- Intro
- Oodles of O's
- Talkin' Bout Hey Love
- Pease Porridge
- Skit 1
- Johnny's Dead AKA Vincent Mason (Live From The...)
- A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'
- WRMS' Dedication To The Bitty
- Bitties In The BK Lounge
- Skit 2
- My Brother's A Basehead
- Let, Let Me In
- Afro Connections At A Hi 5 (In The Eyes of...)
- Rap De Rap Show
- Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa
- Who Do U Worship?
- Skit 3
- Kicked Out The House
- Pass The Plugs
- Not Over Till The Fat Lady Plays The Demo
- Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
- WRMS: Cat's In Control
- Skit 4
- Shwingalokate
- Fanatic of The B Word
- Keepin' The Faith
- Skit 5
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0810098502962
Bobby Simmons Vocals
LaShawn Vocals
Tonya Vocals
Charlie Brown Vocals
Divine Styler Vocals
Russell Simmons Vocals
Vinia Mojica Vocals,Featured Artist
Prince Paul Vocals
Lisle Leete Vocals,Keyboards
Jungle Brothers Vocals
Jennette Vocals
Naima Vocals
Q-Tip Vocals,Featured Artist
Maseo Vocals,Scratching
Baby Chris Vocals
Chi-Ali Vocals
Tiffany Vocals
Alexis Vocals
Posdnuos Vocals
Squirrel Vocals
Donnis Vocals
Mista Lawnge Vocals
Jarobi White Vocals
Trugoy the Dove Vocals
Monique Vocals
Mike Teelucksingh Vocals
Kim Carter Vocals
Anne Roberts Vocals
Renee King Vocals
Almond Joy Vocals
dRes Vocals
Michael Small Vocals
Cat Jackson Vocals
Chris Height Vocals
DJ Aub Vocals
Mikey Roads Vocals
Ronald Chavelier Vocals
Tesha Sills Vocals
Jimmy McCracklin Composer
Kevin McCord Composer
Billy "Bass" Nelson Composer
Clarence Paul Composer
Clint Ballard, Jr. Composer
Eddie Hazel Composer
Donald Kinsey Composer
Edna Wright Composer
Serge Gainsbourg Composer
De La Soul Producer
Robby Krieger Composer
Jean-Claude Vannier Composer
Rod Temperton Composer
Ronald Isley Composer
Lowell Fulson Composer
Prince Paul Producer
Lisle Leete Mixing
Rudolph Isley Composer
Ralph Kinsey Composer
O'Kelly Isley Composer
George Clinton Composer
Al Goodhart Composer
Tom Waits Composer
Stevie Wonder Composer
Glenn Skinner Composer
Bill Nelson Composer
Kelvin Mercer Composer
Joe Sample Composer
Morris Broadnax Composer
Al Hoffman Composer
Herbert Magidson Composer
Melvin Jones Composer
Tom Coyne Mastering
Dave Jolicoeur Composer,Lyricist
Bob Powers Mixing
Vincent Mason Composer
Kenton Nix Composer
Paul Huston Composer
Jonathan Davis Composer
Joseph Buckingham Jr. Illustrations
Mark Hicks Composer
Danny Webster Composer
Larry Farrow Composer
Chris Irwin Mixing
Starleana Young Composer
Mark Weinberg Design
Carolyn Johns Composer
Jeff Perry Composer
Al Watts Mixing
Mike Teelucksingh Mixing
Ray Turner Composer
Tom Lockett Composer
Grace Cook Composer
Andres Titus Composer
Rodney Mathews Composer
Pat Gordon Mixing
Mark Adams Composer
Anthony Sanders Mixing
William Smith Composer
Brian Birthwright Composer
Melvyn Jones Composer
Tee Mario Mixing
Steve Arrington Composer
Tim Lathan Mixing
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Overview
On their notorious second album, De La Soul went to great lengths to debunk the daisy-age hippie image they'd been pigeonholed with, titling the record De La Soul Is Dead and putting a picture of wilting daisies in a broken flowerpot on the cover. Critics and fans alike were puzzled as to why the group was seemingly rejecting what had been hailed as the future of hip-hop, and neither the reviews nor the charts were kind to the album. It isn't that De La try to remake their sound here -- Dead keeps the skit-heavy structure of the debut, and the surreal tone and inventive sampling techniques are still very much in evidence. But, despite a few lighthearted moments ("Bitties in the BK