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GENUS›Hip-Hop

De La Soul

Group · US

Lineage

Sound Signature

hip hopjazz rapeast coast hip hopconscious hip hopboom bapprogressive rapgolden age hip hoppop rap

Sound Profile

Genre BreadthSample UseCollab RadiusEra SpreadInstrument Div.Geo Reach18100100

Origins

GeographyUS
Sound FamilyHip-Hop

Related Artists

Connections

Sampled From

Deliverance
Space
(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
Al Jackson, Jr.
(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
Booker T. Jones
(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
Donald “Duck” Dunn
(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
Don Simpson
(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
Isaac Hayes

Sampled By

Intro
De La Soul
I Got Swag
50 Cent
I Got Swag
Dual Output
I Got Swag
Ky Miller
I Got Swag
Samuel Kalandjian
I Got Swag
Steve Baughman

Release Timeline

1988198919901991199319941995199619982000200120022004200520062010201320142015201620192020202320242025
AlbumEPSingleBar height = release weight

Discography

Buddy / Ghetto Thang
Buddy / Ghetto Thang
1989
Greyhounds
Greyhounds
2016
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky
2025
The Grind Date
The Grind Date
2004
Pain
Pain
2016
De La Soul Is Dead
De La Soul Is Dead
1991
Oooh.
Oooh.
2000
Trying People (Single Mix)
Trying People (Single Mix)
2023
The People
The People
2014
Action!
Action!
2016
The Impossible: Mission TV Series, Part 1
The Impossible: Mission TV Series, Part 1
2006
Rocket Fuel
Rocket Fuel
2019
Stakes Is High
Stakes Is High
1996
Gems
Gems
Itzsoweezee (Hot)
Itzsoweezee (Hot)
1996
Breakadawn / Lovely How I Let My Mind Float
Breakadawn / Lovely How I Let My Mind Float
1993
All Good?
All Good?
2000
and the Anonymous Nobody…
and the Anonymous Nobody…
2016
Forever
Forever
2006
Clear Lake Audiotorium
Clear Lake Audiotorium
1994
Me Myself and I
Me Myself and I
1989
Eye Know
Eye Know
1989
Keepin' the Faith
Keepin' the Faith
1991
For Your Pain & Suffering
For Your Pain & Suffering
2016
Rock Co.Kane Flow
Rock Co.Kane Flow
2004
3 Feet High and Rising
3 Feet High and Rising
1989
Freedom of Speak (We Got Three Minutes)
Freedom of Speak (We Got Three Minutes)
2024
Doo Good in Church (skit)
Doo Good in Church (skit)
2025
Bigger
Bigger
2025
Day in the Sun (Gettin’ Wit U)
Day in the Sun (Gettin’ Wit U)
2025
Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
1991
Thru Ya City
Thru Ya City
2001
Say No Go
Say No Go
1989
Days Off
Days Off
2004
Get Away
Get Away
2013
Say You Gotta Believe
Say You Gotta Believe
2002
Ego Trippin' (Part Two)
Ego Trippin' (Part Two)
1993
Stakes Is High
Stakes Is High
1996
Squat!
Squat!
2000
Plug Tunin’ / Freedom of Speak
Plug Tunin’ / Freedom of Speak
1988
The Grind Date
The Grind Date
2004
The Magic Number / Buddy
The Magic Number / Buddy
1989
Fallin'
Fallin'
1993
Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
2000
Buhlo͞one Mind State
Buhlo͞one Mind State
1993
Buddy
Buddy
2023
It's Like That
It's Like That
2019
The Package
The Package
2025
AOI: Bionix
AOI: Bionix
2001
The Magic Number
The Magic Number
2023
Baby Phat
Baby Phat
2001
More Than U Know
More Than U Know
1998
Bigger / Respect
Bigger / Respect
2025
Remove 45
Remove 45
2020
4 More
4 More
1996
Jenifa (Taught Me) / Potholes in My Lawn
Jenifa (Taught Me) / Potholes in My Lawn
1988
More Supa Sweet Stakes, Baby
More Supa Sweet Stakes, Baby
1996
Shopping Bags (She Got From You)
Shopping Bags (She Got From You)
2004
Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children
Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children
1990
Name and Number
Name and Number
Sho Nuff
Sho Nuff
2016
Keep On
Keep On
2000
Breakadawn
Breakadawn
1993
God It
God It
2015
Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa / Keepin’ the Faith
Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa / Keepin’ the Faith
1991
A Roller Skating Jam Named “Saturdays”
A Roller Skating Jam Named “Saturdays”
1991