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When did De La Soul's first album release?
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De La Soul's first album Plug Tunin’ / Freedom of Speak released in 1988.
De La Soul is the Long Island, New York trio consisting of Posdnous, Trugoy the Dove and Maseo. They began as ushers of the “D.A.I.S.Y. Age,” which helped earn them a label of “hip-hop hippies” when they dropped their 1989 debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising. Along with A Tribe Called Quest and Jungle Brothers, De La Soul were founding members... Read More
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