[NEW] De La Soul - "La, La, La"

These dudes still got it. This one appears on the upcoming NBA Live 10 Soundtrack.

[DOWNLOAD] De La Soul - "La, La, La"

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BEST MICHAEL JACKSON SAMPLED HIP HOP SONGS.

There's no denying Michael Jackson's impact on music. He influenced so many musicians across so many genres, it's hard to even quantify his impact. So I wanted highlight some of the greatest hip hop songs that took inspiration from the King of Pop, by sampling his music. There are some CLASSIC hip hop songs in here. Here they are, in no particular order:


Nas - "It Ain't Hard To Tell"
SAMPLE: Michael Jackson - "Human Nature"




De La Soul - "Breakadawn"
SAMPLE: Michael Jackson - "I Can't Help It"




Naughty By Nature - "O.P.P."
SAMPLE: Jackson 5 - "ABC"




Ghostface (ft. Mary J. Blige) - "All That I Got Is You"
SAMPLE: Jackson 5 - "Maybe Tomorrow"




Q-Tip - "Move"
SAMPLE: Jackson 5 - "Dancing Machine"




Kanye West - "Good Life"
SAMPLE: Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)




Jay-Z - "IZZO" (Hova)
SAMPLE: Jackson 5 - "I Want You"

STAKES IS HIGH.

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The Making of 3 Feet High & Rising.

It was 20 years ago. Can you believe that? Can you even fathom that? This album is older than some of you reading this right now, and it's one of the greatest albums ever.

In the springtime of 1989, three teenagers from Long Island released an album that changed hip hop history forever. You gotta remember, when they dropped this album, it was unlike anything anybody had heard in hip hop at the time. Rap music has an edge. Artists like Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, Slick Rick, Eric B & Rakim, Run DMC, and KRS-One reigned supreme. De La ushered in a new style and sound all their own called the "D.A.I.S.E.Y. Age", prompting the masses to call them "hippies" and label their music "alternative." With the success of the album and crossover hit "Me, Myself, and I", De La essentially launched a new jazz-inspired, positive-minded sound to the masses, which we all know as the Native Tongue sound. Although they weren't the first group out the gate (The Jungle Brothers were), they took the Native Tongue sound to new heights, which eventually helped birth groups like A Tribe Called Quest, Black Sheep, Queen Latifah, Leaders of the New School (and Busta Rhymes) and the Jungle Brothers.

To celebrate this timeless classic, the good folks at HIPHOP.COM have a nice little feature on the making of the album. They talk to De La Soul's Posdnous and Dave (formerly Trugoy the Dove), the album's producer, their fellow LI school friend and Stetsasonic member, Prince Paul, and some of their golden age contemporaries about the making of this all-time classic. This is a must read for any hip hop fan. And yes, you have to read. It's not a YouTube video. It's not an mp3. It's an article....with words. Remember those?

PART 1 | PART 2

Suite For Ma Dukes (Finale & Encore)

Don't even get me started at how mad I am for missing this. I had passes for this and was looking forward to it all week. My migraine had other ideas. Here is video from the J Dilla tribute last night called "Suite For Ma Dukes" in which a 40 piece orchestra played Jay Dee music all night. For the encore, Pos from De La and Talib did "Stakes Is High" and they go into "Fall In Love" and "The Official." What an amazing event.

De La Soul x Nike.

Every sneakerhead knows about the De La Soul x Nike Dunk SB. Shit, I even own a (legit) pair of the high tops. Respect my fresh. But did you know they're working on an album together? True story. Let me tell you about it. HHO sits down with De La to talk about their upcoming album with Nike and how the relationship came together.

EXCLUSIVE!! (c) every mixtape Dj, ever.

[NEW] De La Soul & J. Period - "Excursions 2009"

"Back in the day when I was a teenager/
Before I had status, and before I had a pager/
You could find the Abstract listening to Hip-Hop/
Pops used to say it reminded him of be-bop."

J. Period links up with De La remake a classic Tribe song. One of my favorite groups remixing another one of my favorite group's favorite songs? How can that be even remotely bad? It can't, that's how. It's better than free pancakes. (Sorry Denny's)

DOWNLOAD: De La Soul & J. Period - "Excursions 2009"

De La Soul - "Itzsoweezee"

Classic De La. Classic Dilla. Classic food fight. Mad cameos in this video.

Best of 2008: Part 1

In Part 1 of a 2 part series, ee dig back into the vaults to bring you the highlights of the year that was 2008. Interviews include Tribe, De La, Raekwon, Ghostface, Method Mad, and more. Stay tuned for Part 2 in the next week or so.

Hip Hop Rocks The Vote - Part 2

Part 2 of our three part series in which Hip Hop Rocks the Vote. In this segment rappers De La Soul, M1 from from dead prez, Jay Electronica, and Kidz In The Hall speak on stigma of voting and why it must change. Yes We Can.

Hip Hop Rocks the Vote - Part 1

Hip Hop Official teams up with Rock The Vote to talk to you favorite rap artists in the game about the impact of the upcoming election and the importance of voting. Remember to get off your ass on November 4th and get your voice heard.

