“Eye Know” - De La Soul (LIVE on The Late Show)

De La Soul, alongside longtime collaborator and production genius Prince Paul, cooks up a 35-year-old dish known as “Eye Know,” from their legendary 1989 album, ‘3 Feet High and Rising.’ Check out their website for exclusive merch, 2024 tour dates and more: www.wearedelasoul.com.
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[@lewalcindor9356]

R.I.P. Trugoy aka Plug 2

[@richardsherman2286]

Rest. In. Power.

[@Positive_Tea]

Shoutout to Plug 1 for holding it down

[@erflingnot]

Celestial Plug2! Can you imagine it?😊

[@butters_147]

Never the same without him but nice to see Prince Paul though. 💪 I've had this record since I was 13 years old. That was many many years ago. 😉

[@dlite6999]

Whoever 😂

[@leemurden8476]

not ashamed to say i cried a little listening to this

[@aimeerice4687]

Amen 😊

[@burntcrust8039]

Guilty!

[@BeefyMon]

It got me too. ❤

[@stoyantsalev3109]

Got a bit teary-eyed myself... Like, do you remember when hip-hop was art? I do. Skinny teen, early '90s, beaten down cassette deck, in some basement or garage, eyes and mouth wide open, listening to, well - this... good times. Pushing 50 now, still moves me.

[@djshakee]

I got a little teary when Pos did Dave’s verse. 🥺

[@Dana-kb5mk]

Still Amazing after all these years, all around. Can't believe it's been 35 years. Love to all reading this ❤️

[@shanonmunoz3295]

What we just witnessed right here is literally Hip-Hop history. That was one of the most creative performances of all time. Showing us that Hip-Hop can be fun and highly artistic 🖼️

[@Eastwing74]

100%

[@johnm5186]

great song but this was some primary school class play type set up

[@richardchoi168]

🥲I had tears in my eyes when he introduced Plug 2. We need more De La Soul in our world right now: Native Tongues rule! Eye Know had to be chosen to flex about finally winning their long-fought battle over sample clearances… IYKYK 🦶🦶🦶

[@ZoolianTuxworth]

De La could've been a household name(s) if it wasn't for that lawsuit

[@Chamitox.]

RIP Trugoy, fucking legend

[@kimkir]

Same, @richardchoi168 ♥️🌼

[@stubbsmusic543]

Yeah I'm really nostalgic for music that is like a chop shop. Steal some Steely Dan from Peg steal the whistle from sitting on the dock of the bay. I got a tear in my eye for good music being bastardized like this.

[@99alfailiwaqain51]

@@stubbsmusic543Peace! You buggin; dope sampling is an art; Daddy-O told u all 😮it’s not stealing; it’s refining painting an entire new portrait! The canvas is now miraculous! Hip Hop is Forever!

[@Latrodectus_vv_]

I miss old school hip hop when it was new. De La Soul is still awesome. The cooking bit was "well done" too.

[@dapof.323]

i saw what you did there

[@helios7212]

😂😂👏👏👏 Agreed 💯 I miss this style of music, this performance made me so happy, and brought back some great memories from childhood 🫶☮️ Thank you De La Soul! Much love and respect, as always 🙏

[@AIICaps]

This is what authentic hip hop sounds like! RIP David "Trugoy" aka Plug Two ❤

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Agreed

[@ad-man]

God blessed the day De La retained ownership of 3 feet high and Rising.

[@witchypoorose5196]

🙌🏻💙

[@darksparkle9849]

I hadn’t heard, just went to Spotify and sure enough, it’s there! Great news, thanks for mentioning it. 😁This album was one of the soundtracks to my first year of college. How time flies!

[@KnotGulty]

Sadly they got it right around the time trugoy died

[@Patrick-jj5nh]

Wholesome rap, classic hiphop - what the world needs.

[@esobed1]

What could have been... if the Industry wasn't into mind control for profit. Remember 'me, myself and i'?

[@thanemakes5377]

And as always “Three IS a magic number”

[@bayoojikutu4768]

@@thanemakes5377, *the* magic number.

[@trashyraccoon2615]

@@esobed1Gangsta rap set blacks back decades. And whitey was at the top of all that

[@Karl671]

Facts

[@minxiv7]

De La Soul is the soundtrack of my childhood ❤

[@mariepanimdim4303]

Me too 💙😍

[@drollins9973]

and me 😀🌻

[@HighnoonsVinyl]

Absolutely beautiful. RIP Dave, we miss your colors daily, but your spirit lives within your family, your brothers, your fans and Hip-Hop itself.

