Just listening to this album again after many years.

Tread Water
Potholes in my Lawn
Plug Tunin'
Buddy
Say No Go

are some of my favorites from this one.

it

Ah, the beginning of the Native Tongue era.

I've found that everyone's sayin'
What to do when suckers are preyin'
On my well-guarded spreadsheets
Oh why hell does it send up fleets
of evil-doers through the big hole
To get to evil-doers who dig holes
Which leaves my lawn with lawn-chew
I think I'd better plant traces to give clues

Love the album MinnieG, but this one IMO is their absolute best:



De La tries fights to save hip-hop from itself with this album. It was 1996, and unfortunately, the message was lost.

love all the albums of theirs I have.

i am missing bionix and stakes is high....how do they compare to the others?

namepeace said:

Yeah, right around '96 is when I stopped listening to hip-hop mostly. I'll have to go back and give that one a listen again though.

CinisterCee said:

(I dance better than that btw)

One of the all time greatest cd's!!

I loved that one and Stakes is High, but even now I still think De La Soul is Dead is their finest moment.

I saw Plug 1 at Best Buy earlier this year.I wanted to tell him how much fun I've had with his music ,but he was with his fam so I decided to just give a nod.

minneapolisgenius said:

Trust me, MinnieG, the title track alone is worth the album. It is almost prophetic in its protest against the dawn of the bling era. Other standouts: "dinninit," "the bizness" (a true banger featuring Common Sense), "big brother beat" (featuring the mighty Mos Def in one of his first appearances), "4 more" (featuring Zhane) and "sunshine." It is easily one of the best hip-hop albums of the last 10 years.

psykosoul said:

I can respect that!

Don't forget: THE NEW JOINT, "THE GRIND DATE," DROPS NEXT TUESDAY!

jennifer oh jenny

violett said:

Jenny
teased my homeboy Granny
In fact she teased so many
she was known as a garden tool

psykosoul said:

I must ride with brotha psyko here, De La went to work with that one, but I'm not discrediting anything they done since. I didn't like BuhlooneMindState, but Stakes and ArtOfficial were some of their best work as well. So let me end it with a visual, can U dig it?

minneapolisgenius said:

great one, yes!

If I knew how to post cover art , I'd post a big pic of [b]BUHLOON MINDSTATE[/b]. De La at their peak.

Ego Trippin
THa Woods
I am I be
Break a Dawn
Maceo's joint(cant remember the proper title)

found1 said:

there you go...

Dancelot said:

Thanks!