De La Soul is an American hip hop hip hop music group formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York.
With its playful wordplay, innovative sampling, and witty skits, the band's debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, has been hailed as a hip-hop masterpiece. It is also the band's biggest commercial success to date, with their subsequent albums selling progressively less, despite receiving high praise from critics. A measure of 3 Feet High and... [read more] - Big Brother Beat
[Featuring Mos Def] Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha ha Ha! Ha ha ha ha Ah ha ha ha ah ha ha ha ha ha!! Intro/Chorus: De La + Mos Def Now this goes out to all area clicks Centralized and way out in the sticks Remember to...
- Dinninnit
Now where the ladies at? "Yo we're chillin' over here" And all the fellas? "Takin over this year" I heard the party's round here right? "You know that's right" Dinninit yo hey hey hey Now where the ladies at?...
- 4 More
[Featuring Zhane] [Never gonna give up on you] We gonna do it like this [Just a little bit] Like that [just a little bit] Zhane [just a little bit] De La [just a little bit] c'mon] [Chorus]: I'll never give you up No...
- Wonce Again Long Island
[Pos Plug Wonder Why] (What the hell do you wanna be when you grow up?) I wanna be a supa emcee (Well you're already that) so let me step up to bat Attack a hit to go beyond this age of rap counterfeits Out of the...
- Betta Listen
[Listen all you fellas here's what good love is] [Listen all you fellas the kind she understands] [Listen all you fellas then you won't have to worry no no more] [Listen all you fellas you betta listen] [you...
- Sunshine
(high on sunshine lightin' my way) [Dove] and yes y'all you are about to build witness from the lands of Long Island takin' you to the sky's survival I am your captain ain't no lie on this endless joruney to...
- Supa Emcees
Chorus: (Slick Rick sample from MC Ricky D and Doug E. Fresh's "La Di Da Di") Hey whatever happened to the *emcees* Times done changed for the *emcees* Every woman and man wanna *emcee* But for what I tell you...
- Intro
(When I) (First heard) (Criminal) (Minded) (I was in...) (Damn where was I?) (...seventh grade) (Battlin' this other emcee) (Smokin' a blunt and drinkin' a 40 down lower East Side with my niggas) (I have no idea...
- Dog Eat Dog
It's a dog eat dog competition (no doubt) I'll be gone like you're wishin (and i'm out) 'Cause i ain't got time For hangin around When you're ***in' my love In all the wrong places It's a dog eat dog competition (no...
- Brakes
There's a lot of people out here Who just don't know What plays a factor In movin' heads and toes It be them hits Hangin' out of them stereo kits Whether cassette radio or cd bits Mix tapes from the best Going on and...
- Stakes Is High
POS: The instamatic focal point bringing damage to your boroughs Be some brothers from the east with some beats that be thorough Got the solar gravitation so I'm bound to pull it I gets down like brothers are found...
- Down Syndrome
[Pos] I be that mind blessin blessin these lessons we've ignited Want to bring it to my face man you're cordially invited cause I've cited you posess no science in your thinking So I'm gonna (never) you're blinking!...
- Long Island Degrees
Verse One Maseo It's strong island for real where the critters run wild the prefix is 516 the top of the dial trhough the L.I. Sound to the villa down under and across the globe I heard a lot of folks wonderin' so...
- Pony Ride
featuring Truth Enola Ah hah ha hah hah (4X) *sung* Just stop takin me for a ride.. (c'mon c'mon c'mon) *sung* All I wanna do is take my time.. (take your time baby take your time baby c'mon) *sung* Just stop...
- The Bizness
[Featuring Common] Intro: Common (Craig Mack sample from "Get Down") And and bass up the track a little bit Cuz I I'm here I wanna hear that boom bish boom knowhatI'msayin? Yeah yeah you know the bizness Common...
- Itzsoweezee
Intro: Great all dedication Mos Def affiliation Adequate representation This is the phat presentation De La dedication Common Sense collaborations Peace to all of you Haitians Check it out Chorus: repeat 2X If money...
- Baby Baby Baby Baby Ooh Baby
Intro: Ohh there go that bullshit again You heard that shit? Nah I ain't hear that That's that bullshit from the other day They done took the Buffalo Girls beat and changed it all around They playin themselves! Verse...
- My Brother's A Basehead
(Make the bass come out so clear) POS: This song does not contain explicit lyrics but what it does contain is an udesired element. This element is known as the basehead the lowest of lowest of all elements that...
