De La Soul

As expected , The Jungle Brothers DID bring out members of the Native Tongues (and others) last night at SOB's (2/7), but that did not include many of the "invited guests". Read More

Giving himself a framework of talking about the untouched, Homeboy Sandman achieves his goal with an effortless-seeming ability. Read More

I'm absolutely loving the animated videos De La Soul's Posdnuos and Dave have been dropping off their forthcoming, First Serve, project. Read More

The Native Tongues reunion show tonight is initiated by the Jungle Brothers. Read More

De La Soul's Plug 1 and Plug 2 give us First Serve , a hip-hop duo from Queens. Read More

Now, two-thirds of the group (Plug 2/Dave and Plug 1/Pos) are undertaking a new endeavor with the creation of First Serve. Read More

If one were to mention J Dilla to a casual rap fan, they may not immediately recognize the name, but they most certainly heard his production and influences in some shape or form over the past decade. Read More

When De La Soul got pissed about the way rap music was heading in the early-to-mid '90s, they would record fiery joints like the classic fuck-mainstream-music anthem "Stakes is High." But now that two members of the group, Plug 1 and Plug 2, are a bit older and freewheelin' in their newly formed First Serve outfit, their approach has changed. Read More

As all three JB's perform together for the first time in years, DX asks Mike G about the likelihood of all the Natives showing support and rebuilding on their golden-era collective legacy. Read More

Sure, the internet has made musical generalists out of us all, with everything from Indonesian degung , Renaissance madrigals and Lil' Kim right at our fingertips, but let's face it, even serious music geeks have blind spots. Read More