Move over just a bit to the right of me,
For I cannot see
Where the booty is.
Dres, “Fanatic of the B Word,” from De La Soul Is Dead, 1991
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If you got time to give, I got time to think…
See, it could all change in one eye blink.De La Soul, “Trouble in the Water,” from DJ Honda’s HII, 1998 -
You need to smile a lil’ bit, frown a lil’ less.
Read a couple of books, and then smoke a lil’ sess.
Get your mind right, but don’t OD,
Cause overdoin’ it ain’t doin’ it with quality.– Posdnuous of De La Soul, “Smile a Lil Bit,” from Oh No’s Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms, 2006
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Gun control means using both hands, in my land.
Posdnuous, “Stakes Is High,” from De La Soul’s Stakes Is High, 1996. More from the D.A.I.S.Y. Age… -
You tried keeping it real, but you should try keeping it right.
Posdnuos, “The Bizness,” from De La Soul’s Stakes Is High, 1996. More from De La… -
I’m livin’ in times where my daughters are found around
Kids who can’t afford thinking caps…
But always found drinkin’ raps and eatin’ off beats,
Claimin’ laws of the streets. But who made the laws?
Everybody playin’ rebel with no sign of a cause.Posdnuos, “Held Down,” from De La Soul’s AOI: Bionix, 2001. More from De La Soul… -
About those other Jennys I reckoned with,
Lost them all like a homework excuse.
This time, the Magic Number is two,
Cause it takes two, not three, to seduce.
My destiny of love is brought to an apex,
Sex is a mere molecule.
In this world of love that I have for you
It’s true…Eye know I love you better.Dove/Trugoy, “Eye Know,” from De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising, 1989. This landmark album was released 25 years ago today. More De La Soul quotes… -
Though the meek shall inherit the earth, but don’t forget:
The poor are the ones who inherit the debt.Posdnuos, “The Grind Date,” from De La Soul’s The Grind Date, 2004 -
…About those other Jennys I reckoned with
Lost them all like a homework excuse.
This time the Magic Number is Two,
‘Cause it takes two, not three, to seduce.Dove, “Eye Know,” from De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising, 1989 -
Stop raising your voice at me,
Stop messing around with my sanity,
Got me in a bubble, I can barely breathe…Truth Enola, “Voicetress,” 12", 1999 -
Friends: how many have ‘em?
How long before they split like atoms?
Don’t ask me, but what I do stand behind
Is someone havin’ your back seems hard to find.Posdnous, “The Book of Life,” from De La Soul’s Plug 1 and Plug 2, First Serve, 2012 -
Of course it’s much greater than your Benz or your Lex
The engine to my comprehension is just too complexDove, “The Bizness,” from De La Soul’s Stakes is High, 1996 -
Y’all really think Ms. Shakur, or Ms. Wallace,
Or Ms. Mizell from out in Hollis
Wouldn’t exchange the love and fame
Attached to their loved ones’ names
Just to have ‘em still alive in their arms?Posdnuos, “Rewind DJ, ” from Eslam Jawaad’s The Mammoth Tusk, 2009 -
Ayo, shout out to Mobb Deep, the Extra P
Busta Rhymes, De La, the J Beez, so don’t sleepQ-Tip, “Mind Power, ” A Tribe Called Quest’s Beats, Rhymes and Life, 1996 -
Five days you work, one whole day to play
Come on everybody, wear your rollerskates today
It’s Saturday…De La Soul, “A Roller Skating Jam Named ‘Saturdays,’” De La Soul is Dead, 1991 -
Always exhale the facts, cause I don’t inhale lies.
Dove, “The Bizness,” from De La Soul’s Stakes is High, 1996 -
De La Soul, from the soul, black medallions, no gold.
Afrika Baby Bam, “Buddy”, from De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising, 1989 -
See them Cubans don’t care what y’all niggas do,
Colombians ain’t never ran with your crew.
Why you acting all spicy and sheisty?
The only Italians you knew was ICEEs.Dove, “Itsoweezee,” Stakes is High, 1996