De La Soul is a massively influential hip hop group, hailing from Amityville, Long Island, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap subgenre. The members are Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos, Mercenary, Plug Wonder Why, Plug One), David Jude Jolicœur (Trugoy the Dove, Dave, Plug Two) and Vincent Mason (Pasemaster Mase, Maseo, Plug Three). The three formed the group in high school and caught the attention of producer Paul Huston (Prince Paul) with a demo tape of the song "Plug Tunin'". Their debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising (1989), was a critical smash that saw the group labeled hippies due to the message of peace and love.
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De La Soul

Hello boys and girls. welcome to your de la soul readalong storybook!
When you hear this sound... * ...that means turn the page.
And now we begin our exciting adventure of... de la soul is dead.

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Playground honeys:
- oh my god, vanilla ice...
- he's so fly!
- the boy is so good.
- did you see his body?
- he could dance too.
- he could.
- he's better than any rapper i ever seen!
- and plus his dancers!
- he's so jammin'!

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Jeff: yo, what's up?
Honeys: yo, jeff, where you been, man?
Jeff: guess what i just found, i just found a de la soul tape in the garbage.
Honeys: for real? let's hear it!
Jeff: no!
Honeys: aww, be like that!

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Mista lawnge: what's up, cocksnot? how ya doing, buddy?
Honeys: cocksnot? you gonna let him call you that? sucker!
Jeff: leave me alone!
Lawnge: what do we have here?
Jeff: nothing!
Lawnge: listen, you little arsenio hall gum having punk!
Honeys: oooh! you let him call you arsenio! oooh!
Lawnge: i want the tape!
Jeff: it's mine!
Honeys: oh, he played you! jeff's getting played! jeff! jeff! bodyslam him, jeff!

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Lawnge: now! i've got the new de la soul tape! hey dicksnot, buttcrust, get over here!
D.j. aub: what's up baby?
Mase: coolin'!
Lawnge: i just got this de la soul tape, man, slamming. where's the box? the box!
Mase: so, yo, let's get with the shilsnihilsnobilsno!
Aub: i got the bidox, let's do this like brutus!

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...28. for those who have all four answers correct, you will recieve
A specially selected grand prize. thanks, and goodnight, for three feet
High and rising, this is don newkirk.