De La Soul live in concert.
ON TOUR

De La Soul

75
critic concert reviews
rap

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

77
%
Based on 
75
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
78
%
Based on 
9
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 75 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that De La Soul is rated as an entertaining live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. De La Soul concert reviews describe live shows and performances as glorious, nostalgic, genuine, amazing, consistent, entertaining, and varied.

ON TOUR

Union Park, Chicago, United States (July 19); Crystal Palace Bowl, London, United Kingdom (August 1); Grote Kaai, Lokeren, Belgium (August 2);

Latest Release

Buhloone Mindstate (30th Anniversary) [Clean] [Clean] (September 21, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rap
Origin
New York, United States (1987 - present) (1987 – present)
Bio
De La Soul is a massively influential hip hop group, hailing from Amityville, New York, United States. They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz hop subgenre.
Has Performed With
Chin Injeti, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan

Critic Concert Reviews

Spectrum Culture (USA)

October 19, 2023
%
Hip-hop fans have much to celebrate as the genre turns 50 this year. How could folks have known that as DJ Kool Herc hovered over two turntables in a Bronx rec room in 1973 he would be creating a genre that would be the dominant musical force five decades later?

Exclaim (Canada)

October 16, 2023
%
De La Soul and Wu-Tang Clan Celebrated Hip-Hop's Past — and Looked to Its Future — in Calgary

Winnipeg Free Press (Canada)

October 10, 2023
80
%
Wu-Tang forever with De La Soul

Chicago Concert Reviews (USA)

October 8, 2023
%
Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, De La Soul, guests get United Center into “N.Y. State Of Mind” as hip-hop turns 50

Tampa Bay Times (USA)

September 25, 2023
%
In Tampa, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas and De La Soul throw down at a pool party

Manchester Evening News (UK)

July 21, 2023
100
%
Hip Hop legends put on a career-spanning masterclass that celebrates past, present and future

The Guardian (UK)

April 9, 2023
100
%
Hip-hop star Posdnuos leads a celebration that doubles as an emotional wake for his friend – while guests from Yasiin Bey to Damon Albarn help generate maximum energy

Past critic reviews published in

NME (UK), The Telegraph (UK), Louder Than War (UK), Chicago Tribune (USA), Musikknyheter.no (Norway) and more

Image Credit

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