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De La Soul
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After the passing of
David Jude Jolicoeur, also known as Trugoy the Dove, Plug Two, and simply Dave,
I just needed to listen to De La Soul again for a couple of weeks, in particular ‘Stakes Is High’ and ‘Buhloone Mindstate’ which are both brilliant albums in my opinion.
De La Soul was fun, critical, musical, emotional and truly unique. Hip Hop Art.
I got the idea to turn a Basquiat piece into a @wearedelasoul piece just for fun.
During the process I remember thinking about brotherhood and how hip-hop and the Native Tongue have affected my life.
On ‘Stakes Is High’ there is a track featuring Mos Def. I consider him a big bro. Maybe he considered Dave, Pos and Maseo as big brothers? The track is called; “Big Brother Beat”.
Peace to all the big brothers looking out for their younger siblings. One love.