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De La Soul

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The Resume

    (1987- )
    Born in Long Island, New York
    Kelvin Mercer (August 17, 1969- ), aka Posdnous, Pos, Mercenary and Plug One
    Dave Jolicoeur (September 21, 1968- ), aka Trugoy the Dove and Plug Two
    Vincent Mason (March 24, 1970- ), aka P.A. Pacemaster Mase, Mase, Maseo and Plug Three
    Recorded the albums '3 Feet High and Rising' (1989), 'De La Soul Is Dead' (1991), 'Buhloonie Mindstate' (1993), 'Stakes Is High' (1996), 'Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump' (2000), 'Art Official Intelligence: Bionix' (2001) and 'The Grind Date' (2004)

Why they might be annoying:

    The band members have multiple recording pseudonyms.
    They were successfully sued by the Turtles for using an unauthorized sample of the song 'You Showed Me.'
    They got ticked off at Arsenio Hall for introducing them as 'the hippies of hip hop.'
    They tried to shed their hippie image on 'De La Soul Is Dead' and lost most of their fans in the process.
    They said they would release a three album series called 'Art Official Intelligence' but never issued the third record.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They are known for their positive lyrics and for using less profanity than most other rappers.
    Both '3 Feet High and Rising' and 'De La Soul Are Dead' were named by The Source on their list of the 100 greatest rap albums.
    They designed two sneakers for Nike SB.
    They appeared on the Gorillaz Grammy-winning 'Feel Good Inc.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 32 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 20 Votes: 15.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 86.36% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 74.07% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 51.43% Annoying