1. "mine" In response to Reply # 0 Thu Apr-12-12 12:02 AM by Bblock
3 is the magic number say no go eye know keepin' the faith (remix) much more baby phat ego trippin' stakes is high & remix ring ring ring (ha ha ha) plug tunin' & remix potholes in my lawn
life always offers you a 2nd chance...it's called tomorrow. use it wisely
3. "10. Ain't hip to be labelled a hippie" In response to Reply # 0
9. Turn it out (off the "Osmosis Jones" Sdtrk) 8. Breakadawn 7. D.A.I.S.Y. Age 6. This is a recording 4 living in a fulltime era (L.I.F.E.) 5. The hustle (De La Soul and Da Beatminerz of the "America is dying slowly" CD) 4. Change in speak 3. Dog eat dog 2. Plug Tunin' (original 12" version) 1. Potholes in my lawn
4. "Bitties? Um, if you was to flip on 45 so I can dance to it..." In response to Reply # 0
Ego Trippin' Pt.3(egoristic mix) Bitties In The BK Lounge Eye Know Supa Emcees Trying People Rock Co.Kane Flow Declaration I Am I Be Trouble In The Water Sh.Fe.MCs
9. "over 10 but here it is...+Notes" In response to Reply # 0
Eye Know -My #1 All time Fav. Dela Joint. Much More -This is more about Dilla than Dela Itzsoweezee -Made Trugoy one of my Fav. Rappers over all. Pony Ride -2 words- Truth Enola. Church -This is more about 9th than Dela Dog Eat Dog -Really loved the chorus Jenifa Taught Me - he said "went to her house/aroused my joust/Jenifa oh Jenny" Oodles of O's - Really dug the beat. Afro Connections at Hi Five - Really dug the beat and rhyme patterns. Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa - Really dug the message Ring Ring Ring - Rocked this song on stage with them and sang the hook+last verse! My greatest hip hop memory ever! Big Brother Beat -This is all about Mos Def style fresh like baby's breath. Stakes is High -Because the vid. featured Q-Tip say "The Native Tongues Have Officially Been Reinstated. Bionix -The beat is crazy Trying People -Love the verses/message.
10. "RE: Your favorite 5-10 De La tracks" In response to Reply # 0
Buddy w/Jungle Brothers & Q-Tip Plug Tunin' Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa Pass the Plugs Ego Trippin' Pt. II In the Woods w/Shorty No Mas I Am I Be Sh.Fe.Mcs w/A Tribe Called Quest Stakes Is High Dinninit Stakes Is High Remix w/Mos Def & Truth Enola Sweet Dreams I Can't Call It Foolin' Watch Out Rock Co.Kane Flow w/DOOM
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13. "RE: man, i coudnt even attempt this..." In response to Reply # 12 Thu Apr-12-12 07:53 PM by Brew
Right? R-Tistic gave me freedom to list 30 above and I'm hesitant to even attempt that. Just no chance I don't leave something off I'd be pissed at myself about.
I CAN say, though, that Eye Know is in the top 3, I think...probably. That's the best I can do.
I was thinking about the AOIs earlier this week. Though I agree that they probably both could've used like...3 or maybe 4 less tracks, what I like about them is that I feel like Mosaic Thump has a "summer" vibe to it, while Bionix has an obvious "winter" feel to it. It's like they made them for me to listen to during each of those seasons. I can't really explain it outside of that but I still love each of them for different reasons.
17. "Obviously this is nearly impossible" In response to Reply # 0
But here's my tentative, 3 minute list:
Pass the Plugs (this shit is just tooo dope. Even Paul's little bars are classic) I Am, I Be (Some of Pos' best work) Oodles of O's Pease Porridge Brakes Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) Breakadawn Eye Know Sunshine Stakes Is High
No order. But Pass The Plugs/I Am, I Be are generally my top 2
18. "RE: Your favorite 5-10 De La tracks" In response to Reply # 0
1. Ego Trippin II 2. Ego Trippin III 3. Trying People 4. Roller Skating Jam Called Saturday 5. Lovely How I Let My Mind Float 6. I Am I Be 7. Eye Know 8. Breakadawn 9. The Bizness 10. I Can't Call It
------< First pitch hit deep left field just foul. The second pitch driven deep right field just foul. On the third pitch...like Pete Rock and CL Smooth he straightened it out. Deep center for a home run. - Stuart Scott
19. "RE: Your favorite 5-10 De La tracks" In response to Reply # 0
Potholes in my lawn Ego Trippn' Buddy RMX I am I be Keepin the faith Millie Pulled a pistol on Santa Eye Know Bitties in the BK lounge Pass the peas Plug Tuning
Breakadawn Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa Ego Trippin' (Part Two) The Grind Date Stakes Is High Itsoweezee (Hot) The Bizness (w/Common) Rock Co.kane Flow (FT. MF Doom) Eye Know Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
"I'm one of the world's great survivors. I'll always survive because I've got the right combination of wit, grit and bullshit."
