Hip-hop innovators De La Soul played a key role in extending the parameters of
rap with adventurous samples and clever rhymes which had a major impact on
subsequent rap artists, most notably Black Eyed Peas and Mos Def. Founded by
Posdnuos (real name: Kelvin Mercer), Trugoy the Dove (David Jolicoeur), and
Maseo (Vincent Mason), the trio first got together in school in 1988. They were
discovered by producer Paul Huston - aka Prince Paul - who went on to work on
their 1989 debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, which was noted to have
re-written the rap formula with classic tracks li...