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De La Soul dodges sentimentality on first album since Trugoy’s passing

De La Soul returns with Cabin in the Sky, a 20-track album charged with nostalgia and reflection. It marks the trio's first release since David “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur’s passing, yet avoids sentimentality, weaving in his presence through samples and lyrics.

Spearheaded by Nas’s “Legend Has It” series, the project resists algorithmic pressures and instead leans on vibrant wordplay, skits, and playful irreverence, maintaining the group’s signature defiance of conformity.

De La Soul drops new album 'Cabin in the Sky'—with Trugoy’s spirit in tow

De La Soul confirms a new album, Cabin in the Sky, marking their first release since the passing of David Jude “Trugoy” Jolicoeur. A fresh track titled “The Package” accompanies the announcement.

Posdnuos states his goal was to channel Dave’s presence across the record, suggesting a posthumous collaboration threaded with intention rather than sentimentality. The project follows over a decade after the group’s last full-length effort and arrives during a renewed interest in their discography.

De La Soul skips nostalgia therapy for rhythm in 10th album, “Cabin in the Sky”

De La Soul returns with "Cabin in the Sky," their 10th studio album dropping November 21. The lead single, "The Package," surfaces as a brooding reflection wrapped in beat-driven introspection.

The project signals both remembrance and release, threading therapy through rhythm while tiptoeing into celebration. Framed as a statement rather than a revival, the album seems less preoccupied with nostalgia and more with evolving past survival into significance.

De La Soul mourns and moves in “Cabin in the Sky,” their first LP in a decade

De La Soul resurfaces with Cabin in the Sky, their first studio album in nearly ten years, threading grief and continuity with brittle poise. The project pays tribute to Dave "Trugoy the Dove" Jolicoeur, who passed in 2023, folding memory into production without veering into melodrama.

The group sidesteps nostalgia traps, opting instead for a work that processes loss like a half-finished verse—never resolved, but rhythmically persistent.