De La Soul’s Music Heads To Streaming Platforms In March 2023
De La Soul’s highly-acclaimed music catalog will finally hit streaming services with all of its music available for fans to enjoy!
According to a press release, after a decades-long legal battle with Tommy Boy Records in 2021, the New York trio has won back the rights to all of their master recordings including Feet High & Rising (1989) and De La Soul Is Dead (1991).
The group's first six albums will be available on March 3, 2023, on the 34th anniversary of the release of their debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising.
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“The Reservoir and Chrysalis teams have worked with De La Soul, and their record label, AOI, to bring their music to digital streaming services,” the statement reads. “Reservoir is pleased to share that De La Soul’s first six albums, ‘3 Feet High and Rising’ (1989), ‘De La Soul Is Dead’ (1991), ‘Buhloone Mindstate’ (1993), ‘Stakes Is High’ (1996), ‘Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump’ (2000), and ‘AOI: Bionix’ (2001).”
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“We can’t believe this day is finally here, and we are excited to be able to share our music with fans, old and new,” De La Soul said in a statement. “Golnar, Rell, Faith and the Reservoir team have been great partners in this entire process. We’re grateful that our relationship with them all has enabled this to happen.”
De La Soul will jumpstart the celebratory news with the re-release of “The Magic Number” on Jan. 13, which is the opening track of 3 Feet High and Rising.
