{"product_id":"de-la-soul-stakes-is-high-vinyl-2lp","title":"De La Soul: Stakes Is High Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsn't it cool when a group you really like comes out after a long hiatus with a really dope record?\u003c\/i\u003e That's what happened with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=De+La+Soul\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDe La Soul\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e on \u003cem\u003eStakes Is High\u003c\/em\u003e, blasting New York radio and clubs in 1996 with the 1-2 punch of \"The Bizness\" and the title track. Everybody has their favorite LP from the LI trio, accompanied by various rationalizations for their choice (pro-\u003cstrong\u003ePrince Paul\u003c\/strong\u003e, anti-skit, etc.) – but somehow this album unfairly receives a less than thunderous applause. The first full-length completely devoid of Prince Paul's input, \u003cem\u003eStakes\u003c\/em\u003e loses the skits but keeps the quirky and innovative samples (check the inspired \u003cstrong\u003eWalter Wanderley\u003c\/strong\u003e snip on \"Supa Emcees\" or the proto-glich hop \"Pony Ride\"), not to mention that crazy De La speak. The boys may have been at the exact intersection of inspiration and cynicism when these tracks were recorded, lacing their rhymes with equal doses of humor and grown up realism. Guest turns are impeccable, with future stars like \u003cstrong\u003eMos Def\u003c\/strong\u003e (on the sleeper \"Big Brother Beat\") getting some of their first big league playing time; even \u003cstrong\u003eZhane\u003c\/strong\u003e get in to the act with the secret club killer \"4 More.\" The whole record is solid, with unheralded cuts like \"Betta Listen\" and \"Brakes\" waiting for a new wave of clever DJs to rediscover them. This loud 2LP set is how the vinyl should've been released originally (and was - overseas - we in the States got a single measly LP that left off 2 cuts). \"Down Syndrome\" and \"Intro,\" the two tracks orphaned on the original US vinyl, are both some of the hardest, MC-centric cuts De La has ever done, an added reason to pick this classic up. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efirst time on vinyl in 12+ years\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1996\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Chrysalis 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by monk 08\/2005\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eALSO AVAILABLE\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/de-la-soul-stakes-is-high-cassette\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Soul: Stakes Is High Cassette\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/de-la-soul-3-feet-high-and-rising-180g-vinyl-2lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Soul: 3 Feet High And Rising - 180g Vinyl 2LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/de-la-soul-3-feet-high-and-rising-cassette\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Soul: 3 Feet High And Rising - Cassette\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/de-la-soul-de-la-soul-is-dead-vinyl-2lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Soul: De La Soul Is Dead Vinyl 2LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/de-la-soul-de-la-soul-is-dead-cassette\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Soul: De La Soul Is Dead - Cassette\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/de-la-soul-buhloone-mind-state-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Soul: Buhloone Mind State Vinyl LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/de-la-soul-art-official-intelligence-mosaic-thump-vinyl-2lp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Soul: Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump Vinyl 2LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/de-la-soul-aoi-bionix-vinyl-2lp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Soul: AOI - Bionix Vinyl 2LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"De La Soul","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":40269391855706,"sku":"hh-5533","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/delasol-stakesishigh-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762284150","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/de-la-soul-stakes-is-high-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}