Pure Positivity

I'm constantly scouring the internet for that next great track. Something that will make me pause, think, and soak up the wealth within the lyrics. Today I decided to flip through my vast collection and stumbled upon a forgotten classic. It's depressing to think that this was once the norm. De La Soul is synonymous with hip-hop and in one point in time they overwhelmed the airwaves. In 1993 I was 10 and just dipping my toe into a new nobility. I idolized the b-boys battling and busting moves. I'd listen intently to Tupac's terribly juxtaposed position and wonder why he would contradict himself from song to song. It honestly baffled me that he could rap about the devastation of a teen pregnancy then turn around and glorify death. I was completely lost, but just then I found De La Soul. After listening to their album I melted into my chair. Every song piqued my interest more than the last. I understood each and every savory syllable and became infatuated. Millie Pulled a ...

When it comes to longevity few have De La Soul beat. I think I can accurately say there isn’t an active rapper alive who wasn’t influenced by De La Soul. It has been almost 22 years since Prince Paul took these guys under his wing and over that period of time they have coasted to the top. During an era when Dr. Dre released “The Chronic 2001”, De La dropped the “Art Official Intelligence: Bionix.” While the doctors album may be critically acclaimed and one of the best club bangers of all time you can’t take anything away from De La Soul and their second installment to the AOI series. “Baby Phat”, one of the singles from the cd puts a big smile on my face every time I hear it. If you haven’t heard it before you are definitely missing out because it’s one of the few hip-hop songs glorifying real life voluptuous women. De La has never been known for incredible metaphors or wordplay but rather straight forward witty lyrics. Withstanding the test of time has been difficult for ma...