[@akrobatik7154]

Thank you, Stephen, for always presenting your audience with Hip-Hop with meaning, a story behind it, and message. Thank you sincerely for being one of the last mainstream outlets that showcases conscious Hip-Hop artists and the love and positivity so many of us have to share. You're the man, and De La Soul is FOREVER!!

[@esoligh]

✊🏾🤲🏾🫶🏾🤝👍🏼

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

I met Plug 1 at the airport 15 YEARS AGO. He was cordial. That was a good performance.

[@mikebahrami]

Hope they sell those aprons as merch!

[@BlueTJLP]

I absolutely love Eye Know. What a fantastic performance!

[@soulchorea]

I'd like to apologize for my younger self, who was 100% convinced there would be no way for a rapper to be cool after 50. Most of them aren't, to be fair, but these dudes prove me wrong!

[@bjammin187]

Me in 1989, a younger NZ middle class white boy, jamming to this on my Sony cassette Walkman every damn day. Thanks De La Soul and RIP Trugoy.

[@diyguru9677]

Early March 1989 my bro returned to NZ from a trip to NYC and gave me 3 Feet High and Rising on cassette, it had only come out in the USA a couple of days earlier. I think I dubbed about 20 copies of that tape for friends, it wasn't available in NZ until quite a few weeks later initially as an import.

[@Goatchild90]

3 Feet High and Rising is a classic debut and one of the greatest albums of all time, or any genre

[@witchypoorose5196]

💯

[@Mario-Loco683]

De La Soul - nothing but smiles & good vibes. CLASSIC

[@grinchoi1]

Great to see Prince Paul aka Plug 4.

[@sonicmania9993]

De La Soul ... a reminder of sunnier times. Let's channel those beats and change the world y'all.

[@justtim1269]

What an awesome performance! One of my favorite songs ever! RIP PLUG 2 Trugoy !!!!! ETERNAL

[@Berlography]

Clever cooking bit. Was listening w me, myself, and I..

[@murraysampson2501]

That was cool, so inventive, just like their music! That takes me back.. 35 years! Wow. Gave me goosebumps and a big smile! Still have the original 12" of this single, I'm gonna put it on.

[@lordlickorice]

The world needs lots of this right now.

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Happy anniversary 3 Feet High and Rising. Thank you Dave

[@Drutron73]

De-La Soul & Prince Paul, I owe you for oh so many smiles, for turning dark days bright. David/Trugoy the Dove, rest in power, a legacy to be proud of and one that will continue to lift people up when they are down and get their heads nodding and their asses shaking. Nothing but love. Nothing but love.

[@jamesy3862]

Prince Paul doesn’t get enough love! HBMS is the on another level!

[@drewlaw9117]

RIP Trugoy! That music is so full of sunshine and love and joy.

[@Mplsgurl]

The whistles started and I got goosebumps. Sounds of my teenage years❤❤❤❤❤

[@MrfuckinBeilke]

REAL HIP HOP LIVES!! SHOUT OUT TO THE GODS!! #DELA

[@mumbles8078]

Nice to see Prince Paul there!!

[@PreciseBryce]

This was so dope!! Rest in Peace Trugoy the Dove, De La still rocking

[@ignatiuskhan]

Oh, I remember the very day we received this nugget at our office. All the employees got crazy with it instantly overnight and it was played at full volume all day long in the warehouse for quite a while.

[@MC-dk7tr]

Daisy Age in full effect!! I luv this! ❤ De La for life. RIP 🕊️

[@insubordinatenyctv3627]

Dope to see them with Prince Paul 🏆 RIP Plug 2 Dave

[@funnyyellowdog8833]

I love heavy sampling; it's sad that music like that can't be made anymore. Damn corporations.

[@nerissarowan8119]

It can be, it just requires lots of money to be exchanged. Which might be the right thing for the original artists, but only if they see any of it.

[@Neo-Midgar]

"We need 'Pegs' " I smiled at that. Love the Steely Dan respect.

[@linknowhereman]

SAME!!

[@pkattk]

bummed out that the audience didn't react to it, but I guess it's a deeper cut than I thought lol

[@thezenlu]

Miss you, Trugoy the Dove! I will always rep for the Soul!

