De La Soul

Released: March 14, 1989

Featuring: Q-Tip Prince Paul

Songwriter: Prince Paul Maseo Posdnuos Q-Tip Trugoy the Dove

Producer: Prince Paul De La Soul

DOVE:
I am Trugoy
A Dove-like boy
Could wingspread
But instead
I will employ

MASE:
Me thee, Plug Three
Or Baby Huey
I eat up
All ketchup
For its tendency

POS:
I am Plug One
I'm 19 years young
I love peace
Well at least
I think we need some

Q-TIP:
I'm Q-Tip y'all
3 Feet produced by Prince Paul
This session
Was lessoned
By one Qualiall

GRANNY:
I am Granny
Thank discoriety
The 3, 4
Yo, no more
I need peace for me

CHINA & JETTE:
I'm China
I'm Jette
The Cue Cards we inject
We're crazy for Daisies
When we're on the set

PAUL:
Will rise, not fall
Definition, Prince Paul
I mentor
Don't be sore
When I say
That's all

De La Soul is the Long Island, New York trio consisting of Posdnous, Trugoy the Dove and Maseo. They began as ushers of the “D.A.I.S.Y. Age,” which helped earn them a label of “hip-hop hippies” when they dropped their 1989 debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising.

Along with A Tribe Called Quest and Jungle Brothers, De La Soul were founding members of the Native Tongues collective, a crew that released lighthearted and witty tracks, including De La Soul singles such as “Me, Myself and I,” “Potholes in My Lawn,” “Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey),” “A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays”," “Breakadawn,” and “Stakes is High” among others.

Their first four albums (3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul is Dead, Buhloone Mindstate, and Stakes is High) were all critically acclaimed and have each been included on “best of” lists. Their 2016 album, and the Anonymous Nobody, generated buzz as the group raised money on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter to produce the album. They are also known for their multiple collaborations with the animated group Gorillaz, most notably on the single “Feel Good Inc.”

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