 De La Soul is simply one of hip-hop's most creative groups.
While hip-hop has changed dramatically in the dozen years since De La Soul's introduction into the music world, the trio from Long Island has remained fresh and everlasting, a supreme counterpoint to all of hip-hop's trends through the years. De La Soul is in the ,unique position of having influenced a generation of hip-hop artists with truly original albums like Three Feet High & Rising and De La Soul Is Dead, and still continuing to resonate with contemporary fans with more recent albums like Stakes Is High and Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump.
It is that versatility, that instinctive need to constantly create, that makes De La Soul who they are. De La Soul. Of the soul. For the people.
"We're just trying to have fun doing the songs," says Posdnuos about the modus operandi behind AOI: Bionix. "We're really focusing on making music people can really feel right now, music that's expressive but still has feeling, and I think Bionix does that really well."
This winter, De La Soul embark on the second round of the Spitkickers tour with Biz Markie. With the momentum of AOI: Bionix, it will be an event not to miss. "I like where we're at right now," says Dave. "Even when its not an album, we're always creating something. Creation is a big part of our day-to-day and that feels good."
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