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The Second Summer of Love

5295 days ago
Guardian Music1988-89: Number 17 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicConfusingly, the Second Summer of Love was really two summers. The first, 1988, was the warm-up as acid house graduated from hipster secret to the dominant sound of Br... more info

De La Soul's Three Feet High and Rising moves hip-hop into the Daisy Age

5297 days ago
Guardian Music3 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

DE LA SOUL IS DEAD IS 20

5326 days ago
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 Flashback ’91: De La Soul, “De La Soul is Dead”

5327 days ago
PopdoseDe 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

Rakim: still preaching 'not for profit'

5329 days ago
Guardian MusicOnce 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

Blackstar Bring Out Jay Electronica During London Show (Video)

5329 days ago
The Hip Hop ChronicleA 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

Clubs picks of the week

5334 days ago
Guardian MusicRakim, 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

Old School Wednesday ~ Jeru the Damaja

5336 days ago
MVSWJeru 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

DJ Diverse – Shut Up & Party – Mixtape Monday

5359 days ago
White Folks Get CrunkSwag 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

Listen to Skeletron – Starfucker’s rap mashup mixtape

5363 days ago
Nialler9Starfucker’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

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