De La Soul is an American hip hop trio consisting of Plug 1 / Posdnuos (real name: Kelvin Mercer), Plug 2 /Trugoy (Dave Jolicoeur) and Plug 3 / Maseo (Vincent Mason). Nefore the 90s, they had a critically acclaimed debut album "3 feet high and rising", which included the hits "Me myself and I", "Say No Go", "Eye Know" and "The Magic Number".
Their biggest hit was "Ring Ring Ring", which reached the top 10 in the UK and #1 on the Swiss singles chart.
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK Song Apr 1991 10 Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) Aug 1991 22 A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays' Sep 1993 39 Breakadawn
What happened next?
Recently, De La Soul created a kickstarter to help fund an album release. The goal was quickly reached and "And the Anonymous Nobody" was released in August 2016. The full-length album was preceded by 4 track EP "For Your Pain & Suffering" and the single "Pain", featuring Snoop Dogg. The album was nominated at the 59th Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album.
De La Soul was featured on the track "Momentz" on Gorillaz' 2017 album Humanz, on "Leap of Faith" by Mr. Jukes, alongside Horace Andy, and on Tom Misch's 2018 single "It Runs Through Me." A tenth studio album, featuring production contributions from Pete Rock and DJ Premier is in the works.
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