Brooklyn Vegan — While he may not be a household name, his jazzy, groovy, lounge-y records from the late '60s were a well that '90s-era hip hop would go to again and again, his music being sampled on records by Lauryn Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Cla... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Last year, New York hip hop greats Prince Paul, (fellow De La Soul collaborator) Don Newkirk, and Ladybug Mecca (of Digable Planets) teamed with Brazil's Rodrigo Brandão for a great collaborative album as BROOKZILL! called Throwback to the Futu... more info

Consequence of Sound — Alternate versions featuring De La Soul and Spank Rock are forthcoming. more info

Consequence of Sound — Featuring appearances from Pete Rock and Estelle. more info

Stereogum — A few months ago, De La Soul released their crowdfunded new album And The Anonymous Nobody (which was just nominated for a Best Rap Album Grammy) , and shortly after that they performed the Estelle and Pete Rock-featuring track “Memory Of… (Us)â€... more info

The Quietus — Amnesia Scanner, De La Soul and more will play Barcelona festival next year more info

Brooklyn Vegan — This year's parade boasts cooler performers than usual. Continue reading… more info

AllHipHop — THE HIP HOP TRIO WILL HIT THE NYC STREETS FOR THE HOLIDAY EVENT more info

Stereogum — The Obamas held the last musical event of Barack’s presidency, BET’s Love And Happiness: A Musical Experience, on the south lawn of the White House last night. As the AP reports, the show featured performances from Jill Scott, Usher, the Roots, B... more info

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