Music & Culture

Mya Byrne

Mya Byrne, 'Come On'

by Ann Powers

In light of proposed (and passed) bills to legislate gender expression, Byrne's rocker resonates as a declaration of rage and a pledge to fight.
When you go back and listen to De La's early run you're getting a lesson about how hip-hop itself was born, how it survived in the past, how it functions at its most imaginative and how the artform can live on in the future.

2023 is the magic number

by Matthew Ritchie

After years absent from the digital music landscape, what does it feel like to listen to one of hip-hop's most storied groups with fresh ears?
De La's absence from streaming sites has effectively erased their presence from the contemporary musical landscape and threatened to minimize their historical import. Now legally available on the internet for the first time, we revisit the classic catalog and its restored legacy.

De La Soul Is Streaming

by Oliver Wang

The iconic group's early music releasing online at last comes with a renewed interest in its career arc. Take a guided tour through one of the most distinguished runs in hip-hop history.