Brooklyn Vegan — Nas, Questlove, Public Enemy's Chuck D, and A Tribe Called Quest's Jarobi White came to De La's defense, and the group thanked Jay-Z for support too. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Kicking the festival season off in style, StubHub will host its fifth annual showcase at SXSW next month. more info

Consequence of Sound — The hip-hop legends aren't too happy about their hits coming to streaming services. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — SXSW has just announced another 100 or so additions to their lineup, including Andrew Bird, De La Soul, Open Mike Eagle, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Charly Bliss, Rico Nasty, Tierra Whack, Lonnie Holley, Maliibu Miitch, Andrew WK, H... more info

Stereogum — De La Soul's landmark debut album, 3 Feet High And Rising, turns 30 years old on Sunday. And soon, MissInfo reports, you might actually be able to stream it online, along with the rest of De La Soul's first six albums. The iconic hip-hop trio has lon... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 'Your purchases will roughly go 90% Tommy Boy, 10% De La,' the group said in a series of Instagram posts about the 'unbalanced, unfair' deal with Tommy Boy Records. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, the "Gods of Rap Tour" with Public Enemy and De La Soul has been expanded. more info

New York Times — His blend of funk, jazz and disco from the 1970s and ′80s has been sampled by a later generation of artists, including Daft Punk and De La Soul. more info

Nialler9 — No joke. Three of the most influential rap groups in history –… more info

DJmag — Kanye West, De La Soul and Gang Starr also re-used his work...  more info