De La Mix Tape: Remixes, Rarities and Classics [PA]

Performer: De La Soul
Artist: DJ Honda; Busta Rhymes; Mos Def; Prince Paul; Da Beatminerz
Producer: Jay Dee; De La Soul; Prince Paul; DJ Honda; Da Beatminerz; Skeff Anselm; Rockwilder; Jay Dee; De La Soul; Prince Paul; DJ Honda; Da Beatminerz; Barry Benson (Compilation)
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: De La Soul: Posdnous, Trugoy, Pasemaster Mase (rap vocals). Personnel: Mos Def, Truth Enola, Yankee B. (vocals); Pic Conley (flute). Additional personnel: Mos Def, Prince Paul, Busta Rhymes (rap vocals); DJ Honda, Da Beatminerz (programming). Audio Mixers: De La Soul; Prince Paul; Chris Conway; Sue Faber; Tim Latham; Troy Hightower; Bob Power. Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Steve Pokorny. Audio Remixers: Jay Dee; De La Soul; DJ Spinna; DJ Joc Max; Badmarsh & Shri. Liner Note Author: Chairman Mao. Arrangers: De La Soul; Prince Paul. Attempting to assemble every De La Soul rarity, remix, guest shot, and B-side onto one collection would be pure folly, as there are simply so many excellent tunes in the group's catalog. Since overwhelming both critics and hip-hop fans in 1989 with their seminal debut, 3 FEET HIGH & RISING, the trio has been one of the more prolific ensembles in rap, constantly collaborating with various members of the loose-knit Native Tongues collective on numerous albums, singles, and assorted compilation tracks. DE LA MIX TAPE doesn't try to be a definitive compilation (nor is it really a traditional mix tape, for that matter), but it cuts a swathe across De La Soul history. Classic album tracks, including "The Magic Number" and "Oodles of O's," share the stage with obscure cuts ("Piles and Piles of Demo Tapes Bi-Da Miles," a jazzy, flute-adorned instrumental version of 1991 single "Ring Ring Ring [Ha Ha Hey]"). Another rarity, the masterfully defiant "Trouble in the Water" (from a 1998 DJ Honda album), proves to be a highlight of this fun, funky journey through De La's past.

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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