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.

Listen to De La Soul at Finetune.

• (2008)  The Grind Date
• (2000)  Art Official Intelligence:Mosaic Thump
• (1996)  Stakes is High
• (1993)  Buhloone Mind State
• (1991)  De La Soul is Dead
• (1989)  3 Feet High and Rising

• Me Myself And I
• Oooh (Feat. Redman)
• The Magic Number
• All Good (Feat. Chaka Khan)
• Buddy

• A Tribe Called Quest
• Beastie Boys
• Gang Starr
• EPMD
• Public Enemy
• Queen Latifah
• Jungle Brothers
• Brand Nubian
• The Roots (Rap)
• Common
• Mos Def
• RUN-DMC
• OutKast
• Jurassic 5
• Leaders Of The New School
• Stereo Mc's
• Digable Planets
• Poor Righteous Teachers
• Monie Love
• Arrested Development

• loveless
• demetri26
• vario
• DrSka
• hannibalchew
• Soulfood2
• Buckydb
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• tenbux
• bobbydigital04
• Coldspring
• moleman
• knatti
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• ztryqer
• chiiq
• Akshay
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• ramonkawa
• Terror_Bear
• mcanabalb
• metafouric
• platinumpresto
• johndrossjr
• DewrayWii
• Coexist
• myurbanradio
• xamount
• jgilchri
• Wattsian
• akhinoam
• Orkis
• donsonic
• nickeloss
• Iamwrath
• awol1000
• pvd723
• hostile
• ArsonOne
• neoviper
• jrmoretti

• ladyleo1996 on 2007-08-06 11:26:31.700:
  I miss you guys. Come back and show the up and coming rappers how it's done...
• sameXchick on 2007-07-18 08:12:49.890:
  *squeeeeeee* the best rappas evar, O yesh.
• Rapcat on 2007-04-30 22:04:02.113:
  These guys are dope fool.
• MetalHeadMike on 2007-03-21 13:41:38.640:
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