Dave Jolicoeur aka “Trugoy The Dove” of De La Soul died at age 54 on February 12th. De La Soul emerged with “Me, Myself and I” in 1989 and it set off the debate in rap about sampling and gave George Clinton’s career a second life thanks to their useContinue Reading
The Potatohead People give another heads up on their Mellow Fantasy album with “Baby Got Work” featuring Posdnuos of De La Soul and Kapok. The Canadian duo adds semi-swanky horns, solid walking bass, and minimal drum taps to the soundscape. The coming together of all the elements creates a continualContinue Reading
[youtube id=”HyHNuVaZJ-k”]The Gorillaz “Feel Good Inc.” collaboration with De La Soul was the lead single from their sophomore album Demon Days. Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the creative duo behind the virtual band, crafted a quirky pop record that gets its body from the bass line and De La Soul’sContinue Reading
Why did Mahershala Ali win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Green Book if he was cast as the main character, jazz pianist Don Shirley? Will Tommy Boy put together a reasonable contract to pay De La Soul a fair amount of streaming royalties? What really makes me sadContinue Reading