On this week's episode, The Guys are digging into the dirt of the flower pot to discover what happened to De La Soul on their sophomore release, "De La Soul Is Dead". The Guys discuss the music, the skits, and the samples, as well as the context of the album within De La Soul's career.

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Referenced in this episode

"De La Soul on Grief, Gorillaz and Never Giving Up" by Stevie Chick: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/14/hip-hop-de-la-soul-grief-gorillaz-trugoy

"De La Soul Is Streaming" by Oliver Wang at NPR: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/03/1160667344/de-la-soul-streaming-guide

Season 1, episode 6 of the "What Had Happened Was Podcast with Open Mike Eagle", with Prince Paul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/de-la-soul-is-dead/id1520209791?i=1000487159405

Episode 90 of the 60 Songs That Explain the 90s podcast with Rob Harvilla: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1XIsiHbZLPvE0RpynaAzzE?si=-3dEXpRLTquv3fu5ekjnHw

"Me, Myself, and I" Live at Tramps in New York City, 1996: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmZrTaJENIY

"Feel Good, Inc.", Gorillaz feat. De La Soul, Live at Coachella: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9RTJIrM57o

"Cool As Ice", Riff Trax: https://tubitv.com/movies/458519/rifftrax-cool-as-ice

Songs featured in this episode

"Buddy (feat. Q-Tip, The Jungle Brothers)" by De La Soul

"Plug Tunin'" by De La Soul

"Written On The Wall" by The Invitations

"I'm Shook" by James Brown

"Chopsticks (The Liberace Show)" by Liberace

"Rock De La Stet" by Stetsasonic

"Five Feet High And Rising" by Johnny Cash

"Eye Know (feat. Otis Redding)" by De La Soul

"Me Myself And I" by De La Soul

"(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic

"Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" by De La Soul

"Fanatic Of The B Word (feat. Dres)" by De La Soul

"A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays' (feat. Q-Tip)" by De La Soul

"Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa" by De La Soul

"My Brother's A Basehead" by De La Soul

"Breakadawn" by De La Soul

"All Good" by De La Soul

"Feel Good, Inc. (feat. De La Soul)" by Gorillaz

"Too Many Puppies" by Primus

"Eye Patch" by De La Soul

"Saturdays In The Park" by Chicago

"I'll Stay" by Funkadelic

"Oodles Of O's" by De La Soul

"Hihache" by Lafayette Afro-Rock Band

"Diamonds On My Windshield" by Tom Waits

"Talkin' Bout Hey Love" by De La Soul

"Hey Love" by Stevie Wonder

"Les oubliettes" by Serge Gainsbourg

"Pease Porridge" by De La Soul

"Pease Porridge Hot" by Harrell & Sharron Lucky

"Black-Eyed Susan Brown" by Brother Bones

"Afro Connections At A High 5 (In The Eyes Of A Hoodlum)" by De La Soul

"Pass The Plugs" by De La Soul

"Kicked Out The House" by De La Soul

"Long Island Degrees" by De La Soul