De La Soul
Royalty Capes: Talib Kweli Confirms That De La Soul Now Owns Their Masters
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Niels Van Iperen / Getty Hip-Hop fans across the globe can revel in the news that the legendary rap trio De La Soul is now in full control over their music and their masters., according to confirmation from Talib Kweli. In a post to his account on Instagram over the weekend, the “Gutter Rainbows” rapper shared the news to the public. “After years of being taken advantage by the recording industry in the worst possible ways, De La Soul now owns all the rights to their masters and is in full control of the amazing music they have created,” he wrote in the post’s caption. The rapper stated that he had gotten wind of the news from Maseo aka Plug 3 himself. The actual post is a clip from the trio’s highly celebrated appearance as guests on an episode of the Ca...
De La Soul’s Music Coming To Streaming Services, Tommy Boy Catalog Sold
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty One of the greatest musical travesties in the world is De La Soul‘s catalog of classic albums being almost entirely absent from streaming services. But good news is on the horizon as the Tommy Boy Records catalog has been sold, which means the Long Island Hip-Hop trio’s music may be readily accessible, legally, on the Internets. Today (June 4), it was announced that Reservoir Music has acquired the Tommy Boy Records catalog. According to Variety, the music-rights company acquired the groundbreaking label’s catalog, which also includes tunes from House Of Pain, Naughty By Nature, Queen Latifah and more, for about $100 million according to an SEC filing. Including in Tommy Boy’s catalog are De La album like the seminal 3 Feet High & R...
Bite This: Our 1989 Feature on Sampling
This article originally appeared in the November 1989 issue of SPIN. On De La Soul’s million-selling debut Three Feet High And Rising is one minute and 11 seconds of bugging out entitled “Transmitting Live From Mars.” Album filler (the Long Island hip hop trio doesn’t even rap on the cut), the song is basically nothing more than a sample of a French lesson floated over a tape loop of the first four bars of the Turtles’ 1969 pop hit “You Showed Me” with some drum beats added underneath. “Transmitting Live From Mars” is a goof, but former Turtles Flo and Eddie are not amused. They’ve filed suit against De La Soul and Tommy Boy—their record company—for $1.7 million in punitive damages. “This isn’t just a financial objection,” says Flo and Eddie’s lawyer Evan Cohen. “Flo and Eddie are genuinel...
De La Soul Guest Star to Battle a Music-Stealing Monster on Teen Titans Go!
Over the past few years, De La Soul has battled their former label, Tommy Boy Records, over ownership of their back catalog. And now, the real-life battle has taken on a new meaning on the small screen. On the latest episode of Cartoon Network’s Teen Titans Go! that aired on Saturday morning, the trio appeared as themselves and voiced themselves in a battle against a tentacled monster that gets its kicks by stealing music, theirs in particular. The group tries to get it back by using a sonic blast through a bazooka that amplifies it, but when they need help, the Titans come into play. The Teen Titans are obviously stoked about meeting the legendary rappers before ultimately joining forces to battle said monster. As their music continues to be gobbled up by the monster, De La Soul...
De La Soul Drops “Remove 45” ft. Styles P, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Mysonne & Chuck D
Source: Paul Bergen / Getty Fire the President already. That’s the theme of De La Soul‘s new song titled “Remove 45” featuring a woke line up of guests MCs; Styles P, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Mysonne and Chuck D. “It’s hard to spread harmony when his policies are for harm,” spits Pos Dnous. A Chuck D’s sample supplies the hook and the Public Enemy frontman also drops a verse of his own. A lot of filthy bars on this one, and they appropriately drag Donald Trump for filth. [embedded content] Unfortunately, De La’s Tommy Boy Records catalog of classic tunes is still in streaming limbo. But, they do reportedly have a new album in the works with production from DJ Premier and Pete Rock. Oh yeah, vote on Nov. 3, if you haven’t already. [H/T HHNM] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are l...
De La Soul Team With Chuck D, Styles P, Talib Kweli for Voting Anthem ‘Remove 45′
De La Soul are back and have enlisted an all-star group of musicians, including Styles P, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Mysonne, and Chuck D for a new song “Remove 45.” The song is their way of encouraging fans to vote out President Donald Trump. The song splices in Trump’s speeches to show why listeners should vote him out. “When it comes to this president and his administration we need to exercise our right to vote and REMOVE him from office,” Pos from De La Soul said in a statement. Listen to the song below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing...
British-Nigerian rapper dies of coronavirus
A British-Nigerian rapper, TY Ben Chijioke, has died from coronavirus complications. He was 47 . The rapper’s death was confirmed by his team on Thursday. The late rapper, who recorded several acclaimed albums, died of pneumonia as he was being treated for coronavirus. He was hospitalised after contracting the virus and placed in a medically-induced coma. A fundraising to fund his medical bill was closed on April 19 when he appeared to be recovering after leaving the ICU. The fundraising page explained that Ty was admitted to hospital with medical complications related to the coronavirus. The star was then placed into a medically-induced coma, and later put on a ventilator, but was moved out of intensive care after his condition improved. Ty first shot to prominence in 2001 with his album ...
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