De La Soul Is Dead - De La Soul

Released in 1991, De La Soul presented their second album, "De La Soul Is Dead" to follow on from the success of their debut album, in which they came with notable singles, "Buddy", "The Magic Number" and "Me, Myself and I". It has them continue the Jazz-influenced Hip Hop which blew up in the late eighties to early nineties with themself, The Roots and A Tribe Called Quest. 1. "Intro" 2. "Oodles of Os" This one just kicks the album off to a fantastic ...
...4. "Pease Porridge" De La choose to use James Brown, "Make It Funky" break, and the classic percussion is just what is needed to get them doing even more funky fresh stuff for the listeners. The delivery of the lines is complementary to the production , which has lots of Old School elements to it. **Five Stars** 5. "Skit 1" 6. "Johnny's Dead, AKA Vincent Mason" (Lude) 7. "A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"" This came as the first single off the ...

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