VOTE
OR
DIE.

[NEW] U-N-I - "Stakes Is High" Revisted (Part 1)

The homies Y-O and Thurz team up with producer 6th Sense to remake one of the most classic classics in hip hop history, De La Soul;s "Stakes Is High" which was produced by the late great Jay Dee. This one is from Mick Boogie's mixtape, Honor Roll, in which hip-hop's current crop of talent remakes legendary hip hop songs of the artists honored by VH1's Hip Hop Honors. You can (and should) download that mixtape here.

DOWNLOAD: U-N-I - "Stakes Is High" Revisted (Part 1)

R.I.P. J Dilal

De La Soul Interview @ Rock The Bells.

Hip Hop Official teamed up with Guerilla Union to bring you this interview with De La Soul. True legends...20 years in the game. Dave and Maseo talk about Rock The Bells, their longevity and future projects. But they real question is: Where's Posdnuos?

Rock The Bells 2008: Los Angeles Recap.

Check out the Hip Hop Official video recap from the Rock The Bells Tour as they stopped in sunny Los Angeles. (a.k.a. the best day of 2008). Featuring Tribe, Nas, De La, Pharcyde, Mos Def, Ghostface, Raekwon, Meth and Red, and re-introducing the special guest performer the Black Eyes Peas (minus Fergie)!

"So hip-hop I bust nuts in graffiti." (c) Q-Tip


More footage from the show coming soon! All Access, baby.

VH1 Hip-Hop Honors.

VH1 announced their Hip-Hop Honorees for this year: De La Soul, Slick Rick, Cypress Hill, Naughty By Nature, and Too Short. Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes.

Good job, Video Hits One. I hope Lupe is familiar with 3 Feet High and Rising.

Photos from Rock The Bells 2008 - Los Angeles

As you all know, Hip Hop Official was live+direct from the Glen Helen Pavilion in Los Angeles San Bernardino for the Rock The Bells Tour 2008. We took hundreds of photos from the event, featuring all your favorite rappers and your favorite rapper's favorite rappers.

I don't have to tell you that it was the Hip-Hop event of the year (Sorry Kanye). Everyone who performed ripped it. Not one person left unsatisfied... Well, except those that came to see MF DOOM.

Shout out to Jay Three Photogrpahy for the sick camera work.

Part 1.

Click HERE to view entire gallery.

Part 2.

Click HERE to view entire gallery.

We'll have video from the event coming this week...Stay Tuned.

Rock The Bells L.A.

Hip Hop Official was on hand for the Rock The Bells show in Los Angeles San Bernardino this weekend, and let me just say - standing on stage, with Mos Def to my right, and De La to my left, and watching Tribe perform in front of 40,000 screaming fans was one of the sickest events I've ever been a part of. It was historic, and they tore it down. I know most people were there to see Nas, but Tribe was definitely the most memorable part of the show. Believe that.

Here are some photos we took during some of our interviews, but this is just a taste. We'll have about 500+ more photos for you tomorrow, plus interviews and footage from the event on Wednesday. Keep on refreshin.

(We had some skateboards made with the HHO and Rock the Bells logo, as well as the names of every artist on the bill. We had every artist sign them, and will be auctioning them off for charity in the not so distant future, so stay tuned for that.)

De La Soul Interview w/ DJ Green Lantern

De La chops it up with Green Lantern backstage at Rock The Bells in Boston. RTB hits L.A. this Saturday. Stay tuned for full all access coverage from the event as we'll be backstage and talking with all the biggest names at the show.

Tribe Called Quest - Scenario (Unreleased Version)

This is a true gem right here. This is what hip hop affectionados live for. This, my internet friends, is a rare version of one of the first takes on the classic Tribe song, "Scenario"

You'll notice the beat varies a little, and the lineup is also different. It seems that the whole Native Tongues posse jumped on this including De La Soul, Black Sheep, and L.O.N.S. Here's a little back story from DJ Johnny Juice (who worked with L.O.N.S. and PE):

A Tribe Called Quest was doing ‘Scenario’. It was me, Dinco, Busta, Jarobi was there – everybody was in that motherfucker – Dres from Black Sheep was there, both of ‘em, Chris Lighty, Mase and Pos from De La, all them motherfuckers rhymed on ‘Scenario’. Everybody rhymed on it but Q-Tip, and the best motherfucker on that shit was Posdnuos. He fuckin’ destroyed it, and he ain’t even like the beat! And after he finished rhyming, everybody went back and rewrote their rhymes!

DOWNLOAD: Tribe Called Quest (Ft. De La Soul, Black Sheep, and L.O.N.S.) - Scenario (Unreleased Version)

De La Soul / Rock The Bells 2008 Jump-Off.

The Rock The Bells 2008 festival kicks off tomorrow, and we threw this video of De La Soul together to get you ready. The tour will come through smashing a town near you soon, so get in where you fit in. With a lineup that features Nas, Tribe Called Quest, Pharcyde, Rakim, Meth & Red, and De La (just to name a few) it's sure to be the hottest event of the year. Stay tuned to Hip-Hop Official for your exclusive coverage. Chea.