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De La Soulby Joe Sweeney |
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If the mainstream emergence of hip-hop in the late ’80s and early ’90s has any historical counterpart, it’s probably the British Invasion, simply because both periods produced a staggering number of important flashes in the pan. For every Gerry and the Pacemakers or Peter & Gordon, there’s a Black Sheep or Digable Planets. This makes it even more remarkable that De La Soul is still around, making top-notch, relevant hip-hop records—16 years after the group’s watershed debut, 3 Feet High And Rising. This week, the legendary trio of Posdnuos, Dave and Maseo comes to Buffalo in support of its seventh LP, The Grind Date (Sanctuary). This is a rare chance to see a rap group that has evolved over time, spitting rhymes about getting older and how that changes their views on life, love and music. These guys used to just dance and sing about “Me, Myself and I”—now they’re pondering their own existence.
Wednesday, November 16 at 8pm. University at Buffalo, Center for the Arts, Amherst Campus
(645-ARTS/www.ubcfa.org). $25 general, $22 students.
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