De La Soul burst onto the scene and innovated hiphop by colouring outside the lines, sampling a diverse array of untouched records. 

They have been a catalyst for other important acts in hiphop history as they helped introduce to the world Mos Def, helped propel a Tribe Called Quest with "Buddy", and were among the first major acts to work with deceased hiphop icon J-Dilla on a major single.  

De La is perhaps the "oldest" functioning hiphop group to still truly maintain credibility while not having "fell off". 

Their biggest song to date came from left field: 
Damon Albarn from Blur was such a fan that he enlisted De La to participate on his 2nd Gorillaz album which gave birth to "Feel Good Inc" - the biggest single ever for both De La and Gorillaz.The track was featured on a massive iPod worldwide TV campaign and won both a Grammy the same night as their ensemble performance, which also included Madonna. 
Come watch this classic group!