{"id":395555,"date":"2025-11-21T22:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T22:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/395555\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T22:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T22:15:16","slug":"de-la-soul-cabin-in-the-sky-review-hip-hop-legends-pay-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/395555\/","title":{"rendered":"De La Soul: ‘Cabin In The Sky’ review \u2014 hip-hop legends pay respect"},"content":{"rendered":"

De La Soul\u2019s<\/a> 1989 album 3 Feet High and Rising is one of the greatest hip-hop records of all time. It was released at an important time in the rise of the genre, and along with their contemporaries A Tribe Called Quest<\/a>, De La Soul helped change the landscape of hip-hop forever.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s been 10 years since the release of De La Soul’s last record And The Anonymous Nobody<\/a> \u2026 and in every aspect Cabin in the Sky<\/a> is a sharper offering. While I was listening I kept smiling \u2014 it’s a fun record! This is also the group’s first album without founding member David Jolicoeur (aka Trugoy The Dove.)<\/a> It plays double duty as a joyful hip-hop album and a moving tribute to Trugoy The Dove.<\/p>\n

\u201cDay In The Sun (Getting\u2019 wit U)\u201d is a highlight of the album, and brings positivity in spades. It also plays as a reminder of how important De La Soul has been to so many artists. Q-tip (from A Tribe Called Quest) uses his time on the track to reflect on his ups and downs during his friendship with Trugoy. This is a great track, and reminds us all to \u201cnever front on a day with some sunshine\u201d \u2014 a real reminder that any day that you\u2019re alive is a good day.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cDifferent World\u201d discusses themes of life and death, change, and the unknown. This is another touching tribute to Trugoy. The line \u201call I can do is bite my lip \/ and feel blessed to have you steering the ship \/ from a different world\u201d speaks volumes.<\/p>\n

\u201cRun It Back!!\u201d takes its foundation from a sample of The Police\u2019s \u201cEvery Little Thing She Does Is Magic\u201d and hits a solid flow. This would be a rousing track to witness live.<\/p>\n

The guest list on this record is insane. Nas<\/a>, Q-Tip<\/a>, Slick Rick<\/a>, Black Thought<\/a>, DJ Premier<\/a>, Giancarlo Esposito<\/a> \u2014 the list goes on and on. Every guest spot adds something special, and in a time where a featured spot on a hip-hop album is pretty much mandatory, it\u2019s fresh to hear it really mean something and not just be a way to push a single. For these behemoths of the genre to lend their time and pay tribute to an artist they respected really shines through and adds to the brilliance of this record.<\/p>\n

At the end of Cabin in the Sky it’s abundantly clear that De La Soul is one of the best in the genre. Their influence on hip-hop is next to unparalleled, and they still sound as fresh now as they did in 1989. It\u2019s a record that celebrates life, art, friendship and everything in between.<\/p>\n

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