Classics Discussion: De La Soul

[Inspect Her Deck]

Ok so some of y'all will be familiar with a project I'm deciding to run. I made this thread: The Official 'Classic Album' Discussion Thread, trying to reach a conclusion as to what defines a classic album. After much discussion, I am running with this definition personally, so take it as you will when you consider your classic albums. But this definition in particular was most agreed upon.

Classic: 1. An album considered by consensus of the core hip hop community to be of the highest quality (doesn't have to be perfect or flawless, just an album that the consensus deems the shyt).
2. Assuming that condition 1 is met, is this an album that has stood the test of time amongst the core hip hop community? Is that an album still held in high regard, still referenced at least ten years after its release? By a consensus of the hip hop community?

Props to @mobbinfms for the definition and also for his help generally in helping me with ideas to create these threads.

So I'll be going through one artist per day, and I will list out all their discography or close to all of it until the year 2005, as we decided that an album needs at least 10 years of existence before it can be called a classic or not.

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To help bring even more attention to these threads, I'm gonna create a hashtag (again props to mobbinfms for the idea) and I urge you guys to click on the tag and click on the option to watch the tag.

Here it is: #coliclassics

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Today we got De La Soul!

Enjoy.

I will be making a POLL. For each album I will present a YES or NO option so if you think that particular album is a classic, you click 'yes' on the poll for THAT album and vice-versa. The acceptance rate for an album to be deemed a CERTIFIED classic is 80%.

If you don't think an album is a classic, DO NOT LEAVE THE POLL BLANK. You vote NO for that album instead so at least we register your vote.

I will NOT count any comments in the thread as votes, you must use the poll. The comments section should be used for discussion only.

Tagging some mods:

@FreshAIG @That Singer Guy... @hustlemania @houston911 @SoulController

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

#coliclassics

only voted for 3 Ft High and Rising

unsure about the second album as a classic

the first 4 are extremely dope

 

[Big Mel]

3 Feet High & Rising & De La Soul Is Dead are absolute classics. Everything else is very dope but not classic. I'd consider accepting Buhloone Mindstate since the bar has been lowered.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

3 Feet High & Rising & De La Soul Is Dead are absolute classics. Everything else is very dope but not classic. I'd consider accepting Buhloone Mindstate since the bar has been lowered.

I was unsure about De La Soul is dead, not super familiar with anything bar its quality, which I think it has.

can you make a case?

 

[Big Mel]

I was unsure about De La Soul is dead, not super familiar with anything bar its quality, which I think it has.

can you make a case?

That's an all time album, breh. It also got 5 mics when that meant something.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

That's an all time album, breh. It also got 5 mics when that meant something.

I'll look into it

but good point about 5 mics, those were legit back then

 

[Yoda]

1st 2 are classics duh

then after that, i liked grind date.

 

[GPBear]

1-5

I'm the only breh that thinks Stakes is High is classic!!?!



^Tracks 2 &3 c'mon!

 

[mobbinfms]

Voted the first two. Not my personal opinion, but those two are super certified. You could argue they have the GOAT discography

 

[Big Mel]

Bionix is the sleeper album in their discog. That is such a great album.

 

[Zero]

3 Feet High & Rising & De La Soul Is Dead are absolute classics. Everything else is very dope but not classic. I'd consider accepting Buhloone Mindstate since the bar has been lowered.

Come on Mel, not even Stakes is High?

That's the quintessential "grumpy old man" album quiet as kept...you should love it

 

[SonnyDecay]

they are consistent as fukk. first two i vote classics.



always loved this cut though. beat is so nice, when you have a fukked up day this is some soul healing shyt

 

[mobbinfms]

1-5

I'm the only breh that thinks Stakes is High is classic!!?!



^Tracks 2 &3 c'mon!

Personal favorite De La album. Quality wise it's a classic, but I feel it's been forgotten

 

[GPBear]

Stakes Is High getting sneak dissed on Dilla Day unappreciation

 

[Dirty D]

I voted no for all of them. Always felt this group was overrated and a beneficiary of their Native Tongues affiliation and pro-NY bias.

Ooh is the best thing they ever did.