Stakes Is High is De La Soul's fourth full-length album, released on July 2, 1996. The album marked a change in the group's sound and direction as it was their first release not to be produced in collaboration with Prince Paul. Stakes Is High was mainly produced by the group themselves with additional tracks provided by Jay Dee, DJ Ogee, Spearhead X and Skeff Anslem. Lyrics: Stakes is high, you know them stakes is high The Instamatic focal point bringing damage to your boroughs Be some brothers from the east with some beats that be thorough Got the solar gravitation so I'm bound to pull it the limited release of their Clear Lake Auditorium EP in 1994, De La Souls fourth album, Stakes Is High, was released in 1996 and continued the sound shift from their previous album, 1993s Buhloone Mindstate. Prince Paul didnt contribute to the production of this album, but De La Soul handled the bulk of the production along with contributions from Spearhead X, Skeff Anselm, DJ Ogee, and Jay Dee . J Dilla, who produced the albums lead single, the title track Stakes Is High. The album shines a light on the state of the hip-hop industry through the songs and interludes. But it's under these conditions that De La offered an album that was not only sonically excellent and creative and pure, but an album with the year's most relevant and prescient message. The stakes were indeed high. Inter-genre violence was bubbling beneath the surface, overshadowing the turn hip-hop was taking - a turn away from what was a mid-'90s renaissance of the late-'80s golden age excellence, quickly evolving into what is now known as the jiggy era. De La Soul came through with this great album at the height of the east-west hip-hop rivalry in the mid-90s. This was a good change from the norm. Actually I think this album is why 2Pac dissed them. Anyway, if you are a firm De La Soul fan you won't be disappointed. Pos, Mace, Tru give a clinic on what true hip-hop should be in an era where a lot was being misrepresented from both coasts. But, I'm sorry Stakes is average. By De La Soul's enormously high standards the album is borderline boring. Where's the personality It's so sad to listen to such an anonymous album by such an inspiringly unique group. Songs in album De La Soul - Stakes Is High 1996. De La Soul - Intro. De La Soul - Supa Emcees. De La Soul - The Bizness. De La Soul - Wonce Again Long Island. De La Soul - Dinninit. De La Soul - Brakes. De La Soul - Dog Eat Dog. De La Soul - Baby Baby Baby Baby Ooh Baby. De La Soul - Long Island Degrees. Listen free to De La Soul Stakes Is High Intro, Supa Emcees and more. 17 tracks 67:22. Learn more. Recent Listening Trend. Stakes Is High 1996. Album by De La Soul. Stakes Is High. Swahililand by Ahmad Jamal 1974. Big Brother Beat by De La Soul feat. Mos Def. Complete sua coleção de De La Soul. English Deutsch Español Français Italiano 日本語 한국어 Português Brasil Русский. De La Soul Stakes Is High. Genre: Hip Hop. Слушать песню De La Soul Stakes Is High Album онлайн или скачать mp3 в хорошем качестве 320 kbps на телефон андроид, айфон вы можете на сайте
