De La Soul‘s Trugoy the Dove left us final month, on the age of 54, however the rapper’s vocals stay on by the use of a shock Gorillaz track.
The British digital group final Friday (Feb. 24) launched Cracker Island, their collaboration-stuffed eighth studio album, and first since 2020’s Track Machine, Season One: Unusual Timez.
Now, a three-pack of contemporary tracks arrive as a part of the “Deluxe” version, together with “Crocadillaz” that includes De La Soul and Daybreak Penn, “Captain Hen” that includes Del The Funky Homosapien, and “Controllah” that includes Brazil’s MC Bin Laden.
Trugoy the Dove, who additionally glided by the identify Dave, contributed a posthumous verse to “Crocadillaz,” which has an unmistakable De La Soul vibe woven into its beats.
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The demise of the visionary hip-hop artist, born David Jolicoeur, got here simply weeks earlier than De La Soul’s traditional catalog is ready to lastly arrive on streaming and digital platforms this Friday March 3, following a 2021 deal struck with Reservoir Media.
Gorillaz’ Cracker Island, in the meantime, is on observe for the U.Okay. No. 1. Led by Blur frontman Damon Albarn and “Tank Lady” artist Jamie Hewlett, Gorillaz has clocked up six prime 10 appearances on the nationwide albums chart since their 2001 self-titled debut, which peaked at No. 3. Thus far, the “cartoon” band has led the U.Okay. survey simply as soon as, with 2005’s Demon Days, and bagged 4 prime 10s on the Billboard 200.
Cracker Island options assists from the likes of Dangerous Bunny, Stevie Nicks, Adeleye Omotayo, Thundercat, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Bootie Brown and Beck, and was the chief on the midweek U.Okay. chart.
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