- Bitties In The BK Lounge
Part One: Yo man let me make some Cpt. Krunch man alright Yo man we have any milk? Yeah what time is it? I don't know what day is it? Don't know well I'll tell you. Well it was a Wednesday me and Boss Hog was...
- Skit 1
INTRO Hello boys and girls. Welcome to your De La Soul readalong storybook! When you hear this sound... * ...that means turn the page. And now we begin our exciting adventure of... De La Soul is Dead. * PLAYGROUND...
- Shwingalokate
(On and on at two steps ahead) (On and on at two steps ahead) (Three steps ahead) (Three steps ahead) POS: (What's the subject?) The Shwingalo hot damn (Is Posdnuos gonna start?) I am I am (And by the order of...
- Afro Connections At A Hi 5 (In The Eyes Of The Hoodlum)
POS: This is dedicated to all those hardcore acts. DOVE: Yeah you know them brothers that we used to look up to that fell the *** off. MASE: And now they doing all that R'n'B sh..(crocker!) DOVE: You mean Rhthym...
- Rap De Rap Show
(Here we go.) THE DOO DOO MAN: How y'all feelin' out there! You're listening to the Rap De Rap show and I'm the Doo Doo Man playing all the slammin' rap tunes for all you Mack Daddies and Mackettes so hold tight for...
- Not Over Till The Fat Lady Plays The Demo
DOVE: Standing on the corner building. Seen the path. Looking at the corner streetlight walking and waiting for my brother to come over and then someone tapped me on my shoulder. 180 degrees I did. Oh my... what?...
- Keepin The Faith
DOVE: Jody got a cat but she won't let it out Oh tough luck 'cause it makes Jack pout Waiting on the wins he moves to the next Searching for the cheese looking for the text In the Big Blue in search of the skins...
- Pass The Plugs
(This time put it in mellow) Pass the peas like they used to say Pass the peas like they used to say Pass the peas like they used to say Pass the peas like they used to say (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha) POS: First P is...
- Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
"Yes this is Miss Renee King from Philadelphia. I want you to please give me a call on area code 215 222 4209 and I'm calling in reference to the music business. Thank you." DOVE: Hey how ya doin' Sorry ya can't get...
- Oodles Of O's
DOVE: Oodles and oodles of O's you know You get 'em from my sister You get 'em from my bro All I is is man and once an embryo Am I solid gold? I don't cast a glow Yes I guess it's reflex Some have no control I'd...
- WRMS: Cat's In Control
If it's not De La Slow then it's not WRMS. Where Cat's in control twisting and tuning until you're purr fectly content. Special cat call goes out to the suckers at the donut shop. Thanks for serving it to me dark...
- WRMS' Dedication To The Bitty
SQUIRREL: We've just played fifteen minutes of commercial free music. Of course you're listening to WRMS FM and we play nothing but De La Slow music. We're coming up on the hour of ten o'clock. It's a full moon and...
- Talkin' Bout Hey Love
(The radio is so clear in here.) (Hey) POS AND ANN ROBERTS: Hey Love Talkin' bout Hey Love Wanna be your push and shove Pop popcorn up above Move me like Soul when I say Go to a club around the way And see my Hey DJ...
- Johnny's Dead AKA Vincent Mason (Live From The BK Lounge)
DOVE: This one is a short rendition in which me and pianist mate of mine by the name of Prince Paul... I shall not relieve I mean reveal my identity... (Girl in background: That's not funny.) So I think we shall...
- Kicked Out The House
DOVE: In no way are we trying to disrespect any sort of house or club music but we're just glad that we're not doing it. And if we were this is how it would go. (I can't be your lover) (I can't) Kicked out the...
- Pease Porridge
SCHEMING PUNK PINOCCHIOS: (Bobby Simmons and Prince Paul) Yo gee. Yo word up gee man. Yo man you heard about that club called the Donut Hill B? Yeah man I heard it's kinda fly man. Yo man Rakim...
- Who Do U Worship
RONALD CHEVALIER: Aha! What a beautiful day in the concrete jungle. I think I'll go down to Goliath and just be a ***in' dickhead! Damn I feel good today. I'm looking forward to going and just beating the shit out...
- Cool Breeze On The Rocks
Cool breeze Rock that shit homie Rock Lyte as a Rock A a a a a as a rock Cool breeze Rockin' it rockin' it Rock You gotta rock it Keep on rockin' Rock's the best Rockin' music Cool breeze The king Of rock'n'roll...
- A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"
[Featuring Q Tip] (And rollerskates) (And rollerskates) (And rollerskates) Q TIP: Girl meets boy on Thursday night Boy was high girl fly like kite They hold hands until next day Boy then lets go hit his way Boy...
