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"Ja, det har en barnlig og fjollet ånd over sig, og ja, det bærer sin lallende positivitet lige lovlig meget uden på tøjet. Men det er en del af charmen! Og småting i det samlede overflødighedshorn af musikalske ideer og overrumplende indfald, som De La Souls debutalbum stadig er i dag ... Et mesterværk".

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"Ja, det har en barnlig og fjollet ånd over sig, og ja, det bærer sin lallende positivitet lige lovlig meget uden på tøjet. Men det er en del af charmen! Og småting i det samlede overflødighedshorn af musikalske ideer og overrumplende indfald, som De La Souls debutalbum stadig er i dag ... Et mesterværk".

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"Flower-powered hip-hop game changer: The late-'80s found rap acts mastering the album format, but De La Soul's debut showed hip-hop a whole new way of being, ushering in the DAISY age ("stands for Da Inner Sound, Y'all"). This all-formats reissue chimes with the long overdue appearance of the Long Island trio's back catalogue on streaming platforms, following years of contractual wrangling. Produced by Prince Paul, it's a 67 minute, groovily freewheeling and tirelessly good-natured sprawl, which features 60 samples ... It all makes for a busy yet beguiling listen, and the singles - "Potholes In My Lawn", "The Magic Number" and "Me MYself And I" among them - beam with as much welcome positivity now as they ever did".

"Flower-powered hip-hop game changer: The late-'80s found rap acts mastering the album format, but De La Soul's debut showed hip-hop a whole new way of being, ushering in the DAISY age ("stands for Da Inner Sound, Y'all"). This all-formats reissue chimes with the long overdue appearance of the Long Island trio's back catalogue on streaming platforms, following years of contractual wrangling. Produced by Prince Paul, it's a 67 minute, groovily freewheeling and tirelessly good-natured sprawl, which features 60 samples ... It all makes for a busy yet beguiling listen, and the singles - "Potholes In My Lawn", "The Magic Number" and "Me MYself And I" among them - beam with as much welcome positivity now as they ever did".