Lounge," the disco-flavored "A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'"), a distinct note of bitterness has crept into De La's once-sunny outlook. On the one hand, they're willing to take on more serious subject matter; two of the album's most powerful moments are the unsettling incest tale "Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa" and Posdnuos' drug-addiction chronicle "My Brother's a Basehead," both true-life occurrences. Yet other tracks betray a brittle, insular state of mind; one running skit features a group of street thugs who ultimately throw the album in the trash for not having enough pimps, guns, or curse words. There are vicious parodies of hip-house and hardcore rap, and the single "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" complains about being harassed into listening to lousy demo tapes. Plus, the negativity of the bizarre, half-sung "Johnny's Dead" and the hostile narrator on "Who Do U Worship?" seemingly comes out of nowhere. Dead is clearly the product of a group staggering under the weight of expectations, yet even if it's less cohesive and engaging, it's still often fascinating in spite of its flaws. ~ Steve Huey
Product Details
Release Date: | 04/07/2023 |
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Label: | Chrysalis Records |
UPC: | 0810098502962 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
De La Soul Primary Artist,VocalsBobby Simmons Vocals
LaShawn Vocals
Tonya Vocals
Charlie Brown Vocals
Divine Styler Vocals
Russell Simmons Vocals
Vinia Mojica Vocals,Featured Artist
Prince Paul Vocals
Lisle Leete Vocals,Keyboards
Jungle Brothers Vocals
Jennette Vocals
Naima Vocals
Q-Tip Vocals,Featured Artist
Maseo Vocals,Scratching
Baby Chris Vocals
Chi-Ali Vocals
Tiffany Vocals
Alexis Vocals
Posdnuos Vocals
Squirrel Vocals
Donnis Vocals
Mista Lawnge Vocals
Jarobi White Vocals
Trugoy the Dove Vocals
Monique Vocals
Mike Teelucksingh Vocals
Kim Carter Vocals
Anne Roberts Vocals
Renee King Vocals
Almond Joy Vocals
dRes Vocals
Michael Small Vocals
Cat Jackson Vocals
Chris Height Vocals
DJ Aub Vocals
Mikey Roads Vocals
Ronald Chavelier Vocals
Tesha Sills Vocals
Technical Credits
Bob Marley ComposerJimmy McCracklin Composer
Kevin McCord Composer
Billy "Bass" Nelson Composer
Clarence Paul Composer
Clint Ballard, Jr. Composer
Eddie Hazel Composer
Donald Kinsey Composer
Edna Wright Composer
Serge Gainsbourg Composer
De La Soul Producer
Robby Krieger Composer
Jean-Claude Vannier Composer
Rod Temperton Composer
Ronald Isley Composer
Lowell Fulson Composer
Prince Paul Producer
Lisle Leete Mixing
Rudolph Isley Composer
Ralph Kinsey Composer
O'Kelly Isley Composer
George Clinton Composer
Al Goodhart Composer
Tom Waits Composer
Stevie Wonder Composer
Glenn Skinner Composer
Bill Nelson Composer
Kelvin Mercer Composer
Joe Sample Composer
Morris Broadnax Composer
Al Hoffman Composer
Herbert Magidson Composer
Melvin Jones Composer
Tom Coyne Mastering
Dave Jolicoeur Composer,Lyricist
Bob Powers Mixing
Vincent Mason Composer
Kenton Nix Composer
Paul Huston Composer
Jonathan Davis Composer
Joseph Buckingham Jr. Illustrations
Mark Hicks Composer
Danny Webster Composer
Larry Farrow Composer
Chris Irwin Mixing
Starleana Young Composer
Mark Weinberg Design
Carolyn Johns Composer
Jeff Perry Composer
Al Watts Mixing
Mike Teelucksingh Mixing
Ray Turner Composer
Tom Lockett Composer
Grace Cook Composer
Andres Titus Composer
Rodney Mathews Composer
Pat Gordon Mixing
Mark Adams Composer
Anthony Sanders Mixing
William Smith Composer
Brian Birthwright Composer
Melvyn Jones Composer
Tee Mario Mixing
Steve Arrington Composer
Tim Lathan Mixing
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