[@hardeepdhanjal9599]

De la soul is the reason I fell in love with hip hop. It was this album, and ever since I’ve been hooked on rap music. East coast, West coast down south! I luv it all, but it started with De La soul. This performance was so creative as always! Rest in peace Dave🙏🏾

[@mortensteen]

Wonderful performance. One of the best love rap songs of all time. RIP Trugoy.

[@neiel1]

Good to see that the other original member of the De La crew is back in the fold. Especially considering that Prince Paul was the architect of the De La Soul sound on their 1st three iconic albums

[@Matheison]

I was a senior in college when this album came out, and played the tape until the oxide fell off. 35 years later I've been listening to it in my office all week celebrating the anniversary.

[@scorpios_corz]

Love De La Soul, real awesome, great hip-hop that was something special back in the day, no gang-banging with explicit lyrics; just great sounds with a message, good to see they haven't lost their touch after all these years. Also great work with the Gorillaz on Feel Good Inc.

[@djalioop]

De La Soul my all time favorite album (Prince Paul you are evil genius) next to The Beastie Boys (Paul's Boutique Album) RIP Trugoy The Dove Plug 2)

[@michaelscholfield7588]

Love love love De La Soul! Been listening to these brothas since the 80s growing up. I find myself currently listening Breakadawn everyday on KZbin. Saturday takes me back to my childhood....

[@jwizla2449]

I wasn't born when this song came out. My dad had the vinyl the day it released in the UK. When I was 13 he passed it onto me, as well as albums from people like KRS One and Jungle Brothers. This music changed my life. Hip-Hop changes lives, and will always be a reminder to me how cool my Dad is. Emotional watching this. RIP DAVE. De La Soul forever.

[@thebeatwontstop]

De La Soul is an international treasure!!! Thank you for decades of touring you are cherished worldwide. Thank you Dave 🙏🏾🌻

[@TheLordAI]

The way they illustrated the beat was. Masterful the Eye Know stew is DELICIOUS

[@McD5791]

De La Soul seriously just gave one of their classics the 'Memphis Soul Stew' treatment... ☺

[@thisisevan1]

Eye Know, with extra Peg!

[@GetUpTheMountains]

Apparently its been 35 years since I was in 6th grade. I goddamn love this album and this tune specifically is a favorite. Great to see Paul on stage too. Miss you Dave. 🕊

[@normp3273]

I was 17 when this came out. Time flies and man, what a life. Rest in paradise Plug ✌️!

[@mistacoz]

I once met Maseo when he dropped into the Notting Hill Arts Club on a night I’d done a gig there. I was quite drunk and told him I was so grateful for all the years of music I wanted to hug him. He just beamed a big grin, threw his arms open and said “then hug me homie!” Definitely a high point of my life ❤

[@djnkosi]

Speaking of cooking... somebody's cutting onions. 🥺🙏🏽 RIP Trugoy. De La Forever. Prince Paul. Native Tongues. Real hip-hop! 🙌🏽🔥✊🏽 I've already watched this performance half-a-dozen times. It literally made my day! 😊☝🏽💚

[@treyanderson23]

my favorite de la song, what a creative way to play it, rest in peace to dove

[@bigdl9918]

After all these years still coming out with something new and fresh

[@JuliaHullmann]

Instant happiness listening to that song❤🎉

[@TMNation]

So dope how they cooked this up. Classic music. Long Live TRUGOY 🕊🕊🙏🏽🌺

[@michaelmoraga2926]

This is The Shiznit. De La Soul 💜☺

[@yakovpetrovich7682]

This album created joy and uplifting feelings in me when it first came out. I listened to it constantly back in the day.

[@ikephipps2696]

This was so dope, thanks Colbert for showing de la love

[@dizler76]

that was class!

[@Warderblade]

Nothing beats De La, so happy get to hear their music digitally again, and Damn Plug1 you still got it! We miss you Trugoy

[@mangadolo]

Missing Dave absolutely- but simultaneously comforted with Paul back in the picture!!! 😢😊

[@clemens_lueer]

Man, there‘s not a lot that makes me smile like this song! ❤

[@blackspider1405]

My favorite De La song... ever.. Has been since the day I heard it. It's perfect..

[@kateuhler7803]

❤I have loved this group for such a long time, they are AWESOME 💖😎

[@djrtrane7470]

De la Soul still groundbreakers in live performance. Salute the Legends💯💯💯💯

[@philinegro]

That was beautiful. A true friendship.

