In case you missed the memo, De La Soul's 1996 classic Stakes Is High is enjoying its 20th year of screwing up heads and faces in the hip-hop world. Unthinkable, I know, especially as the buzz around their new album And The Anonymous Nobody has begun to swell in anticipation of its August 26th release.
And while there's certainly been no shortage of commemorations and tributes over the last week (read up on the album's secret history, as told by The Plugs themselves) Wax Poetics and WhoSampled have teamed up once more to provide you with all of the album's samples, and even a few choice remixes, all compiled into one meaty hour-long mix to get you through the work week and well beyond. The mix arrives courtesy of Chris Read, who's become something of a go-to for these sorts of tributaries.
Rock to the 20th anniversary mix down below and scroll down to peep the full track list. Pre-order your copy of De La Soul's new album on iTunes today.
Track List:
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1. De La Soul – ‘Intro’
2. Milt Jackson & The Ray Brown Big Band – ‘Enchanted Lady’ (sampled in ‘Dinninit’)
3. De La Soul – ‘Dinninit’
4. Jan Hammer Group – ‘Peaceful Sundown’ (sampled in ‘Dog Eat Dog’)