De La Soul

<a href="/profile/delasoul" class="text-word" target="_blank" >De La Soul</a>&#8217;s iconic <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/425454-de-la-soul-and-prince-paul-join-forces-in-the-studio-stay-tuned-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">catalog of music</a>, including their legendary 1989 album 3 Feet High and Rising, will finally be available on streaming sites later this year. The plans have been in the works since <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/342687-de-la-souls-catalog-could-finally-be-heading-to-streaming-services-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Reservoir Media</a> purchased the group&#8217;s master recordings in 2021.



&#8220;We can&#8217;t believe this day is finally here,&#8221; the band said in a statement, &#8220;and we are excited to be able to share our music with fans, old and new&#8221;.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="668" src="https://editor.urbanlinx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-688516224.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-616946" srcset="https://editor.urbanlinx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-688516224.jpg 1024w, https://editor.urbanlinx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-688516224.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https://editor.urbanlinx.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-688516224.jpg?resize=768,501 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Kelvin Mercer, David Jude Jolicoeur, Vincent Mason, De La Soul, Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland, 04/04/1989. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>



De La Soul&#8217;s Posdnuos explained <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/411524-de-la-soul-still-struggling-with-album-clearance-after-spider-man-soundtrack-placement-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the hold up</a> during an interview with BBC in 2016.



&#8220;Our contracts on those early albums said specifically &#8216;vinyl and cassette,'&#8221; he said. &#8220;The wording wasn&#8217;t vague enough to lend itself to [new] music technology.&#8221;



He continued: &#8220;So once the whole age of digital music came into play, new deals needed to be cut for those entire albums.&#8221;



All-in-all, Posdnuos says that Warner Bros. &#8220;just don&#8217;t want to deal with it.&#8221;



&#8220;They&#8217;re like, &#8216;Is it worth it?&#8217; They&#8217;ve got to go through almost every song with a fine comb to make sure this sample or that sample was cleared. It&#8217;s been a very lengthy, draining process.&#8221;



The group released 3 Feet High and Rising back in March 1989. The album features many of De La Soul&#8217;s biggest songs including &#8220;Me Myself and I&#8221;, &#8220;The Magic Number&#8221;, &#8220;Buddy&#8221;, and &#8220;Eye Know.&#8221; It&#8217;s frequently cited as one of the best rap albums of all time. In 2010, the Library of Congress&#8217; National Recording Registry deemed it &#8220;culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.&#8221;



As for when specifically De La Soul&#8217;s music will be available, the group announced on social media that March 3, 2023 is the date. Check out their announcement below on Twitter.



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Alexa, what&#39;s the magic number. Full catalog release 3.3.2023 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/delasoul?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#delasoul</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/amazonmusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@amazonmusic</a> <a href="https://t.co/657U845cwf">pic.twitter.com/657U845cwf</a>&mdash; De La Soul (@WeAreDeLaSoul) <a href="https://twitter.com/WeAreDeLaSoul/status/1610276013610569730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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