KPBS

De La Soul Is Streaming

Streaming platforms were initially sold as an all-encompassing music library — every song at one's fingertips! — yet there are inevitable gaps within their discographies. For hip-hop fans, few ...
brooklynvegan

New De La Soul book out now (De La not happy about it)

Music journalist and author Marcus J. Moore‘s new book about De La Soul, High and Rising, came out this week via HarperCollins imprint Dey Street Books. It’s Moore’s second book — he published The ...
Forbes

All About De La Soul: Inside The Negotiations Paving The Way For A Streaming Debut

Hip hop’s legacy trio De La Soul recently saw its back catalog almost arrive on streaming platforms after collecting digital dust for nearly two decades. Three hours before the catalog was to go live ...
Los Angeles Times

The timeless creativity of De La Soul, now (finally) available for the streaming generation

Before De La Soul, says Hank Shocklee, “‘beautiful’ and ‘rap’ weren’t two words that went together.” Shocklee would know: As a founding member of Public Enemy’s production team, the Bomb Squad, he’s ...
Yahoo

De La Soul on carrying on, honoring Trugoy the Dove's legacy: 'Every member has to actually die before this thing can be over'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. De La Soul's Vincent "Maseo" Mason is chatting with Yahoo Entertainment ahead of this weekend's Blue Note Jazz Festival in Napa, ...
The Boombox

How De La Soul Reincarnated Themselves With ‘De La Soul Is Dead’

In 1989, De La Soul introduced themselves with their excellent debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, which helped flip the sound of hip-hop upside down with its quirky subject-matter and innovative ...
brooklynvegan

De La Soul celebrated Trugoy live with tons of guests (pics, video); catalog finally streaming

De La Soul‘s full album catalog is finally, after years of legal battles and red tape, on streaming services today, a victory that is bittersweet as the group’s Trugoy the Dove, aka Plug Two aka Dave, ...
Yahoo

De La Soul Bring Out The Brass For Late-Night Medley: Watch

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world’s not all bad. Consider, the holiday season is approaching. A brand new year is coming soon. And De La Soul have a new ...
NPR

De La Soul's early catalog finally hits streaming platforms

The first six albums from hip hop group De La Soul are finally out on streaming platforms after years being tied up in legal disputes. DE LA SOUL: The first time around, you didn't quite understand ...
NPR

Remembering De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove has died at 54

Trugoy the Dove, one-third of the iconic hip-hop group De La Soul, has died. He was 54 years old. DE LA SOUL: (Rapping) Greetings, girl, and welcome to my world of phrase. I'm right up to bat. It's a ...
Slate

De La Soul’s Trugoy Is Dead, and With Him Goes One of Music’s Greatest Groups

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. David Jolicoeur, better known to music fans as Trugoy the Dove, Plug Two, or most recently simply ...
Forbes

De La Soul Cofounder, Trugoy The Dove, Created Legacy And Evolved Hip-Hop

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jacqueline Schneider is a reporter who covers music and technology. De La Soul at Platinum Island Studios, NYC (1995) working on ...