De La Soul were my first music love – something my dad always understood
Emma Forrest
The brilliance of the band’s debut album got me through learning difficulties at school – and later, helped me articulate the impossible as an adult
April 2023
De La Soul review – bittersweet triumph honours lost bandmate Trugoy’s legacy
Hip-hop star Posdnuos leads a celebration that doubles as an emotional wake for his friend – while guests from Yasiin Bey to Damon Albarn help generate maximum energy
February 2023
The reader interview
De La Soul on their belated streaming debut: ‘It felt like we were being erased from history’
David Jolicoeur obituary
‘A new style of speak’: the lyrical genius of De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove
Alexis Petridis
David Jolicoeur, founding member of De La Soul who also performed as Trugoy the Dove, dies aged 54
January 2023
The reader interview
Post your questions for De La Soul
Maybe you’d like to know the story behind their names, or who have they most enjoyed collaborating with? Now’s your chance to ask the iconic hip-hop trio
October 2021
Honest playlist
‘The song I secretly like? Agadoo by Black Lace’: Estelle’s honest playlist
The singer, songwriter and producer on De La Soul, Stevie Wonder and the song that will make everyone dance at a party
September 2020
Notorious BIG's $6 crown sells for almost $600,000 at auction
Sotheby’s hip-hop auction also raises $126,000 for a 12-inch copy of Rammellzee track Beat Bop, with artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat
May 2019
Gods of Rap review – hip-hop trailblazers take sleepy trip down memory lane
Public Enemy Radio’s Chuck D stirs the crowd into a frenzy, but Wu-Tang Clan and De La Soul struggle to match his energy
November 2017
Gorillaz review – Damon Albarn refuses to be pigeonholed in hip-hop jamboree
The Blur frontman brings his animated band’s world tour to the UK, and it’s the house vocalists – such as Peven Everett and Jamie Principle – that really shine
June 2017
Gorillaz review – Albarn's Demon Dayz festival brings joyful apocalypse to the pier
Salvaged stars: from Shaun Ryder to Judi Dench – in pictures
April 2017
Damon Albarn: new Gorillaz album inspired by Trump's election
Band’s frontman says Humanz, the first Gorillaz album in five years, was made as a response to the ‘world going fucking nuts’
March 2017
De La Soul review – storming hip-hop past, present and future
The Long Island crew stage a joyful party with fresh tunes that defy any temptation to box them as a ‘heritage’ act
February 2017
Five of the best… new gigs
Ray BLK and De La Soul: this week’s best UK rock and pop gigs
The winner of the BBC Sound Of 2017 award plays east London, while the titans of rap’s golden era tour the country. Plus: Elbow, Jenny Hval and Bonobo
August 2016
10 of the best
De La Soul – 10 of the best
De La Soul: And the Anonymous Nobody review – a sumptuous, meandering return
De La Soul: And the Anonymous Nobody review – cruising back into the zeitgeist
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De La Soul’s Pos: ‘Who’s going to buy dog headphones?’
