4 More

Stakes Is High isn’t my favorite De La Soul album but, the more I listen to it, the more I think it contains what is rapidly becoming my favorite De La Soul track. Before you try and guess what this is, let me stop you because it isn’t The Bizness or Big Brother Beat or even the title track itself. In fact it’s a tune called 4 More featuring Zhane which is just so banging it blasts the rest of the album out of the water. Normally when rappers have R&B singers on the hook it’s merely an attempt to drive sales, much like a collaboration tee in our industry, but on 4 More the vocal harmonies of the two girls who you might remember from the huge club hit Hey Mr DJ just blend so perfectly with the rhymes of the De La Soul crew it is truly amazing. Add to this some of the best lyrics De La have ever come up with, which is saying something, and you’ve got a certified hip-hop classic. “I got a way with women so I’ll get away with yours” – True genius.