- Fanatic Of The B Word
[Featuring Mike G Dres] MIKE G: Ha ha! Ah yeah! Got it going on like a big old fat high hard on! (Hooo weee!) Black Sheep in the house sweet daddy Mr. Lawnge in the house my man the Dres in the house you know...
- Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa
"If you will suck my soul I will lick your funky emotions" This is the stylin' for a little that sounds silly But nothin' silly about triflin' times of Millie Millie a Brooklyn Queen originally from Philly Complete...
- Hsubakcits
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- Stickabush
Stickabush stickabush stickabush stickabush Stickabush stickabush stickabush stickabush Stickabush stickabush stickabush stickabush Stickabush stickabush stickabush stickabush Stickabush stickabush...
- The Dawn Brings Smoke
(Ah one two ah one two) (Ah one two ah one two) (Ah one two ah one two) (Ah one two ah one two) (Breakadawn breakadawn) (Breakadawn breakadawn) (Breakadawn breakadawn) (Breakadawn breakadawn)
- Ego Trippin' (Part Two)
DOVE: I'm buggin' POS: E ghostbusters DOVE: Mercy mercy (ego trip ego trip) Mercy! (ego trip ego trip) Mercy!!! MASE: Aaah!!! Aaah!!! Aaah!!! Aaah!!! Aaah!!! Aaah!!! Aaah!!! Aaah!!! Aaah!!! Aaah!!! Aaah!!!...
- Paul's Revenge
(Yo yo yo do it!) PAUL: Yo what up. It's Paul. Got ten minutes each. I'm here... to get this piece to redo it or there's one we left for you... whatever whatever you said I agree. That's why I was to get tore...
- I Be Blowin'
[Featuring Maceo Parker] MACEO PARKER: (I am Maceo. I be blowin' the soul out of this horn) [Instrumental track with light tambourine/hi hat beat in background children playing on a city playground]
- Stone Age
featuring BizMarkie * BizMarkie starts out the song beatboxing while De La Soul chants the words "I'll beatbox" * [Dove] Ah mic test one two [BizM] Aww man I check it better [DeLa] Ah whatcha mean BizMarkie? Whatcha...
- Breakadawn
Ah one two ah one two Ah one two ah one two "Breakadawn.. breakadawn.." Ah one two ah one two (repeat 6X) Verse One: Posdonus I was born in the Boogie Down catscan where my building fell down on the rats and...
- Patti Dooke
(Why do we have to cross over?) (Why are niggas always crossing over huh?) (I mean what's the matter?) (They can accept our music as long as they can't see our faces?) (One Two One Two; You got it) Wootah! GURU:...
- 3 Days Later
POS: Smoothed out without the R and B (Mercy) Come on! (Mercy) Come on y'all! (Mercy) Come on! There's no R and B in this song So come along fly children come along Come along fly children come along Come along fly...
- I Am I Be
Verse 1 I am Posdnous I be the new generation of slaves here to make papes to buy a record exec rakes the pile of revenue I create But I guess I don't get a cut cuz my rent's a month late Product of a North Carolina...
- Dave Has A Problem... Seriously
DAVE HAS A PROBLEM... SERIOUSLY DOVE: Yo Merc it's Dave you there? Hello. Hello Merc. Hello. Hello Merc. Hello. Merc hello. Hello. Hello Merc. Hello. Hello. Hello Merc. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello....
- Area
(I can just remember the number...) DOVE: Just another area POS: For me to patrol DOVE: Just another area POS: That shows I got soul DOVE: Just another area POS: For me to patrol DOVE: Just another area POS: That...
- Eye Patch
(Thank you thank you and for my latest basket of cherries here it goes baby!) Mess up my mind mess up my mind mess up my mind wit the eye patch Mess up my mind mess up my mind mess up my mind wit the eye...
- En Focus
(Biofeedback) POS: Ya go beats meats son Sheep I can't cook but being a cook I'm servin' much to eat I got multiple stabs of jazzy Sassafrassy as I caught the fame of soul Years after mama had me tell ya gladly I...
- In The Woods
(Say party over here party over here) (Say party over there party over there) (Say party over here party over here) (Say party over there party over there) (Say party over here party over here) (Say party over...
- So Good
[Chaka Khan]Oooh noo-ohhh, noo-ohhhOooh noo-ohhh, noo-ohhh!Oooh noo-ohhh, noo-ohhhOooh noo-ohhh, noo-ohhh!Chorus: Chaka Khan (repeat 2X)It ain't all good, and that's the truthThangs ain't goin like you think they...
