You summed up this white girl's love of hip hop and the occasional ire that came with it beautifully. Stakes is High was definitely De La's best, though Wu, Mobb Deep, Heiroglyphics, and Aceyalone were my bread and butter. If anyone wanted to stop me from enjoying hip hop, they were going to have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.
You summed up this white girl's love of hip hop and the occasional ire that came with it beautifully. Stakes is High was definitely De La's best, though Wu, Mobb Deep, Heiroglyphics, and Aceyalone were my bread and butter. If anyone wanted to stop me from enjoying hip hop, they were going to have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.
Stakes is High is definitely my post played de la album, so paired back and impactful.
You may enjoy this: https://slate.com/culture/2016/07/de-la-soul-stakes-is-high-and-hip-hops-nostalgia-problem.html