Rise of the Classics Podcast
Follow Born, Blak and SiD as they revisit classic albums from a critical age in hip-hop...circa 1987-2000. Each episode will feature an in-depth review, recap, and reminiscing about that album's place in hip hop and their lives.
Rise of the Classics Podcast
The "De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead" episode
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Rise of the Classics
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Season 1
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Episode 9
De La Soul Is Dead is the second studio album by American hip-hop group De La Soul, released on May 14, 1991.[11] The album was produced by Prince Paul, whose work on 3 Feet High and Rising was highly praised by music critics. The album was one of the first to receive a five-mic rating in the Hip hop magazine The Source;[9] and the album was also selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums in 1998.[12] The album's cover refers to the death of the "D.A.I.S.Y." (Da Inner Sound, Y'all) age, or a distancing from several cultures including hippies and mainstream hip-hop.[1]