancers known as T-Swing and Mista-G.  Matt Hanson was a 22 years ... more info