i've always repped for Stakes. the people that push so hard for 3 feet are the same people that think the best hip hop group/production was Public Enemy (ie white dudes who were in college or highschool when they came out)
― jaxon, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 20:55 (sixteen years ago) link
but yeah cutty otm i haven't even heard the thing
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 20:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Stakes is fantastic.
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 20:58 (sixteen years ago) link
skits suck, that's why later albums are better listens start to finish.
― Oilyrags, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:10 (sixteen years ago) link
CHALLENGING!
I saw them on Landsdowne St when they toured for Stakes Is High. That show was FANTASTIC.
-- HI DERE, Wednesday, April 16, 2008 4:47 PM (41 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
i was there!
stakes is good but its got this really kind of unsatisfying stilted calculating feel - its when they started sounding like uh oh maybe we shouldve gone to college instead of fucking w/this shit
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:39 (sixteen years ago) link
also no prince paul :(
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:43 (sixteen years ago) link
nah for me stakes is when they actually start to feel like real people i know instead of just goofy improv comedy dudes making weird rap
― and what, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:45 (sixteen years ago) link
not to diminish how dope the first 3 de la records are but for real stakes is raw
yah and that was sort of the whole idea of it - to bring it down to a human level - but a lot of their brilliance came w/being just out there - regardless of weather or not they were comfortable w/that anymore
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:47 (sixteen years ago) link
one thing that sure suks abt it is common
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:48 (sixteen years ago) link
btw ur completely fucking insane to think beats rhymes life should be even mentioned in the same breath as buhloon
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:49 (sixteen years ago) link
dude, "Bitties in the BK Lounge"!
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:50 (sixteen years ago) link
"Why do people think just because we speak peace We can't blow no joints?"
― carne asada, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Common's verse on stakes is fine!!! Whip ANYBODY ass at NBA Live
― deej, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:51 (sixteen years ago) link
com on tha bizness is tha bizness fuk u if u disagree
― and what, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:52 (sixteen years ago) link
someone should go back in time to insure theres never any such thing as common
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:52 (sixteen years ago) link
for everybody who isnt spitting tired-ass recieved CHALLENGING OPINIONS about com sense heres the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyqUlpHs7YE&feature=related
― and what, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:53 (sixteen years ago) link
thats not a video
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:54 (sixteen years ago) link
no he's a hippie and likes poetry slams and therefore isn't hard enough for internet thugs
― Granny Dainger, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:58 (sixteen years ago) link
he's middlebrow
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:59 (sixteen years ago) link
he wears stupid hats
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 22:00 (sixteen years ago) link
ILM: we've solved rap music.
― Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 22:00 (sixteen years ago) link
he raps abt his tedious ideas like hes explaining something REAL important to you
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 22:01 (sixteen years ago) link
also, stakes is high = jay dee
― jaxon, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 22:28 (sixteen years ago) link
-- and what, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 21:52 (26 minutes ago) Link
^^^
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 22:30 (sixteen years ago) link
I saw De La & Common perform "Tha Bizness" together a few years back. Dope.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 22:32 (sixteen years ago) link
you guys were 13 when Tha Bizness came out, I was 13 when Me, Myself and I came out
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 22:37 (sixteen years ago) link
oh no fuk u guys so there
― jhøshea, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 22:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I never thought I'd see the day BR&L gets praised like this.
jhøshea on a pile of money about Stakes, but can't back this revisionist idea of Common as a devil because of his latter day Badu mindstate/pants.
Resurrection for fucking all time.
― PappaWheelie V, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 22:45 (sixteen years ago) link
I dunno, Stakes was where I got off the De La bus. Sold it back years ago haven't heard it since, maybe I'd like it now. At the time I was very disappointed by the lack of Prince Paul. imho the best of theirs is probably is Dead or BMS for me, too bad the vinyl copy I have of is Dead is the WORST FUCKING RECORD PRESSING I HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE. They songs are actually chopped short!
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 22:49 (sixteen years ago) link
http://fatlacemagazine.rawkus.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/dela-2.jpg
― and what, Sunday, 25 May 2008 21:01 (sixteen years ago) link
its rude to point
― deej, Sunday, 25 May 2008 21:06 (sixteen years ago) link
is that Ann Coulter?
― Euler, Sunday, 25 May 2008 21:07 (sixteen years ago) link
Exclusive: De La Soul's 2009 projecthttp://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/exclusive-de-la-souls-2009-project
"We are working on a revision of "3 Feet High and Rising," celebrating 20 years of that."
― djmartian, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 14:09 (fifteen years ago) link
It's been a pretty good decade for these guys!
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 5 August 2009 17:29 (fifteen years ago) link
The Art Official Inteligence albums are good - Mosaic Thump is the better one (nice trick making the skits a showcase for dope freestyles), but Bionix at least has two great tracks, sampling Gainsbourg and Carl Tjader. The Grind Date is way more quality, tho - it's about as fun and exciting as a conscious rap release could get this decade. A lot of really cool beats, great guest spots (Ghostface, Flava Flav)...them doing "Much More" on Dave Chapelle is like one of my all-time fave popcult moments. Even the cover booklet is great (it has this calendar-style gimmick.) They've become pretty good producers, too, and this Supa Dave West guy they've got doing most of the beats on recent albums is a talent.
It's funny, I'm a big fan but I hardly ever listen to what they're rhyming about tbh.
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 5 August 2009 17:35 (fifteen years ago) link
I've only heard 3 and 2, but 3 > 2, so I'm tempted to try 4 next rather than 1.
― o. nate, Friday, 7 August 2009 16:36 (fifteen years ago) link
The Grind Date is one of my favorite albums o fthe decade.
― Anatomy of a Morbius (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 7 August 2009 16:41 (fifteen years ago) link
funny ass thread
― butthurt (deej), Friday, 7 August 2009 17:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Baby Phat ftw.
― Ludo, Friday, 7 August 2009 19:35 (fifteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTq0BMC_GZI
― Some Folks Call It A Sling Blade (admrl), Sunday, 21 November 2010 23:23 (thirteen years ago) link
just picking and choosing twenty or thirty good de la tracks is enough to remind you these guys are all time forever
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 22 December 2010 17:03 (thirteen years ago) link
New toonz!
http://wearedelasoul.tumblr.com/post/11340900324/de-la-new-work-snippet-enjoy-mr-big-mouth
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 8 November 2011 00:39 (twelve years ago) link
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalright!
― herbie mann on some gully shit (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 13:09 (twelve years ago) link
The first two albums:
"3 feet high" had lots of 'darker' moments, but everyone noticed the 'daisy' stuff.
"DLS is Dead" had lots of light/daisy moments as well, but people were expecting those but got 'surprised' by the darker stuff this time.
They are both great albums.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 8 November 2011 13:55 (twelve years ago) link
has this been posted anywhere? http://soundcloud.com/firstserve/de-la-souls-plug-1-plug-2
― just sayin, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
There's a video for another song too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds6dbdOjWV8&feature=player_embedded
― Θ ̨Θƪ (sic), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 23:31 (twelve years ago) link
this looks more promising than I expected. the *look* of that clip is great
― Full Frontal Newtity (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 23:39 (twelve years ago) link
Stakes is so otm this morning
― carne asada, Thursday, 21 June 2012 13:01 (twelve years ago) link