- hip hop, conscious, conscious hip hop
- 68 min
- 17 tracks
- Tommy Boy
Stakes Is High is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group De La Soul. It was released on July 2, 1996, through Tommy Boy Records. The album marked a change in the group's sound and direction, as it was their first release not produced in collaboration with Prince Paul.
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Character
Spare, character-led, classical in form and grave.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- Muzik4.5/5 ★
- NME6/10
- RapReviews10/10
- Rolling Stone2/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Spin6/10
- Tiny Mix Tapes4/5 ★
- The Village VoiceB+
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Tracks
- 1Intro2:36
- 2Supa Emcees3:40
- 3The Bizness5:42
- 4Wonce Again Long Island3:39
- 5Dinninit4:21
- 6Brakes4:07
- 7Dog Eat Dog3:38
- 8Baby Baby Baby Baby Ooh Baby2:08
- 9Long Island Degrees3:27
- 10Betta Listen4:28
- 11Itzsoweezee (Hot)4:48
- 124 More4:18
- 13Big Brother Beat3:43
- 14Down Syndrome3:04
- 15Pony Ride5:27
- 16Stakes Is High5:31
- 17Sunshine3:41
17 tracks, 68 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- De La Soul
- Label
- Tommy Boy
- Released
- 1996
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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