De La Soul Is Dead is the second studio album by American hip-hop group De La Soul, originally released on May 14, 1991.
The album was produced by Prince Paul, whose work on 3 Feet High and Rising was highly praised by music critics.
The album was one of the first to receive a five-mic rating in the Hip hop magazine The Source; and the album was also selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums in 1998.
The album's cover refers to the death of the "D.A.I.S.Y." (Da Inner Sound, Y'all) age, or a distancing from several cultures including hippies and mainstream hip-hop.
TRACK LISTING:
A1. Intro
A2. Oodles Of O's
A3. Talkin' Bout Hey Love
A4. Pease Porridge
A5. Skit 1
A6. Johnny's Dead AKA Vincent Mason (Live From The BK Lounge)
A7. A Rollerskating Jam Named "Saturdays"
B1.WRMS' Dedication To The Bitty
B2. Bitties In The BK Lounge
B3. Skit 2
B4. My Brother's A Basehead
B5. Let, Let Me In
B6. Afro Connections At A Hi 5 (In The Eyes Of The Hoodlum)
C1.Rap De Rap Show
C2. Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa
C3. Who Do U Worship?
C4. Skit 3
C5. Kicked Out The House
C6. Pass The Plugs
C7. Not Over Till The Fat Lady Plays The Demo
D1.Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
D2. WRMS: Cat's In Control
D3. Skit 4
D4. Shwingalokate
D5. Fanatic Of The B Word
D6. Keepin' The Faith
D7. Skit 5