De La Soul
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 De La Soul facts

• The group is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres
• The members are Posdnuos, Dave and Maseo
• The three formed the group in high school and caught the attention of producer Prince Paul with a demo tape of the song "Plug Tunin'"
• With its playful wordplay, innovative sampling, and witty skits, the band's debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, has been called "a hip hop masterpiece
• It is the band's biggest commercial success to date, with their subsequent albums selling progressively less, despite receiving high praise from critics
• They were influential in the early stages of rapper/actor Mos Def's career, and are a core part of the Spitkicker collective
• They are the second longest standing Native Tongues Posse group, after the Jungle Brothers
• In 2006, the group won a Grammy for their collaboration with Gorillaz on the single "Feel Good Inc
• In early 2015, they announced plans to release a Kickstarter-funded upcoming 9th studio album And the Anonymous Nobody in September 2015; it was released on August 26, 2016
• The album tracks are said to be the result of multiple improvised jam sessions