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Gems

De La Soul

Four tracks of dusty, sample-heavy hip-hop. A short but potent collection of hazy jazz loops and sophisticated, conversational wordplay.

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It's like a twenty-minute masterclass in how to make a beat feel like a warm blanket.

A sophisticated and mellow urban daydream that balances sharp wit with hazy, jazz-inflected production.

Gems · vs · De La Soul
Storytelling+1.6σ

The writing leans notably further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
01
Sh. Fe MCs
02
Sweet Dreams
03
Lovely How I Let My Mind Float
04
Stix & Stonz
Moments Worth Waiting For
The hazy, psychedelic drift of the production on track 3 where the beat feels like it's suspended in mid-air.
The sharp, rhythmic interplay of the guest verses on the final track, cutting through the mellow atmosphere.
The way the Eurythmics sample is recontextualized into a gritty, street-level groove on track 2.
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