DE LA SOUL, PLUG1 & PLUG 2 PRESENT...FIRST SERVE

 When De La Soul's new album came up on my radar, I found myself reflecting fondly on their debut album, 3 Feet High And Rising. It was such a classic hip hop album, but 1989 was a long time ago. For better or worse Dave, Maseo, and Posdnous, have been having to try and live up to that album for decades now. Perhaps that is why De La Soul has not released an album for 8 years. Fortunately for us, Dave and Posdnous (not sure where Maseo went..he was not involved with this new project) are back with a wickedly entertaining album that they quietly released last month. Conceived as a movie not on screen, First Serve is a concept album that tells the fictional story of two childhood friends who dream of making it big as a hip hop duo. I loved the two characters and the storyline that Dave and Pos have created. They had me completely engaged from the opening credits to the ending credits. I just loved this album.

We Made It (explicit)