Stakes is High

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Stakes is high", talks about everything that is wrong with hip-hop and the world in under six minutes and with Offiziellecharts.de – De La Soul – Stakes Is High" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 23, 2021. Cigarettes, Johnny (July 29, 1996). "De La Soul – Stakes Is High". NME. London. Archived from the original on October 10, 2000 . Retrieved December 16, 2018. Brusie, David (18 June 2009). "De La Soul - Stakes Is High". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 2009-07-18 . Retrieved 18 June 2009.

DE LA SOUL - Stakes Is High (reissue) Vinyl at Juno Records.

Long Island Degrees" contains samples from "Before I Rest" ( Les McCann) and "It Only Happen" ( Aretha Franklin)Smith, Ethan (July 12, 1996). " Stakes Is High". Entertainment Weekly. New York . Retrieved June 13, 2012. Stakes Is High marked the first time De La Soul did not collaborate with longtime producer Prince Paul on an album, as the group felt that the production he turned in for it didn't match the album's mood.

De La Soul – Stakes Is High (2023, Vinyl) - Discogs

except "Dinninit", "Stakes Is High", "4 More", "Big Brother Beat", "Sunshine"&"Itzsoweezee (Hot)" recorded @ Platinum Island. This pressing is superb. Flat, top sonics. At least as good as my original US copy. Nice inner sleeves too (for a change)! We can get hold of a copy for you from one of our suppliers, but we cannot guarantee a delivery time. Salamon, Jeff (August 1996). "De La Soul: Stakes Is High". Spin. Vol.12, no.5. New York. pp.98–100 . Retrieved December 16, 2018.

The reason why we cant get a reissue is the conflict between De La and Tommy Boy for the past 10 years at least. Last we heard, Tommy Boy wanted to split royalties with the band 90/10. Deal fell through and Tommy holds the rights to bands first 6 albums. Try looking for it on any digital platform and you cant find it. So only hard copies are available. Which makes it pretty unique because what isn't on Apple music at this point? Like other De La Soul albums, Stakes Is High has a running theme, which in this case is the group's concern about the state of rap, as well as the state of hip hop culture and how it is regarded in general. The following sound clips are featured: