Oh hell yes: At long last, De La Soul's entire catalogue will be available digitally
One of the best and most influential groups in hip-hop history will finally see its deep well of music hit streaming services in 2021

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De La Soul live onstage in 2019 Photo: Gonzales Photo/Thomas Rasmussen/PYMCA-Avalon/Universal Images Group
It’s the return of the D.A.I.S.Y. age! Well, not exactly, but it is a kind of justice for anyone interested in the legacy of one of rap’s greatest. Almost three years ago, The A.V. Club published its Power Hour on De La Soul, a feature meant to showcase the breadth and artistry of an act in just 60 minutes’ worth of music. At the time, we bemoaned the legal purgatory in which the group’s catalogue seemed to be mired, a thorny mess of sampling rights and intellectual property arguments that prevented the distribution of most of De La’s music on streaming services. But thankfully, our long national nightmare is over: Very soon, anyone should be able to access the entirety of the act’s back catalogue online.