When the new school finds this it’ll be too late for them. 
Grown folk REAL MUSIC 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Little Brother - Whatever You Say

AOI: Bionix

Trying People

*****G-FUNK/R'N'B*****

♫♪♫└A FUNKY CALI BABY♫♪♫

(*$*)Real G-Funk & Gangsta Dope(*$*)

L.A/Bay Area Representz 

CALI BOUNCE HOMIE

Shade Sheist Feat Mr.Criminal & Don Dolla Keep It G... Make That Bang (OGFUNKWEST Remix)

[Intro]
Summer heat on my block today
Got that feeling everything's gonna be okay

[Verse 1]
Woke up to the sound of speakers being set
Kids already playing, mamas cooking, you can bet
Mr. Johnson from next door bringing out his grill
While my cousin Tony's setting up his turntable skills
Every single neighbor pitching in to make it right
Even Mrs. Peterson baked her famous apple pies, aight
People I ain't seen in months coming through to say hey
This the kind of happiness money can't buy today
See my old friend Marcus rolling up with ice and drinks
While his brother Jason got the basketball, what you think?
Little ones are jumping rope, some are drawing with chalk
Big kids playing double dutch, everybody wants to talk
Unity in my community, that's what makes me smile
Gonna keep this vibe forever, let it last a while

[Chorus]
When my people come together, ain't nothing better
Block party happiness gonna last forever
(When we come together, ain't nothing better)
(Block party happiness gonna last forever)

[Verse 2]
Four o'clock and now the party's really getting live
DJ spinning classics that make everybody rise
Uncle Pete's doing his dance moves from back in the day
While Aunt Marie's telling stories making everybody sway
Smell of BBQ floating through the summer air
Everybody eating good and willing how to share
This the type of day that makes me forget my stress
When we all unite together man we truly blessed
Looking 'round I see the smiles on familiar faces
No fake love here just genuine embraces

[Breakdown]
[DJ Scratch: "Block-block-block party!"]
Let me tell you 'bout this feeling
[Scratch: "Happiness!"]
Can't nobody take it from me
[Scratch: "Together!"]
This is what we live for
[Scratch: "Family!"]

[Long Rap Verse]
Now let me break it down and paint this picture crystal clear
About how my block became the spot that brought us all right here
Started early morning, saw my neighbors one by one
Setting up their tables, getting ready for the fun
Miss Garcia brought her famous rice and beans to share
While little Tommy and his crew set up the chairs with care
Pastor Williams blessed the food before we all dig in
And that's when magic started happening, now begin
To understand this feeling deeper than just having fun
It's generations coming through since way back when it begun
My grandma used to tell me 'bout these parties long ago
Now I'm living in that moment, letting happiness flow
Every single person got a story they can tell
About how this block party rings just like a freedom bell
Teaching kids our traditions, showing them the way
How to keep the spirit living strong another day

[Chorus]
When my people come together, ain't nothing better
Block party happiness gonna last forever
(When we come together, ain't nothing better)
(Block party happiness gonna last forever)

[Outro]
As the sun goes down, we still ain't ready to quit
'Cause this kind of happiness, yeah, this is it

Unity Vibe

Ragtime Hightimes

Sunglasses

Connected

Downtime

Be Alright

Happiness

Fan-Tas-Tic, Vol. 2

Players

Get Dis Money

The Shining

So Far to Go (feat. Common & D'Angelo)

https://linktr.ee/wearedelasoul

De La Soul is back—but did they ever really leave? After delivering their seminal debut 3 Feet High and Rising in 1989 with the production genius of Prince Paul, the New York City-bred trio of Posdnuos (Pos), Dave and Maseo went on to further impact Hip Hop culture with five more groundbreaking albums: De La Soul Is Dead (1991), Buhloone Mindstate (1993), Stakes Is High (1996), Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump (2000) and AOI: Bionix (2001). But once the digital age exploded in the late ‘90s, De La Soul’s celebrated catalog was unavailable to stream. As the decades passed, the tight-knit group forged ahead anyway—touring the world, connecting with their adoring fanbase and making music on their own terms. Following 2004’s The Grind Date, De La Soul took a hiatus from making albums, but joined The Gorillaz on the track “Feel Good Inc” which won them a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Collaboration.  In 2015, the group raised over $600,000 on Kickstarter from fans to independently release their album and the Anonymous Nobody, which was their first #1 on the Rap Albums chart, and was also nominated for a Best Rap Album Grammy.   

However, the demand for unreleased De La Soul music was palpable and the cry for access to the first six albums grew louder. Unfortunately, De La Soul was stuck riding a roller coaster of stalled negotiations, dashed hopes and dead-end conversations with their old label, and the group nearly gave up. 

"We have lived without the music up for long, these six albums haven’t been up—ever,” Pos says. “We got used to knowing they weren’t up.” In June of 2021, Tommy Boy Music was acquired by Reservoir, giving De La Soul’s catalog a new home.  In March of 2023, the six missing albums were finally available to stream.  But sadly, right before the catalog release, Dave, the beloved member of De La Soul, passed away. Though bittersweet, De La Soul preserves his legacy and the ongoing impact of their music. 

As iconic songs such as “The Magic Number”, found new life in the film Spiderman: No Way Home in 2021, De La Soul continues to resonate with a diverse population of people. 

As Pos notes, “We’ve noticed over the past several years of tour like, ‘Wow, there’s a father here with his child who also is here with their child. ‘We’re generational. To me, there’s nothing more gratifying than that. That means something. That’s telling about a group. What we were doing wasn’t just stuck to that time.”

“We really naturally been that group for everyone,” Pos says. “It was never about we’re just here for this community, that community, this set of people or these certain fans of Hip Hop culture. We see music as music. We’ve been very resilient, even being a group that didn’t have our music up [on streaming platforms]. We still had these beautiful opportunities through young people finding out about us through a commercial or Spider-Man. Now that it can all be there for people to gravitate to, I’m really happy about that.” 

De La Soul's impact on the musical landscape is immeasurable, with 3 Feet High and Rising widely regarded as one of the most influential albums of its era. Pioneering inventive sampling, playful lyrics, and eclectic beats, the album broke new ground and set a standard for creativity in the genre. Recognizing its cultural significance, the album was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.

Trying People

De La Soul

Recent comments

Zevlove

WeatherMan🌦️XXL

Joseph Smith

Q.Rock639//Canhead Records

Related tracks