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Title: De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1991, Hip Hop, Alternative East Coast Hip Hop, Long Island, New York 7/26
Matrix #: 4M902
Condition: VG++ (LM) | Members: Posdnuos (69' - Alive), Trugoy (68' - 23'), Maseo (70' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Trugoy spent years living with congestive heart failure before his death in 2023, adding real weight to a group whose humor often covered anxiety, exhaustion, and industry pressure.
2. Album Art: The broken flowerpot killed off the bright D.A.I.S.Y. image from their debut, warning listeners that De La Soul refused to stay hip-hop’s harmless hippies.
3. Studio Lore: Prince Paul built the album like a dark radio play, using skits, fake reviews, bullies, and inside jokes to attack fame, expectations, and the group’s own public image.

7/3/26 LM