Yeah man, Clipse was still my AOTY too until this. It's hard now, kinda feel the same. Bumped 3FHAR on the way home from work yesterday.
De La Soul- Cabin In The Sky (New Album) November 2025
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Yeah man, Clipse was still my AOTY too until this. It's hard now, kinda feel the same. Bumped 3FHAR on the way home from work yesterday.
qnsfinest
Superstar
MF’s actually had the nerves to question this mass appeal legends has it run. They’ve given us 2 damn near perfect classic albums with de la and mobb and 2 other good solid albums with ghost and rae.
And we still got the main event yet to be released.
And we still got the main event yet to be released.
beenz
Rap Guerilla
my only minor complaint is the skits. in 2025, that shyt doesn't work for me. and yes, I know they are a pioneer of this stuff.
T.he I.nformant
1st Ballot HOF Teller
I had that clipse album pretty firmly as my AOTY but it got some competition with this one
T.he I.nformant
1st Ballot HOF Teller
You lose the skits and you lose the spirit of the record especially, as you acknowledge, with De La pioneering this stuff.
beenz
Rap Guerilla
both stakes is high and grind date are outstanding IMO.
T.he I.nformant
1st Ballot HOF Teller
That reference in YUHDONTSTOP got me reminiscing about how much I loved In Memory Of with Estelle
beenz
Rap Guerilla
this song with black thought and premier..........GOOD LAWD 
I fukking love hip hop 🥹
I’m lowkey shocked by how surprised people are that album is incredible..
Its DE LA SOUL! They’ve literally NEVER dropped a bad album
Its DE LA SOUL! They’ve literally NEVER dropped a bad album
HNIC973
R.I.P Bandana P
They fast and ugly, foul
And flashin' tryna get a reaction from the crowd, it's wild
To knock this kid on his ass, we're unallowed
All these bird nikkas mincin' they words is runnin' 'round
Out here waitin' for the man like Velvet Underground
Smart brothers keep convincin' themselves to dumb it down
Pickin' poison off of bodega shelves to numb it now
Listen, when it get ugly quick fast and in a hurry
Sometimes it boil down to who had the biggest money
You're the one who Philly wanted enough to get it from you
Think you hungry enough? ("Don't make me laugh, nikkas funny")
Look, I'm sick of following the masses
I'm sick of givin' up game to nikkas failin' class, nikkas lame
I'm sick of half-assed hip-hop flows
Sick of passport bros
Sick of hoes with the same fat ass and short nose
Uh-oh, they comin' for me? Them clones wanna son me
But shorties with the cookies and scones, they love to love me
Probably why some clowns swear they supposed to mean mug me
I mean, literally ("Don't make me laugh, nikkas funny")
I'm from 5th and McKean where people live in between horror and hell
Convince you that they just livin' the dream
Every day another reason to play the visitin' team
They say the meter to make it's if you can lift a machine
Where the stars don't shine bright and days ain't sunny
It's a struggle to fly right and claim victory
In the subtlest twilight, but that ain't shyt to me
Check the history ("Don't make me laugh, nikkas funny")
Tariq Black Thought Trotter
And flashin' tryna get a reaction from the crowd, it's wild
To knock this kid on his ass, we're unallowed
All these bird nikkas mincin' they words is runnin' 'round
Out here waitin' for the man like Velvet Underground
Smart brothers keep convincin' themselves to dumb it down
Pickin' poison off of bodega shelves to numb it now
Listen, when it get ugly quick fast and in a hurry
Sometimes it boil down to who had the biggest money
You're the one who Philly wanted enough to get it from you
Think you hungry enough? ("Don't make me laugh, nikkas funny")
Look, I'm sick of following the masses
I'm sick of givin' up game to nikkas failin' class, nikkas lame
I'm sick of half-assed hip-hop flows
Sick of passport bros
Sick of hoes with the same fat ass and short nose
Uh-oh, they comin' for me? Them clones wanna son me
But shorties with the cookies and scones, they love to love me
Probably why some clowns swear they supposed to mean mug me
I mean, literally ("Don't make me laugh, nikkas funny")
I'm from 5th and McKean where people live in between horror and hell
Convince you that they just livin' the dream
Every day another reason to play the visitin' team
They say the meter to make it's if you can lift a machine
Where the stars don't shine bright and days ain't sunny
It's a struggle to fly right and claim victory
In the subtlest twilight, but that ain't shyt to me
Check the history ("Don't make me laugh, nikkas funny")
Tariq Black Thought Trotter
I'm not as in love with those as some of y'all, and I'm a huge fan of the first three albums - that's a top 4 3-album run for me, competing with Cube/Ghost/Pac and nobody else.
I'm also not saying this album is necessarily better than those, I just think this feels more like the De La that I love --> is probably how I should have worded it.
ArchStanton
All Star
Now we see why Mass Appeal didn't have merchandise. And funny to see Paul in this but without any credits on the album that we know of! (He may be executive producer or something.)
