{"id":224409,"date":"2026-03-04T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T09:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=224409"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:59:46","slug":"de-la-soul-finally-came-to-tiny-desk-and-it-was-emotional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/de-la-soul-finally-came-to-tiny-desk-and-it-was-emotional\/","title":{"rendered":"De La Soul Finally Came to Tiny Desk &#8211; And It Was Emotional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5AVYDHTOixU?si=Dg9tI9u8RQVzN8De\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The humor of De La Soul has always been one of its calling cards. When DJ Maseo tells the Tiny Desk crowd, &#8220;Ladies and gentlemen, we&#8217;re a new group called De La Soul,&#8221; he means it as a joke. But, in so many ways, one of the most influential groups in hip-hop is new: the duties have been reassessed, the focus has shifted and the newness of The Plugs is laid plain here at the Tiny Desk.<\/p>\n<p>De La Soul came to us to celebrate a few milestones: its latest album, Cabin in the Sky, and year three of the De La catalog back under the members&#8217; control. This Tiny Desk releases on March 3, which is known as De La Soul Day. It&#8217;s all a bit bittersweet as David Jolicoeur (aka Trugoy the Dove, aka Plug Two) isn&#8217;t here with Pos and Maseo. Dave passed away in 2023, just weeks before the group&#8217;s music was finally made available on streaming platforms after a decades-long legal battle.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the planning process for this show, both remaining members were candid about what Dave would and wouldn&#8217;t approve of creatively, but remained open to ideas to honor him. The result was a thoughtful balance of classics like &#8220;Stakes is High&#8221; and &#8220;Breakadawn&#8221; with highlights from Cabin in the Sky.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"224410\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/de-la-soul-finally-came-to-tiny-desk-and-it-was-emotional\/de-la-soul-tiny-desk-concert\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/De-La-Soul-Tiny-Desk-Concert.avif\" data-orig-size=\"686,386\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"De La Soul Tiny Desk Concert\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/De-La-Soul-Tiny-Desk-Concert.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/De-La-Soul-Tiny-Desk-Concert-540x304.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-224410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/De-La-Soul-Tiny-Desk-Concert-540x304.avif 540w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/De-La-Soul-Tiny-Desk-Concert.avif 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The humor of De La Soul has always been one of its calling cards. 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