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Intro (De La Soul Is Dead)

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May. 14, 19911 viewer

Intro (De La Soul Is Dead) Lyrics

[Skit]
Narrator: Hello boys and girls. Welcome to your De La Soul read-along storybook! When you hear this sound... (Ding) that means turn the page. And now we begin our exciting adventure of De La Soul is Dead (Ding)
Girls: Oh my God, Vanilla Ice, oh oh. He's so fly! The boy is slamming, did you see his body? Yes, yes! And his dancing! That boy is slamming! He can dance too! He could, he can dance better than any rapper I ever seen! And plus his dancing! I'm just saying!
Yeah baby! He's so jammin'! (Ding)
Jeff: Yo, what's up?
Girls: Yo, Jeff, where you been, man?
Jeff: Yo, guess what I just found, I just found a De La Soul tape in the garbage
Girls: For real? Let's hear it!
Jeff: Naw! No!
Girls: Aww, be like that!
(Ding)
Bully: What's up, cocksnot? How ya doing, buddy?
Girls: Cocksnot? You gonna let him call you that? Sucker!
Jeff: Leave me alone! Don't touch me! Don't touch me!
Girls: What do we have here? What do we have here, buddy?
Jeff: Nothing!
Bully: Listen, you little Arsenio Hall gum having punk!
Girls: Oooh! You let him call you Arsenio! Oooh!
Bully: I want the tape!
Jeff: It's mine!
(Punching sounds)
Girls: Oh, he played you! Jeff's getting played! Jeff! Jeff! Bodyslam him, Jeff!
(Ding)
Bully: Now! I've got the new De La Soul tape! Hey dicksnot, buttcrust, get over here!
Minion No. 2: What's up baby?
Bully: I just got this De La Soul tape, man. Slamming. Where's the box? The box!
Minion No. 1: So, yo, let's get with this shillznohillznobillznoi!
Minion No. 2: I got the bidox, let's do this like Brutus!
(Ding)
Narrator: ...28. For those who have all four answers correct, you will receive our specially selected Grand Prize. Thanks, and goodnight, for 3 Feet High and Rising, this is Don Newkirk

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The introduction of the 1991 classic, “De La Soul Is Dead”.

The story that goes on throughout the album includes voice acting from the Native Tongues collective.

Physical releases of this album include a read-along storybook of the skits, filled with illustrations as well.

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Calliope Studios (NYC)
Release Date
May 14, 1991
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