Buhloone Mindstate

Performer: De La Soul
Artist: Biz Markie; Dres; Guru; Maceo Parker; Fred Wesley; Pee Wee Ellis; Busta Rhymes; Chip-Fu
Engineer: Patrick Derivaz; Tim Latham; Bob Power
Producer: De La Soul; Prince Paul; Bob Power
Distributor: Alternative Dis. Alliance

Notes: De La Soul: Posdnuos, Trugoy The Dove, Mase. Additional personnel: Shortie No Mass, Melvin Parker, Rodney Jones, Larry Goldings, Frank Wes, SDP, Takagi Kan, May May Ali. Recorded at Sorcerer Studio, Magic Shop, Unique Studio, Platinum Island, River Sound, New York. Personnel: Melvin Parker, Frank Wess, Fred Wesley, Guru, Larry Goldings, Maceo Parker, Rodney Jones, Biz Markie (rap vocals). Audio Mixers: De La Soul; Prince Paul; Bob Power. Recording information: Magic Shop; Platinum Island; River Sound; Sorcer Studio; Sorcerer Studio; Unique Studio. Illustrator: Jermaine "Griff Dogg" Griffin. Photographers: Jerome Duran; Guy Aroch. Unknown Contributor Roles: Outlaw Blues; Dres; Duke Pearson; Eddie Harris; Johnny Taylor; Takagi Kan; SDP; Grand Funk; Gregory Isaacs; Kleeer; Lou Donaldson; Lou Rawls; Michael Jackson; Milt Jackson; Parliament; Pee Wee Ellis; Shortie No Mass; Spoonie Gee; The Bar-Kays; Smokey Robinson. The third album from De La Soul, BUHLOONE MIND STATE, stresses the importance of discovery of self. Tracks like "I AM I Be" and "Ego Trippin'" force a kind of deep self-cleansing introspection. BUHLOONE MIND STATE is also another example of how lyrically challenging this group of MCs has always been. Sax legend Maceo Parker joins the crew to blow impressively on "I Be Blowin'." There are also appearances from Guru and Biz Markie. Though BUHLOONE MIND STATE isn't De La Soul's greatest-selling album, it might be the group's deepest and most creative. Its 11 songs prove that it's not quantity that counts, but quality.

Rolling Stone (12/23/93, p.156) - "...By no means have De La Soul lost the dada carnival spirit that spotlighted them in the late '80's but [they] are decidedly less gigglesome..." Spin (11/93, p.127) - Highly Recommended - "...Like sweet flavors, De La Soul grants feelings of inclusion....If you didn't get [BUHLOONE MIND STATE], you can act like you know and [De La Soul] wouldn't care--you could be in anyway..." Entertainment Weekly (10/8/93, p.52) - "...on BUHLOONE MINDSTATE, we find a more firmly rooted De La Soul....its beats are simple, but the tracks are alive with intricate layering and small touches that make them undeniably catchy...A funky smooth ride..." - Rating: A+ Vibe (11/93, p.104) - "...BUHLOONE MINDSTATE signals [De La Soul's] maturation as hip hop artists minus the pop hype and hysteria surrounding [3 FEET HIGH AND RISING]...a rap classic..." Musician (1/94, p.92) - "...BUHLOONE MINDSTATE is [De La Soul's] most focused, consistent album to date...a welcome return to form..." Village Voice (3/1/94, p.5) - Ranked #8 in the Village Voice's 1993 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll. NME (Magazine) (9/25/93, p.37) - (8) - Excellent - "...Whatever the BUHLOONE MIND STATE it's at least balanced...it's funkier, jazzier, and more irascible follow up proper..."

Skit comedy, abstract rhyming, samples from pop's left field, and a self-consciously intellectual approach to rap became hip-hop staples after De La Soul's 1989 debut, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING. But despite the group's widespread influence, no one ever has ever come close to appropriating their singular style.

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