The O2

Still going strong after hitting the hip hop scene in 1987, the almighty trio De La Soul will be hitting the indigO2 stage this December!

The group rocked us with their De La songs full of inscrutable samplings, whimsically irreverent lyrics, social commentary, light rhythm and laid back rhymes. They have gained respect within and outside the hip hop community with their contributions to rap, as well as jazz, funk, soul and alternative genres. Not only are their musical innovations acclaimed and respected worldwide, but they paved a path for many alternative rap groups to come after them.

1989 saw them release their debut album ‘3 Feet High and Rising’. The release was an undeniable smash hit and was quickly hailed as the future of hip hop. The album sounded like nothing else in hip-hop and presented a clear alternative to the hardcore rap that was dominating hip hop at the time. The album features the birth of De La Soul hits including ‘You Showed Me’, ‘The Magic Number’, ‘Me Myself and I’ and ‘D.A.I.S.Y age’.

In 1991 De La Soul release their second album ‘De La Soul is Dead’. The album spawned several singles with more serious tones like "My Brother's a Basehead" commentary on drug abuse, the dark tale of "Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa" about young girl who could no longer take the incestuous sexual abuse from her father, and the lead single "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)," a story about the varied people who used De La's recent fame to try and launch their own careers.
They went on the release albums, ‘Buhloone Mindstate’ in 1993, ‘Stakes Is High’ in 1996 ‘Art Official Intelligence’ in 2000 and then ‘The Grind State’ in 2004. Since then they have also collaborated with Gorillaz on the hit single "Feel Good Inc." in 2005 which won a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Collaboration after being nominated for a total of three Grammys.

Support on the night will be 'L' and Clement Marfo & The Frontline. 

Come down and see them raise the roof, it’s a gig you don’t want to miss!