25. "Very arduous task here, but off the top of my head....." In response to Reply # 0
1. Pass the Plugs (my all time fav from De La) 2. A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays (probably have listened to this song more than any other De La song)
The rest in no particular order: Ego Trippin Part 2 I Am I Be Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa Stakes is High Eye Know Ring Ring Ring Me, Myself, and I Rock Cocaine Flow All Good?
Oops, that was 11, but I could put another 11 here that would be equal in quality...
I still haven't heard all the de la I need to only owning Stakes, is dead, bionix, and grind date, and hearing various singles, but of those 4, Trying People is my shit.
If you don't like Trying People kill ya self, then decline reincarnation and work at the front desk of purgatory.
28. "RE: Your favorite 5-10 De La tracks" In response to Reply # 0
1. Buddy (long version w. all the native tongues) 2. Me Myself & I 3. Ha Ha Hey 4. Say No Go 5. A Roller Saktign Jam Named "Saturdays" 6. Ego Trippin (part II) 7. I Am I Be 8. Keepin' The Faith 9. Breakadawn 10. Oodles of O's
30. "My 10" In response to Reply # 0 Mon Apr-23-12 08:55 AM by Dr Claw
1. "Me, Myself & I" (Video/Radio Mix) 2. "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (Album Mix) 3. "Say No Go" (Album Mix -- there's an ill remix of this that misses the cut) 4. "A Rollerskating Jam Called Saturdays" 5. "Keepin' The Faith" 6. "Stakes Is High" 7. "Breakadawn" 8. "The Future" 9. "View" 10. "Ain't Hip To Be Labeled A Hippie" (good looks, c71)
this list could spiral well into 20-25 tracks, when I really scour their catalog. some notes:
2, 4, 5 - pretty much shows the dominance of De La Soul Is Dead on this list... 10 basically belongs to 3 Ft. High and Rising's ouevre, but it's a B-Side not too many people heard unless they got the remaster from the 2000s. DLSID had the most fun(ky) songs as a collection over their whole catalog... I dig that they went less on the motif that dominated their first record (which probably got them that "hippies" tag as much as their fashion style) and picked up on the vibe of "Say No Go" and "Me Myself and I" which I thought was really what made De La Soul go.
2 - I always found it annoying that De La's first videos/songs released for an album had "refined" versus what was on the album. #1 listed above was WAAAAAAAAY better than the album version, since Mase let the Funkadelic record ride longer on the hook instead of Transformer-ing it every other number of bars. In the case of "Ring Ring Ring"... I liked the simple Whatnauts/Impeach The President mashup rather than the drowned-out video version.
8 - opener to THE GRIND DATE that reminded me a lot of the stuff from the AOI records, but they really turned it up on the swing tip...the Switch vocals were pretty wild, that made you feel like the sun was about to rise before your eyes.
9 - not a single (to my knowledge) but it was a great showcase for Posdnous to get loose.
also, I think De La really never had a WACK single. they usually were a good draw to the album, even Bionix, which was their first album to get the pans. I could have just been lazy and listed up their singles or 12" versions of those.
33. "Thanks for adding this." In response to Reply # 30
>8 - opener to THE GRIND DATE that reminded me a lot of the stuff from >the AOI records, but they really turned it up on the swing tip...the >Switch vocals were pretty wild, that made you feel like the sun was >about to rise before your eyes.
The Future is just about my favorite post-2000 De La track. The way the beat creeps in, both verses are excellent, the beat is fire but subtle enough to let them both ride it.
Love that track. Saw a De La show around the time Grind Date was released and they opened with it. Was a great opener.
31. "RE: Your favorite 5-10 De La tracks" In response to Reply # 0
1. stone age 2. bitties in the bk lounge 3. tread water 4. buddy remix 5. trying people 6. my brother's a basehead 7. say no go 8. betta listen 8. big brother beat 10. church
34. "Hell yea @ "Betta Listen"..." In response to Reply # 31
>1. stone age >2. bitties in the bk lounge >3. tread water >4. buddy remix >5. trying people >6. my brother's a basehead >7. say no go >8. betta listen >8. big brother beat >10. church
That track is amazing. "Man, the flag was lowered, so my wood was raised/followed by shieldin' of my buildin' to protect me from the blaze..."
35. "Let's get it..........." In response to Reply # 0
In particular order
Stakes Is High (both versions) Verbal Clap Plug Tunin Freedom of Speak Jenifa Thru Ya City Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa Oodles of Ooooos Eye Know Me, Myself & I
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