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| Released | May 13, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Studio | Calliope Studios, New York City | |||
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| Length | 73:49 | |||
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De La Soul Is Dead is the second studio album by American hip hop group De La Soul, released on May 13, 1991.[2][3] The album was produced by Prince Paul, whose work on 3 Feet High and Rising was highly praised by music critics. The album was one of the first to receive a five-mic rating in the hip-hop magazine The Source,[4] and it was also selected as one of The Source's "100 Best Albums" in 1998.[5] The album's cover refers to the death of the "D.A.I.S.Y." (Da Inner Sound, Y'all) age, or a distancing from several cultures including hippies and mainstream hip hop.[6]
In 2020, Rolling Stone placed the album at number 228 on their "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list.[7]
- ^ "50 Greatest East Coast Hip-Hop Albums of the 1990s". The Boombox. October 20, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ Hernandez, Victoria (11 May 2016). "De La Soul Reflects On Da Inna Sound For 25th Anniversary Of "De La Soul Is Dead"". HipHopDX. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Allah, Sha Be (May 13, 2022). "De La Soul Dropped Their Second LP 'De La Soul Is Dead' 31 Years Ago". The Source.
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