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After years of legal battles over the rights to the majority of their discography, the entirety of De La Soul’s catalog is finally available on streaming services. De La Soul’s first six studio albums have been unavailable for ages due to a legal dispute with Tommy Boy Records. After their catalog was acquired by Reservoir […]

David Jolicoeur a.k.a. Trugoy, one third of influential New York rap group De La Soul, has passed away at the age of 54. The news was first reported by AllHipHop and The Grio. Complex reached out to De La Soul’s representative to confirm his passing. A cause of death has not been revealed and a statement […]

Will.i.am isn’t shying away from sharing his true feelings about a pair of hip-hop legends. During a recent interview with Hip Hop Confessions, the Black Eyed Peas member offered up a hot take regarding 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G.  “Like when people say 2Pac and Biggie, I’m such a Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul head […]

After decades of legal battles with Tommy Boy Records, De La Soul announced today that their full catalog will soon be available to stream everywhere. The announcement comes as the group’s original label, Tommy Boy Records, was acquired by Reservoir Music in a $100 million deal. “We’re thrilled,” said the group’s Dave “Trugoy the Dove” […]

After years of not having control of their back catalog, legendary hip-hop trio De La Soul finally owns the rights to their music. Talib Kweli took to Instagram on Saturday to confirm the news.  “Ladies and gentlemen I spoke to @djmaseo from the legendary @wearedelasoul today and it’s official,” Kweli wrote in a post. “After years of being taken advantage […]