- Me Myself And I
ME MYSELF AND I De La SoulDOVE: Mirror, mirror on the wall Tell me, mirror, what is wrong? Can it be my De La clothes Or is it just my De La song? What I do ain't make-beleive People say I sit and try But whan it...
- Baby Phat
- This Is A Recording For Living In A Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)
(This is a recording) (Life) POS: Living in everyday is something Something everyday like this is our livin' DOVE: Giving something sheer for the crowd is our major Major to the crowd is to hear what we're givin'...
- Ghetto Thang
POS: (Mary had a little lamb) That's a fib she had two twins though And one crib Now she's only fourteen what a start But this defect is ground common in these parts Now life in this world can be such a bitch And...
- Buddy
DOVE: Hello Meany meany meany meany (Say What?) Meany meany meany meany (Say What?) Meany meany meany meany mean Meany meany meany meany (Say What?) Meany meany meany meany (Say What?) Meany meany...
- Change In Speak
CHANGE IN SPEAK POS: Once again it's time to bite more soul A flavor you will savor in your soul Wax is distributed and then sold So watch it turn bring your next of kin soul P.A. Mase has rocked it on the console...
- Do As De La Does
(Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Uh huh! All right now! Oh yeah! Yo! Word! Oh! Yeah! Uh huh!) MASE: Yo yo yo yo! We got De La Soul in the house the producer Prince Paul P.A. Mase and I wanna know one thing! Yo yo! You gotta...
- Description
DOVE: I am Trugoy A Dove like boy Could wingspread But instead I will employ MASE: Me the Plug Three Or Baby Huey I eat up All ketchup For its tendency POS: I am Plug One I'm 19 years young I love peace Well at...
- Can U Keep A Secret
Ahh yeah ah ah ah Prince Paul likes Buddy Posdnuos likes Buddy Trugoy likes Buddy Mase likes Buddy Wouldn't you like to Buddy too? Ooh Prince Paul needs a haircut Mase needs a haircut Posdnuos needs a haircut Trugoy...
- Potholes In My Lawn
Yo something's wrong here. No not again!) (Get the daisies for the...) Potholes in my lawn DOVE: Everybody's sayin' What to do when suckin' lunatics start diggin' and chewin' They don't know that the Soul don't go...
- De La Orgee
DOVE: This is De La Orgee... (Various male and female grunting panting and screaming sounds including...) (It's in there.) (Say you like it. Tell me you like it.) (I like it oh I like it) (More! More!) (What's my...
- The Magic Number
POS: 3 That's the Magic Number Yes it is It's the magic number Somewhere in this hip hop soul community Was born 3 Mase Dove and me And that's the magic number (What does it all mean?) Difficult preaching is...
- Plug Tunin
(And now for my next number I'd like to return to the classics. Perhaps the most famous classic in all the world of music...) DOVE: The first time around you didn't quite understand our new style of speak. (Don't...
- Tread Water
DOVE: I was walking on the water when I saw a crocodile He had daisies in his hat so I stopped him for a while He delivered me a message a *** to soothe my stage What it was was more then plug up dosage More...
- I Can Do Anything (Delacratic)
(It's Delacratic) If I want to I could jump off this building. (It's Delacratic) I could hold two pieces of doo doo in my hand. (It's Delacratic) I could call everybody in that room a rubberneck. (It's Delacratic)...
- Transmitting Live From Mars
(Ecoutez. A midi.) (Quel heure est il? Il est midi.) (C'est l'heure de dejeuner. Qu'est ce qu'il y a a manger?) (Il y a saucisse sans doute.) (Ecoutez et repetez. A midi.) (Quel heure est il?) (Quel heure) (Quel...
- A Little Bit Of Soap
Please listen to this simple De La style I'm gonna sing It's strongly directed to all the misery you're bringing Now I'm not all about dissing someone else personnel But there's no quota on your odor That's right...
- D.A.I.S.Y. Age
(Woah. Stay stay stay) (Daisy! Daisy!) (I love daisies I love daisies I love pushing up your favourite daisies) (Daisy!) (This is Posdnuos the president of a paragraph) POS: Paragraph President President...
- Take It Off
(It's hurting.) (Smell your breath!) (You smell like Jabba.) (Your nose is what's doing it.) (You're talking into the recording... YO!) (Okay Lucky start it off.) Take take take take take it off... Take it off take...
- Eye Know
POS: Greetings girl and welcome to my world of phrase I'm right up to bat It's a Daisy Age and you're about to walk top stage So wipe your Lottos on the mat Hip hop love this is and don't mind when I quiz your...
- Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)
Verse 1 Access to her cove lovestruck was my mode Took a look dropped my textbook Jenifa...oh! Breakfast broke it fast she was in my English class Asked for notes rocked my boat Jenifa...oh! Jenny lost her...
- Say No Go
POS: Now let's get right on down to the skit A baby is brought into a world of pits And if it could've talked that soon In the delivery room It would've asked the nurse for a hit The reason for this? The mother is a...
- Plug Tunin' (12" Version)
MASE: Yo Pos and Dove stand clear to be plugged up into line one and two So y'all can flaunt the new style of speak (And good luck to both of you) Plug One Plug Two Plug One Plug Two Plug One Plug Two Plug One...
- Rock Co.Kane Flow
[Posdonus]Up in them five-star tellies and two mic rhymesbe them average MC's of the timesUnlike them, we craft gemsSo systematically inclined to pen lineswithout sayin a producer's name, all over the trackYeah I said...
- No
[Yummy]I never can say goodbyeNo no n-no I, never can say goodbyeI, I don't know the rest[Posdonus]We those pros, we never procrastinate (ah)Them guardians they shouldn't let you get past the gateWatch out dawg, the...
- The Future
[1:24 long intro saying "we are the future" repeatedly][Intro: sampled vocals]We are singing, you this messageThrough our music, reaching for a, brave and brighternew tomorrow, is the futureWe must make it, safe and...
- The Grind Date
if the meek shall inherit the earthand not the weaklet me inherit the street, *** ityou know what I mean?I mean I love life man, you know what I meanlife is beautiful, it's just the shit in it that's ***ed upit's...
- It's Like That
[Dave]It's like, New York without a New York yanksBetter yet, New York without the New York franksIt's like hot summers without no A.COr never hitting numbers when you go to A.CIt's like six years of your life, go ask...
- Church
[Spoken Intro - Spike Lee]Peace - this is Spike LeeA.k.a. Shelton Jackson LeeA.k.a. loving husband and fatherof Tonya and Satchel and JacksonI'm here with De La SoulA.k.a. De La, a.k.a. The PlugsWe're about to get in...
- Verbal Clap
"You out there? Louder! Well clap your hands to what he's doing On tempo Jack"[Posdonus]NYC gave you the ball, so how you gonna hate us?We creators of them East coast starsIf you ask me I'll tell you there's no...
- Days Of Our Lives
[Common]Uh, yeah, uh, yeah, uh[Chorus: De La] + (Common)[Dave] Yo how the days of your life go Com? (I'm just tryin to be) [Pos] That's it? (Stayin focused so my mind is free)[Dave] Watch the problems of the world go...
- Much More
"And what we have is much more than they can see"{*scratched: "ladies and gentlemen" - "here we go again"*}[DJ Premier]No doubt, y'all care anymore, about this hip-hop man?I mean, how far will you punk mother***ers...
- He Comes
"Oh, whaddya know? He comes"[Posdonus]Down, like water, fresh out the clouds clownDrown you like terrible weatherNobody does it better than I, so approved by Carly SimonMost rappers is real hard, but still hardly...
- Come On Down
[Flava Flav]Look man! You're botherin me GI got shit to do right now, aight?This is for De La Soul, y'knahmsayin?Word up I got shit to do you test tube baby! {*laughing*}Check one two, check one twoDe La Soul, is now...
- Shopping Bags (She Got From You)
(We not goin to JC Penney's, we not goin to Macy's either)[Chorus: Daniel Wallace]Shopping bags they weigh down her armPopping tags and collars her charmAll them things she got, she got from youAll them things she...
- Brainwashed Follower
JEFF: Yo yo hey man ain't you guys um Plug One? Plug Two? Potholes in my Lawn? You're those weird guys De La Soul right? DOVE: Yeah what's up little man how you feeling I'm Dove how you feeling. POS: Yo...
- What's More
(Mercer) Plug One Plug Two Plug One Plug Two Plug One Plug Two Plug One POS: Tell me what's more essential Rap lines party past nine Or reading which is fundamental Tell me what's more pollution Black fog...
- Ain't Hip To Be Labelled A Hippie
POS: In America today People think they know the way Of the Soul De La is on the road To blink and clear the hay Behind the line of inner fine We 've explained this time and time Daisies don't mean everything Daisies...
- Oooh
[Redman] *Party people, your dreams have now been fulfilledGet your***up, and let's get illThat's right y'all, we more than rough, we callin your bluffAnd when it comes to rhymes... (Brick City)[Pos]Yo, don't...
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