It was in 1989 when rap/hip-hop everyone talked about. Most people I knew talked about the so called gangster rap where boys from the hood and the the inner circle were going to get critical and chart access. It was also the time when De La Soul appeared on the scene with an album that changed a lot in listening to new African-American music. When the most artists in hip-hop tried to show us their bad habits De La Soul showed us the very different way. They came to my ears with their very own sound filled with samples from heavy bands like Led Zeppelin over Steely Dan to country to James Brown and funk. An album that opened my ears for something new and different. Trugoy/Jolicouer was the forming member of this fantastic and groundbreaking band and died last weekend much too early at the age of 54. Three Feet High And Rising is their legacy and still an album that works still after three decades.
Rest easy Trugoy
De La Soul - The Magic Number
De La Soul - Me Myself And I
De La Soul - This is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era
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A lovely tribute, Walter. It was really sad news and 54 is no age at all.
Like most people, I was turned onto De La Soul by that incredible debut album. These days, I am of the view that the follow-up, 'De La Soul Is Dead', is their true masterpiece.
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