Tag: Phife Dawg
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RIP Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul
The hiphop world mourns the loss of Trugoy The Dove from De La Soul at just 54 years old. With their catchy raps, eclectic sampling, and serious messages, De La Soul was an integral part of the genre’s evolution. Just as their music is finally coming to streaming services after 3 decades, this tragedy strikes.
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Dead Poet’s Society
DEAD POETS SOCIETY by Beets This came up randomly I think during a Bandcamp trawl, it’s by BEETS and Dead Poet’s Society is a concept album of those who burned out too young, leaving their music. Fallen rappers, singers, comics, musicians all together, from Nick Drake to Biggie, Elliott Smith to Bill Hicks, ODB to…
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RIP Phife Dawg
Sad to hear Phife Dawg from Tribe Called Quest has died. Love this tribute to J-Dilla he made, which seems oddly appropriate now. I have a complex relationship with Tribe – a massive fan back in the day, until I heard a homophobic track from them which they then turned into a moan about the…