And the Anonymous Nobody...
The Kickstarter album, with a long list of guests, nominated for a Grammy.
De La Soul, 2016
- Released
- 26 August 2016
- Label
- AOI Records
- Producer
- Jordan Katz (executive)
De La Soul's first full-length album since The Grind Date was funded by a Kickstarter that passed its $110,000 goal in under ten hours. Jordan Katz was executive producer. It was first planned for April 2016 but was delayed by rights issues, and a four-track EP, For Your Pain & Suffering, came out on 29 April. Guests include 2 Chainz, Damon Albarn, David Byrne, Estelle, Little Dragon, Snoop Dogg, Jill Scott, Justin Hawkins, Pete Rock and Roc Marciano. It peaked at 12 on the Billboard 200 and was the first De La Soul album to debut at number one on Billboard's Top Rap Albums. Metacritic averaged 77 across 28 reviews, and it was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 59th Grammy Awards. It was the last album released before Trugoy the Dove died.
Personnel
- Jordan Katz executive producer
More from De La Soul
3 Feet High and Rising (1989), De La Soul Is Dead (1991), Buhloone Mindstate (1993), Stakes Is High (1996)
Sources
- And the Anonymous Nobody..., Wikipedia
- De La Soul, Wikipedia
- A new style of speak: the lyrical genius of De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove, The Guardian (2023-02-13)