- hip hop, boom bap, conscious hip hop
- 74 min
- 27 tracks
- BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.
De La Soul Is Dead is the second studio album by American hip hop group De La Soul, released on May 14, 1991. The album was produced by Prince Paul, whose work on 3 Feet High and Rising was highly praised by music critics.
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Character-led, spare, grave and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyC+
- Los Angeles Times3/5 ★
- NME6/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5 ★
- The Source5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10
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Tracks
- 1Intro2:14
- 2Oodles of O's3:33
- 3Talkin' Bout Hey Love2:27
- 4Pease Porridge5:02
- 5Skit 10:26
- 6Johnny's Dead a.k.a. Vincent Mason (live, BK Lounge)1:57
- 7A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"4:02
- 8WRMS' Dedication to the Bitty0:46
- 9Bitties in the BK Lounge5:40
- 10Skit 20:31
- 11My Brother's a Basehead4:20
- 12Let, Let Me In3:26
- 13Afro Connections at a Hi 5 (In the Eye of the Hoodlum)4:03
- 14Rap De Rap Show2:20
- 15Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa4:09
- 16Who Do U Worship2:00
- 17Skit 30:33
- 18Kicked Out the House1:56
- 19Pass the Plugs3:30
- 20Not Over Till the Fat Lady Plays the Demo1:30
- 21Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)5:06
- 22WRMS: Cat's in Control0:34
- 23Skit 40:12
- 24Shwingalokate4:13
- 25Fanatic of the B Word4:09
- 26Keepin' the Faith4:45
- 27Skit 50:33
27 tracks, 74 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- De La Soul
- Label
- BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.
- Released
- 1991
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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