The Grind Date
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| The Grind Date | ||
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| Studio album by De La Soul | ||
| Released | October 5, 2004 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Length | 52:43 | |
| Label | Sanctuary | |
| Producer(s) | Posdnuos, Supa Dave West, J Dilla, Madlib, 9th Wonder, Jake One | |
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| De La Soul chronology | ||
| Live at Tramps, NYC, 1996 (2004) |
The Grind Date (2004) |
The Impossible: Mission TV Series - Pt. 1 (2006) |
The Grind Date was released on October 5, 2004 and is the seventh album from hip-hop group De La Soul. The album was originally intended to be the final album of the Art Official Intelligence (AOI) trilogy, but as the album quickly changed focus, the group decided to put AOI on hold and finish The Grind Date as its own work.
"Shopping Bags", received little recognition by the media. BET, for instance, refused to play the "Shopping Bags" music video and stated that it did not appeal to their targeted audience[1]. In addition, BET claimed that De La Soul weren't relevant to BET's viewers. Many hip-hop fans were likely outraged by this accusation, as De La Soul has an important and influential group in hip-hop history; this opinion is shared by large-audience music critics Robert Christgau, who writes "partly our ears have changed and partly theirs have, so that their brilliant hunches now sound like glowing accomplishments,"[2] and AMG's Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who notes, "At the time of its 1989 release, De La Soul's debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, was hailed as the future of hip-hop."[3] The video did end up on rotation on smaller outlets such as MTV2, but it never received much (if any) airplay from MTV or BET.
Ironically, the group's collaboration with Gorillaz, Feel Good, Inc., was one of the biggest singles of 2005.
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer (s) | Sample |
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| 1 | "The Future" | 3:49 | De La Soul, Dave West, Eddie Fluellen, Jarmaine Jackson and Hazel Jackson | Supa Dave West | De La Soul | Switch - Brighter Tomorrow |
| 2 | "Verbal Clap" | 3:16 | De La Soul, J Dilla, Rick Wakeman Norman Landsberg, Felix Pappalardi, John Ventura, Leslie Weinstein and Daryl short | J Dilla | De La Soul | Rick Wakeman - "Catherine Of Aragon" and Mountain - "Long Red" |
| 3 | "Much More" | 4:05 | De La Soul, J Dilla, Skip Scarborough and Shuggie Ottis | J Dilla | De La Soul and Yummi | L.T.D - "Love Ballad", Shuggie Otis - "Strawberry Letter 23" |
| 4 | "Shopping Bags (She Got From You)" | 3:57 | De La Soul and Madlib | Madlib | De La Soul | |
| 5 | "The Grind Date" | 3:22 | De La Soul, Supa Dave West, John Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman and Alan White | Supa Dave West | De La Soul | Yes - "Nous Sommes Du Soleil" |
| 6 | "Church" | 5:32 | De La Soul, Ninth Wonder and Marlon McClain | Ninth Wonder | De La Soul, Spike Lee | Pleasure - Reallity |
| 7 | "Its Like That" | 4:36 | De La Soul, Dave West and Carl Thomas | Supa Dave West | De La Soul, Carl Thomas | |
| 8 | "He Comes" | 3:44 | De La Soul, Carl Thomas, Ghostface killah and Eugene Records | Supa Dave West | De La Soul, Ghostface Killah | Eugene - "Here Comes The Sun" |
| 9 | "Days Of Our Lives" | 3:51 | De La Soul, Common, Jake One, William Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell and James Williams | Jake One | De La Soul and Common | The Ohio Players - "My Life" |
| 10 | "Come On Down" | 5:01 | De La Soul and Madlib | MadLib | De La Soul and Flava Flav | |
| 11 | "No" | 4:34 | De La Soul, Butte Verses, Dave West and Clifton Davis | Supa Dave West | De La Soul, Butte Verse and Yummi | The Jackson 5 - "Never Can Say Goodbye" |
| 12 | "Rock Co.Kane Flow" | 3:06 | De La Soul, MF Doom, Jake One, Paul Greedos, Diddier Marouani and Roland Romanelli | Jake One | De La Soul and MF DOOM | Space - Deliverance |
| 13 | "Shoomp" (European Release Exclusive) | 3:41 | De La Soul | J Dilla | De La Soul and Sean Paul | Tom Tom Club - "Genius Of Love" |
[edit] Album singles
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"Shoomp"
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"Shopping Bags (She Got From You)"
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"Rock Co.Kane Flow"
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[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_03.17.05/music/delasoul.php URL
- ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=337&name=De+La+Soul URL
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47C1ED248A97F20C8932C50CEB560E2518C63F2810A2D4B5CD0FB3247801121B655FBD1CFFDFB75AB7BAEE02CA45A099FC9E454FAD6633A2DED93&sql=11:5huk6jph71w0~T1 URL
[edit] External links
| De La Soul |
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| Posdnuos | Dave | Maseo |
| Studio albums |
| 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) | De La Soul Is Dead (1991) | Buhloone Mindstate (1993) | Clear Lake Audiotorium (EP) (1994) | Stakes Is High (1996) | Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump (2000) | AOI: Bionix (2001) | Live at Tramps, NYC, 1996 (2004) | The Grind Date (2004) | The Impossible: Mission TV Series - Pt. 1 (2006) |
| Singles |
| Potholes in My Lawn| Plug Tunin'| Buddy| Eye Know| Me Myself And I| Say No Go| The Magic Number| Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)| A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"| Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa / Keepin' The Faith| Breakadawn| Ego Trippin' (Part Two)| Fallin'| Stakes Is High| Itzsoweezee (HOT)| 4 More| Oooh.| All Good?| Thru Ya City| Baby Phat| Shoomp| Shopping Bags (She Got From You)| Rock Co.Kane Flow|Feel Good Inc. |
| Related articles |
| Native Tongues | Prince Paul | Spitkicker |
