De La Soul

Summary

De La Soul is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,054 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• De La Soul's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• De La Soul's genre is hip-hop^[4].
• De La Soul's genre is jazz rap^[5].
• De La Soul's genre is alternative hip-hop^[6].
• De La Soul's genre is East Coast hip-hop^[7].
• De La Soul's record label is recorded as Big Life^[8].
• De La Soul's record label is recorded as Tommy Boy Records^[9].
• De La Soul's discography is recorded as De La Soul discography^[10].
• De La Soul's Commons category is recorded as De La Soul^[11].
• De La Soul's country of origin is recorded as United States^[12].
• De La Soul comprises Kelvin Mercer^[13].
• De La Soul comprises David Jude Jolicoeur^[14].
• De La Soul comprises Vincent Mason^[15].
• 1987 marks the founding of De La Soul^[16].
• De La Soul's location of formation is recorded as Long Island^[17].
• De La Soul's official website is recorded as http://www.wearedelasoul.com/^[18].
• De La Soul's topic's main category is recorded as Category:De La Soul^[19].
• De La Soul's nominated for is recorded as Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Album^[20].
• De La Soul's topic has template is recorded as Template:De La Soul^[21].
• De La Soul's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'De La Soul'}^[22].
• De La Soul's start of work period is recorded as 1987^[23].
• De La Soul's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'De La Soul'}^[24].
• De La Soul's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[25].
• De La Soul's member category is recorded as Category:De La Soul members^[26].
• De La Soul's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+152385'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1987^[30]

• Genre(s): alternative hip hop, boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap, pop rap^[31]

• Community tags: alternative hip hop, boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, golden age hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap, pop rap, progressive rap^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: a8ebde98-7e91-46c7-992c-90039ba42017^[33]

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Founding

1987 marks the founding of De La Soul^[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Long Island^[17].

Why It Matters

De La Soul ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,054 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34]