De La Soul revealed their forthcoming album, Cabin within the Sky, will arrive November 21 by way of Mass Appeal Records, representing their first full-length challenge since 2016’s …And the Anonymous Nobody.

The announcement carries profound emotional weight as this marks the group’s inaugural launch following the devastating lack of founding member Trugoy (Dave Jude Jolicoeur), who handed away in February 2023. The surviving duo of Posdnuos (Kelvin Mercer) and Maseo (Vincent Mason) channeled their grief and celebration into what guarantees to be their most significant work but.

Accompanying the album announcement, the Native Tongues pioneers dropped their lead single, “The Package,” a soulful providing produced by legendary beatsmith Pete Rock. The monitor serves as each a sonic preview and emotional assertion, showcasing how the remaining members have advanced their signature sound whereas honoring their departed brother’s legacy.

Cabin within the Sky represents extra than simply new music for the pioneering collective, who helped outline various Hip-Hop within the late Nineteen Eighties and early Nineties. Cabin within the Sky stands as a testomony to resilience, brotherhood, and the enduring energy of artistic expression within the face of unimaginable loss.

The album’s title itself suggests themes of spirituality and transcendence, doubtlessly reflecting the group’s journey by way of mourning towards therapeutic. After establishing themselves as innovators with classics like 3 Feet High and Rising and De La Soul is Dead, this new chapter finds them navigating uncharted territory as a duo fairly than their iconic trio formation.

“I’m glad it came together in such a way where we dealt with our loss,” Maseo advised SPIN in a current interview. “I’m glad Pos was in a position to pour all of that into the idea of this album and provides all of us some closure whereas ensuring Dave’s presence will all the time be felt as we proceed on to do that factor referred to as De La Soul.

“Regardless of what we decide to do, he’s always right there. My overall opinion of the album is it’s the epitome of joy and pain. Everybody on any level can identify with loss, especially when we get around to the song with Pos talking about his mother along with Killer Mike.”

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