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De La Soul pioneered a new sound and direction for rap in the 80s and 90s. Now that their music is

finally coming to streaming services, how will Dayla Sol speak to a new generation of

hip-hop fans? They were one of the first groups to help me discover sampling, and help me discover other music.

And in terms of just sampling as an art form alone, I think they moved it into a whole new dimension.

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I'm your host, Jason Johnson.

Their government names were David Jug Jollicor, Vincent Mason, and Calvin Mercer. But to

rap fans, they'll forever be known as Trugoy, Pazdenus, and Maceo of the legendary hip-hop group, De La Soul.

Their music helped expand the vision about what rap was, the message it could carry, and

the people it could reach, with classic albums like Three Feet High and Rising,

Day Left Soul is dead and stakes is high. The songs of Day Left Soul struck a chord

with millions of fans from high school lunchrooms all the way to the White House. Here's a clip of them performing. of

fans from high school lunch rooms all the way to the White House.

Here's a clip of them performing their classic,

Me, myself, and I for President Obama in 2016. All right, y'all. All right, y'all.

Y'all, y'all.

Come on, Kagan, come on,

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