Published On Aug 10, 2021
Ethic Radio Daily Reports, 3 group members of De La Soul took to Instagram to make the announcement, Trugoy the Dove Plug Two Dave shared that he received confirmation from Maseo himself. “After years of being taken advantage of by the recording industry in the worst possible ways, De La Soul now owns all the rights to their masters and is in full control of the amazing music they have created,.
“Let’s salute Plugs 1, 2, and 3 for sticking to their guns and showing us that we can all beat the system if we come together as a community. Let’s hear it for black ownership of black art! Congratulations fellas…”
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Earlier this June, it was reported that Reservoir Media “already reached out to De La Soul and will work together to the bring the catalog and the music back to the fans.”
The company previously acquired the catalog of Tommy Boy Records — the original label De La Soul was signed to — for a whopping $100 million USD.
Take a look at Talib Kweli’s post below and keep your eyes peeled for De La Soul’s return to streaming.