De La Soul Releases Entire Back Catalog for Streaming

The music of hip-hop trio De La Soul is now out there for streaming throughout all platforms.

The discharge stems from Reservoir’s 2021 acquisition of the hip-hop label, Tommy Boy Music. After months of value with De La Soul, and their report label AOI—the again catalog is now out there for listening. That features the group’s first six albums.

• 3 Toes Excessive and Rising (1989)
• De La Soul is Lifeless (1991)
• Buhloone Mindstate (1993)
• Stakes Is Excessive (1996)
• Artwork Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump (2000)
• AOI: Bionix (2001)

Along with these digital albums, De La Soul may even be releasing unique bodily merchandise. Vinyl, CDs, and cassettes will all be printed and distributed by Chrysalis Information and at the moment are out there for pre-order on weardelasoul.com.

De La Soul launched their debut album 34 years in the past at this time on March 3, 1989. The group consisted of Posdnuous (Kelvin Mercer), Maseo (Vincent Lamont Mason Jr.) and the late Trugoy (David Jude Jolicoeur). 3 Toes Excessive and Rising reached #1 on Billboard’s High R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was platinum licensed by the RIAA.

“At the moment is bittersweet, lastly celebrating our music on streaming, however lacking Dave,” the remaining members of the group add concerning the deal. “We’re doing this for our brother and are so joyful to have a good time this enormous second with the oldsters at Reservoir.”

“I can not categorical sufficient how momentous the discharge of De La Soul’s music on streaming is for hip-hop,” provides Religion Newman, Government Vice President of A&R and Catalog Improvement. “It’s an honor to play an element on this milestone for the style and pay tribute to among the finest to ever do it, Dave aka Trugoy the Dove.”

“I’m so pleased with the Reservoir and Chrysalis groups and for the friendship we’ve constructed with De La Soul and their supervisor Brandon Hixon,” provides Reservoir President and Chief Working Officer, Rell Lafargue. “It is a long-awaited second for followers, and we’re honored to assist domesticate a brand new technology of De La Soul listeners.”