[@CheifR0cka]

I love this but I'm so sad right when they get their publishing back, right when all these anniversaries and good things are happening, Dave had to pass. Rest in power to the one and only Dove 🕊️

[@chrisclancy6756]

De La Soul

[@Ichinin]

Loved it, old school rap that was about conveying a message and not shooting people with a gun.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Pretty sure some old school rap had references to shooting and guns. Mostly, it was railing against it because of how destructive it was to the Black community.

[@tafadzwamanzini5463]

​@canaisyoung3601 positive rap was present thought. Arrested development, positive p etc. . It might have gotten big.

[@CaapriceTube1]

Me & this Album are the Same Age. Released Mar 3, 1989 I was born 3 Months & 5 Days later #1989 #GoldenAgeEra #ClassicHipHop #RestWellPlugTwo

[@vapor79]

Much love to one of the best hip-hop groups ever!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥

[@theworstnameever]

the best live talk show performance so far

[@GeraldHarris-cf2zh]

I was 26 in 89 when this dropped. It was THE only thing in my Walkman for about 2 months. 3 Ft High and Paul's Boutique were the soundtrack if my summer.

[@marisgoldenhour6212]

That audience had no clue about the decades of hip hop history on that stage. And such a creatively perfect way to showcase "Eye Know" to celebrate the longevity of 3 Feet High And Rising, and De La Soul. Dare I say, it was chef's kiss. 😁 Yeah, I know. I'll show myself out. 😏💙

[@zislec]

Man these guys were my entrance to hip hop back 1989. I was 9 and absolutely captivated. Trugoy 😔

[@kerrileeconstant1386]

You guys are adorable, in the most masculine and wonderful way. Balm for the soul.

[@felixleiter2334]

De La Soul. From The Soul.

[@Redrightghost]

So dope that prince paul was involved with this. Such an awesome performance

[@alexandrequillien4068]

Literally impossible to not smile to this. Legends! 😊

[@cheftekniqakabuletteborn8127]

prince paul and gravedigaerz

[@jaceyp.8457]

this is why late 80s/90s hip hop can't be beat

[@HYBRED247]

The coolest group ever, love them R.I.P Trugoy.

[@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns9814]

I was 15 years old when this album came out and it was one of the happiest times of my life! RIP Trugoy the Dove - Plug Too!

[@firebird2]

This is how it is done! De La Soul is still cookin'.

[@SixSteppa]

True story: 3 Feet High and Rising was the first piece of music I ever owned when, for Christmas as a kid, I asked for the cassette tape (no CD's yet in my household). I wanted the record as I had heard Say No Go on the radio and was blown away. My parents bought it and I played it over and over and over. Thus began my lifetime love of Hip Hop. That album had a song called DeLa Orgy and I was so scared my mom would hear it and take the cassette away, lol.

[@JohnRuhl]

I've watched this video about 55,000 times and it only gets better every time. So good then, so good now. Thanks for having them on as a guest artist.

[@Jebuary127]

Only knew this artist from the feature in feel Good Inc. But damn I am into this sound!

[@SteveForteGMR]

They have so much great music. They've put pretty much all of it on their KZbin channel. Well worth giving it all a listen.

[@GeraldHarris-cf2zh]

Do your self a huge favor and go listen to the entire discography....binge it. You won't be disappointed. Common , Redman, Mos Def CHAKA KHAN show up on various albums.

[@joeball13]

Miss plug 2. Makes me smile and almost cry watching them comeback with a classic happy gem. Man I'm getting old. Love you guys AOI one of my favorites in high school. Brings back memories

[@DasherBeats]

My favourite music group of all time. Mase, Posdnous, Prince Paul and Trugoy changed my life forever

[@audreymuzingo933]

3 Feet High is one of my all-time top 5 albums, and I'm not even a big hip hop fan in general. That record NEVER gets old, in fact as time goes by I feel like I "get" it in ways I didn't before.

[@travisov]

Literally in tears. So grateful to see this

[@jeff7764]

This is the happiest song in Hip Hop

[@rotallyPumpered]

I was lucky enough to see De La Soul opening for Gorillaz in 2010, before I knew their own music. Absolutely blew me away. The crowd work was irresistible. Some of the greatest entertainers in the business, on top of being incredible writers and rappers. Delighted to see Pos and Mase still performing.

[@Absorbant]

Good to see De La Soul are still doing well. Minus Trugoy of course. RIP.

[@LanceCorporalKitty]

It's so sad that the Dove wasn't there but I'm so happy to see De La Soul. I can't believe it's 35 years, this was the first album I ever bought!

[@aliadizzle]

That intro was dope. I loved every second of this!