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After taking essentially their whole careers to do so, the entire catalog of De La Soul‘s is finally back in their possession. And, finally, the legendary trio’s first six albums — 3 Feet High and Rising (1989), De La Soul Is Dead (1991), Buhloone Mindstate (1993), Stakes Is High (1996), Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump (2000), and AOI: Bionix (2001) — have hit the DSPs today (March 3).
Trugoy the Dove, along with Vincent “Pasemaster Mase” Manson and Kelvin “Posdnuos” Mercer, formed De La Soul as high school classmates and friends in Long Island, New York in 1988. They would then released their debut album as members of the Native Tongues collective, which also included the likes of Queen Latifah, Jungle Brothers, and A Tribe Called Quest.
The group would release nine total albums, earn one platinum and two gold records, and win one Grammy Award in 2006 for their collaboration with Gorillaz, “Feel Good Inc.” Their 3 Feet High song, “The Magic Number,” was even featured as the end-credit song in 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home.
The group have sold over 5 million albums, but for decades were hampered due to legal complications related to sample clearances with their former label Tommy Boy Records. In 2021, however, Reservoir Media acquired the group’s catalog and — true to their word — cleared the way for the group’s first six albums to finally hit the streaming platforms.
Tragically, Dave would pass away on Feb. 12. At the time of this piece, a cause of death is not known, but Dave had been battling congestive heart failure for several years.
Reintroduce yourself to De La Soul, below.
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Rihanna recently released her new Savage X Fenty line at Nordstrom stores and celebrated its arrival with an event in LA. It took place at Nordstrom Century City, where RiRi chatted with reporters. One even asked her who she would want to sing the Savage X Fenty theme song if it had one.
After thinking for a few seconds, she delivered her answer. “GloRilla," she said simply. “To see a young lady who’s still grounded in who she is and where she came from, I love that." Rihanna's response doesn't come as too much of a surprise, as this isn't the first time she showed love to the Memphis rapper. In June of this year, she shared a clip of her dancing and rapping along to "TGIF," leaving her partner ASAP Rocky stunned.
Regardless, Glo took to Twitter/X yesterday to react to Rihanna's praise. "Can’t nobody tell me sh*ttttttttt," she wrote. She had a big reaction to Rihanna's aforementioned dancing video too, making it clear that she appreciated the shoutout. "RIRI OMGGGGGG," she wrote alongside a series of heart-eye emojis. "I luvvv yoouuuuuuuuu." Rihanna even went on to DM GloRilla to ask when she was dropping her album Glorious, which eventually arrived earlier this month. "You got all summer sis," Rihanna's message read. "I know dis wild hypocritical, but when the album drop?"
Rihanna isn't the only fellow female celeb who's shown GloRilla love as of late, however. Last week, Taylor Swift also took to Instagram to share a clip of herself strutting to Glo's new track with Sexyy Red "WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME" before her Miami "Eras" tour stops. What do you think of Rihanna revealing that she would choose GloRilla to perform a Savage X Fenty theme song if it had one? What about Glo's reaction to the compliment? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.
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