De la soul

De la soul
De La Soul in Berlin (2004). David Jude Jolicoeur aka Dave (left), Vincent Mason aka Maseo (center) and Kelvin Mercer aka Posdnous (right)
General information
origin	Amityville , United States
Genre (s)	Alternative hip-hop , east coast hip-hop
founding	1987
Website	wearedelasoul.com
Current occupation
MC	Kelvin Mercer
MC	David Jude Jolicœur
MC	Vincent Mason

De La Soul is an American hip-hop - Trio , consisting of the rappers (* Kelvin Mercer on August 17 1969 ), David J. Jolicoeur (* 21st September 1968 ) and Vincent Mason (* 27. March 1970 ) is and was founded in 1987 in Amityville , New York .

history

Together with bands like A Tribe Called Quest and the Jungle Brothers , De La Soul formed the group of the Native Tongue Family in the late 1980s and early 1990s , a movement that dealt with social issues instead of the gangsta and ghetto lyrics that were common at the time set a friendlier image. It was called No School and / or Next School.

The three members have acquired several aliases : Kelvin Mercer bears the pseudonyms "Posdnuos", "Mercenary", "Plug Wonder Why" and "Plug One", David Jude Jolicœur "Trugoy the Dove", "Dave" and "Plug Two" , and Vincent Mason "Pasemaster Mase", "Maseo" and "Plug Three".

The music of her debut album Three Feet High and Rising , produced by Prince Paul , was characterized by samples from jazz ( jazz-rap ), rock and even country , playing with a hippie aesthetic and a sometimes very peculiar humor. For example, the title of the record was borrowed from a song by Johnny Cash . The released single Me, Myself and I became a worldwide hit.

Later the band separated from Prince Paul and either produced themselves or worked with changing producers (including J Dilla ), which was reflected in the much more common instrumentals. Nonetheless, each album was a commercial success that influenced the alternative hip-hop scene .

The 2016 album and the Anonymous Nobody ... was financed by the band through Kickstarter.com . In 2019, Kelvin Mercer, David J. Jolicœur and Vincent Mason announced that after a long dispute with their label they are now legally in a position to offer their recordings on streaming platforms. De La Soul state that they didn't feel well represented by the label.

Discography

Vincent Mason, Gods of Rap Tour 2019 in Berlin

David Jude Jolicoeur, 2019

Kelvin Mercer, 2019

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1989	3 feet high and rising	-	-	-	UK13 platinum (58 weeks)UK	US24 platinum (29 weeks)US	First published: March 13, 1989 Sales: + 1,300,000
1991	De La Soul Is Dead	DE12 (21 weeks) DE	AT20 (12 weeks) AT	CH17 (10 weeks) CH	UK7 (11 weeks) UK	US26th gold (17 weeks)US	First published: May 13, 1991 Sales: + 500,000
1993	Buhloone Mindstate	-	-	-	UK37 (2 weeks) UK	US40 (7 weeks) US	First published: September 24, 1993
1996	Stakes is high	DE91 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	UK42 (2 weeks) UK	US13 (9 weeks) US	First published: July 2, 1996
2000	Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump	DE16 (9 weeks) DE	AT31 (3 weeks) AT	CH25 (12 weeks) CH	UK22nd silver (6 weeks)UK	US9 (12 weeks) US	First published: August 8, 2000 Sales: + 60,000
2001	AOI: Bionix	-	-	CH60 (5 weeks) CH	-	US136 (1 week) US	First published: December 4, 2001
2004	The Grind Date	-	-	CH89 (1 week) CH	-	US87 (5 weeks) US	First published: October 5, 2004
2016	and the Anonymous Nobody	DE22 (2 weeks) DE	AT34 (1 week) AT	CH12 (3 weeks) CH	UK16 (2 weeks) UK	US12 (3 weeks) US	First published: August 26, 2016

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2003	The best of	-	-	-	UK17th gold (15 weeks)UK	-	First published: June 2003 Sales: + 100,000

More albums

• 1998: De La Remix
• 2003: Timeless: The Singles Collection
• 2004: Live at Tramps, NYC, 1996
• 2004: De La Mix Tape: Remixes, Rarities and Classics
• 2006: The Impossible: Mission TV Series - Pt. 1
• 2009: Are You In ?: Nike + Original Run

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1989	Me Myself and I 3 Feet High and Rising	DE16 (16 weeks) DE	AT21 (4 weeks) AT	CH22 (7 weeks) CH	UK22 (8 weeks) UK	US34 gold (17 weeks)US	First published: March 1989 Sales: + 500,000
	Eye Know 3 Feet High and Rising	-	-	CH28 (2 weeks) CH	UK14 (10 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 1989
	Say No Go 3 Feet High and Rising	-	-	-	UK18 (7 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 1989
	The Magic Number / Buddy 3 Feet High and Rising	-	-	-	UK7 (9 weeks) UK	-	First published: December 1989
1991	Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) De La Soul Is Dead	DE8 (19 weeks) DE	AT10 (12 weeks) AT	CH1 (19 weeks) CH	UK10 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 1991
	A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" De La Soul Is Dead	DE37 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH17 (5 weeks) CH	UK22 (5 weeks) UK	-	First release: July 1991 feat. Q-tip
	Keepin 'the Faith De La Soul Is Dead	-	-	CH12 (8 weeks) CH	UK50 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 1991
1993	Breakadawn Buhloone Mindstate	-	-	-	UK39 (3 weeks) UK	US76 (5 weeks) US	First published: September 1993
1996	Stakes Is High Stakes Is High	-	-	-	UK55 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 1996
1997	4 More Stakes Is High	-	-	-	UK52 (2 weeks) UK	-	First release: February 1997 feat. Zhané
2000	Oooh. Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump	DE52 (7 weeks) DE	-	CH94 (1 week) CH	UK29 (2 weeks) UK	-	First release: July 2000 feat. Redman
	All good? Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump	DE76 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH64 (9 weeks) CH	UK33 (3 weeks) UK	US96 (3 weeks) US	First release: November 2000 feat. Chaka Khan
2001	Thru Ya City Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump	-	-	-	UK90 (1 week) UK	-	First release: June 2001 feat. Aka Khrist
2002	Baby Phat AOI: Bionix	-	-	-	UK55 (2 weeks) UK	-	First release: February 2002 feat. Devin the dude
2003	Shoomp The Grind Date	-	-	-	UK85 (1 week) UK	-	First release: November 2003 feat. Sean Paul
2004	Shopping Bags (She Got from You) The Grind Date	-	-	-	UK80 (1 week) UK	-	First published: October 2004

Singles as guest musicians

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1990	Mamma Gave Birth to the Soul Children All Hail the Queen	-	-	-	UK14 (7 weeks) UK	-	First release: March 1990 Queen Latifah feat. De la soul
1994	Fallin ' Judgment Night (OST)	-	-	-	UK59 (2 weeks) UK	-	First release: March 1994 Teenage Fanclub feat. De la soul
2005	Feel Good Inc. Demon Days	DE8 (20 weeks) DE	AT4 (31 weeks) AT	CH12 (22 weeks) CH	UK2 × 2 Double platinum (48 weeks)UK	US14th gold (45 weeks)US	First release: May 9, 2005 Gorillaz feat. De la soul

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United States (RIAA)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	2,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver1	gold1	3 × platinum3	1,660,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	silver1	4 × gold4th	4 × platinum4th

Web links

Commons : De La Soul  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• We Are De La Soul Official Website
• De La Soul at laut.de
• De La Soul at Allmusic (English)
• De La Soul at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ De La Soul can now stream their 80s records. Retrieved August 29, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US