I wanna say that Phonte (from Little Brother) said this hurt their careers and LB was trying ot avoid it, but, couldn't after this video got blackballed on BET.
unpopular opinion but De La Soul is the epitome of boring
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I wanna say that Phonte (from Little Brother) said this hurt their careers and LB was trying ot avoid it, but, couldn't after this video got blackballed on BET.
Not on the planet where "Me, Myself, and I" and "Buddy(Remix)" exist
I love Latina women
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Wow
My Girl is Bow Legged
JUST DO IT LIKE
you can think what you want about the music but they are actually really great performers, like some of the best for an underground-ish group. even if you don't know the songs phonte gonna put on a show and get the crowd involved
De la live is a top tier hip hop performance but I do think the loss of Dave hurt them on a deep level. A connection to their music and the time period in which they came out makes a difference but they are a great live act,a lot of people worldwide will attest to that.
Awesome Wells
The Ghost of Jack Tripper
This is the only thing I agree with here.
I said this about them in '96, but they were still dropping classic material. De La is far from boring, to me. I grew up on their music since the first album and always found them to be clever and mad effective with their messaging and album sequencing. They basically invented album skits with Prince Paul. And have 4 indisputable classic albums in a row. I always said they were Hip Hop's Pink Floyd. And they're also on most true heads' Top 5 groups list.
But very few groups in music period, can do what De La did during their peak run. They were creative, lyrical and had mad innovative production. They were sampling sh*t that nobody in Hip Hop was touching at the time. So without them, Hip Hop doesn't sound the way it does today, and albums aren't sequenced the way they have been since De La inspired everyone that followed.
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
Coachella ISN'T an OutKast kinda crowd either. Matter fact, none of these festivals outside A3C maybe had a crowd that could recite their lyrics, word for word.
Art Barr
INVADING SOHH CHAMPION
Only actual group who pays attention to fans.
Plus remembers actual fans.
To the point.
Dela would remember me at their shows.
Where I got to sing the hooks.
to their records from the crowd.
Before I ever rocked a show.
or was even an emcee.
Art Barr
Plus remembers actual fans.
To the point.
Dela would remember me at their shows.
Where I got to sing the hooks.
to their records from the crowd.
Before I ever rocked a show.
or was even an emcee.
Art Barr
That's how I became a fan, saw them live pre-The Listening and then I had to go home and download whatever I could find(singles and Phonte loosies). Clarity, crowd engagement, comedy, their live show is on another level.
Stakes is high was their only real “hater” album and that was as only a song or two but still a great albumSo i went to the last NY State of Mind show last Saturday and it was a blast
To See Nas and the WU share the stage was special. But the opening act was De La and sheesh was it rough. They got no pop from the audience at all. I get Trugoy just passed and theyre adjusting to that but i can tell that even if he were alive, the reaction wouldve been the same.
As a group they just lack any real charisma or casual appeal. IMO they:
-dont have great quotables
They dont have great diction, have monotone flows, they dont rap loud enough, or put enough emphasis on words...this got better as they got older but their classic material is mostly when they were young guys and everything seems to run together, no lines stand out.
-let their bitterness and outsider attitude dictate their career
So much of their material is meant to critique the popular trends of rap and they honestly just come off as haters. And it seemed like a chore for them to make hits. In retrospect they were right about how corny rap was becoming, but you look goofy if you cant make better music than the nikkas you are mocking.
-their music is very insular
Their early material is chock full of inside jokes and references which is great for loyal fans but makes listening to some of their music and albums a task.
-they have dumb stage names
What the fukk is a Posdnous and Trugoy?
Now i do like some songs by them (breakadawn, saturday, Rock.Co Kane Flow) and I recognize their importance to the industry. But they always seemed to be kinda overrated to me. The kinda act that people try to force on you just cuz they made "positive" music.
On drink champs recently Pos cleared stuff up and said they weren’t talking about everyone people thought they were talking about and how him and the rest of the group were fans of hardcore/gangster rap
As far as their music two each his own.
They’re a great vibe to me and have ad good a catalog as any group ever
Rell84shots
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You and OP need that E Honda slap.
Wild disrespectful.