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De La Soul’s ‘Buhloone Mindstate’
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The Culture Corner: Why De La Soul’s ‘Buhloone Mindstate’ matters 30 years on
On the 30-year anniversary of De La Soul’s album, Buhloone Mindstate, John Morrison says this album “helped expand rap music as an art form.”
Setlist
Oct
30
De La Soul
The Culture Corner
- "Ego Trippin' (Part Two)"
- "Patti Dooke"
- "I Am I Be"
In 1993, De La Soul was an established group in a fast-growing genre.
That year, they released their third album, Buhloone Mindstate — and it was a record that displayed a new level of maturity but also a sense of adventure and musical exploration.
“Buhloone Mindstate helped expand rap music as an art form,” World Cafe correspondent John Morrison of the album. “I think that it inspired a lot of people to dig a little deeper with the lyrics and with the emotion.”
For today’s Culture Corner, John takes you deep into De La Soul’s Buhloone Mindstate — what to listen for, how it changed the game, and why it still matters 30 years on.