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Today in Hip-Hop History: De La Soul Dropped Their Second LP 'De La Soul Is Dead' 31 Years Ago De La Soul 'De La Soul Is Dead' 31 Years Ago

Today in Hip-Hop History: Brand Nubian Dropped Their Debut Album 'One For All' 31 Years Ago

Today In Hip Hop History: Nas Released His Debut Single 'Halftime' 29 Years Ago Nas Released His Debut Single 'Halftime' 29 Years Ago

The Source magazine, De La Soul Is Dead marked a change in direction for De La Soul. Although the title would suggest the end of the group as a whole, instead the meaning behind the album’s cryptic title is an allusion to the ‘death’ of this old style. Through this album, De La Soul began to separate themselves from their previous pseudo-1960 flower-child aesthetic that was set up by their popular debut. The title also represents the group’s separation from mainstream Hip Hop. Regardless of the fact the group stuck to their skit heavy, storytelling structure, critics and charts wer...