The Grind Date

by De La Soul

The Grind Date cover art

Stepping away from their long-time production partner Prince Paul and previous conceptual framing, the legendary Long Island trio enlists a diverse cast of underground producers including J Dilla and Madlib. The resulting album is a vibrant, sharply focused return to fundamental boom-bap, highlighting their seasoned lyrical interplay and soulful beat selection.

Genres

  • Conscious Hip Hop

Tracklist

  1. The Future
  2. Verbal Clap
  3. Much More - feat. Yummy Bingham
  4. Shopping Bags (She Got from You)
  5. The Grind Date
  6. Church
  7. It's Like That - feat. Carl Thomas
  8. He Comes - feat. Ghostface Killah
  9. Days of Our Lives - feat. Common
  10. Come On Down - feat. Flavor Flav
  11. No - feat. Butta Verses
  12. Rock Co.Kane Flow - feat. MF DOOM
  13. Shoomp - feat. Sean Paul