{"id":179403,"date":"2023-03-13T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=179403"},"modified":"2023-03-12T19:19:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T18:19:02","slug":"video-de-la-soul-reflects-on-their-catalog-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-de-la-soul-reflects-on-their-catalog-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: De La Soul Reflects On Their Catalog &#038; Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xOt5SVuDQyk\" width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><em>We was just three spaced kids who felt like we was doing something special<\/em><\/strong>,\u201d <strong>Trugoy the Dove<\/strong> <strong>(Dave Jolicoeur<\/strong>), one-third of pioneering Long Island rap trio <strong>De La Soul<\/strong>, told Apple Music in 2018.<em><strong> \u201cIt felt good to stand out, but we were immersed in what hip-hop was at that time\u2014the culture, the music, everything.\u201d<\/strong> <\/em>The fact that Trugoy passed away in February 2023, mere weeks before De La Soul\u2019s catalog finally became available on streaming, dampened what should have been a celebration decades in the making.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"179405\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-de-la-soul-reflects-on-their-catalog-legacy\/dela-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dela.png?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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