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

[@leemurden8476]

not ashamed to say i cried a little listening to this

[@abc123-t7o]

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. 🥺

[@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 😂

[@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 🙏

[@derekblayer6271]

❤

[@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 🦶🦶🦶

[@ZoolTux]

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!

[@AIICaps]

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

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Agreed

[@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

[@CAPS0L]

yep, young hip hop artists need to take note

[@rudeboyspodcast]

​@@johnm5186it's just having fun

[@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

[@minxiv7]

De La Soul is the soundtrack of my childhood ❤

[@mariepanimdim4303]

Me too 💙😍

[@drollins9973]

and me 😀🌻

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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]

✊🏾🤲🏾🫶🏾🤝👍🏼

[@Goatchild90]

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

[@witchypoorose5196]

💯

[@grinchoi1]

Great to see Prince Paul aka Plug 4.

[@BlueTJLP]

I absolutely love Eye Know. What a fantastic performance!

[@sonicmania9993]

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

[@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.

[@mikebahrami]

Hope they sell those aprons as merch!

[@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.

[@davejohnson3860]

Oh man dude.. You hit the nail on the head!! Lol

[@Mario-Loco683]

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

[@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.

[@Doopersteen]

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

[@lordlickorice]

The world needs lots of this right now.

[@Mplsgurl]

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

[@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.

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Happy anniversary 3 Feet High and Rising. Thank you Dave

[@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.

[@MC-dk7tr]

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

[@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🙏🏾

[@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.

[@treyanderson23]

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

[@TheLordAI]

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

[@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.

[@chrisclancy6756]

De La Soul

[@jamesy3862]

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

[@kateuhler7803]

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

[@mortensteen]

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

[@robertcollins8794]

Word life

[@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.

[@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

[@insubordinatenyctv3627]

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

[@vapor79]

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

[@philinegro]

That was beautiful. A true friendship.

[@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.

[@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.

[@kevinwilliams3668]

Peace, I cannot listen to this joint without thinking of how it was part of the soundtrack of my life. A broke, small college athlete, I had my Grandmother's Bible, my Grandfather's advice, some records, and sneakers. In my tool pack, I had this joint, and "Eye Know" helped rock me to sleep at night when the world dealt me cruel blows. Thank you De La Soul for being there for a brother, you are still part of my soundtrack for life.

[@normp3273]

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

[@ChiefRxcka]

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 🕊️

[@thebeatwontstop]

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

[@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.

[@abc123-t7o]

That was just so awesome ❤ Made.me.smile and giggle, remembering those easier good times with De La Soul in the 90's 😎

[@mumbles8078]

Nice to see Prince Paul there!!

[@latoshastanfield5523]

❤❤❤❤❤❤Thank God for y'all. Rip plug 2 😇

[@zislec]

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

[@thezenlu]

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

[@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)

[@jensmartinaarseth]

This album changed everything for me when I was 13, and this song has remained my favorite De La Soul song ever. Fantastic!

[@kerrileeconstant1386]

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

[@nm985]

This performance took me back and warmed my heart ❤️👑🎼🎧

[@aliadizzle]

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

[@exoterric]

This was awesome. They still pop up on a couple of my Pandora stations.

[@michaelmoraga2926]

This is The Shiznit. De La Soul 💜☺

[@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.

[@djrtrane7470]

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

[@Eastwing74]

Met Plug One in the green room after a Dave Chappelle show in Tampa. He’s good friends with Dave. Super chill dude. Told him I grew up listening to De La Soul. He put his arm around me, told me how much he appreciated that and let me take a photo together. Really humble and down to earth dude.

[@jimreily7538]

Wow. That's pretty cool. Why were you in the green room anyway ?

[@Eastwing74]

@@jimreily7538 great question. Elaine, Dave’s wife is Filipino.Big family. My girlfriend is Elaine‘s cousin but they are more like sisters. We go to all of his shows when he comes to Florida, and all the family gatherings in Ohio. We did Thanksgiving with Dave and Elaine at his new club in Yellow Springs. Bucket list moment was smoking a joint with Dave on his front porch while he was showing me bits of his new Netflix special months before it came out. I’ll never forget that.

[@akrobatik7154]

If you've never heard it, go listen to "Oodles of O's" by De La Soul right now!

[@SteveForteGMR]

Don't forget "Millie Pulled a Pistol". Tough when you really listen to it but delivered with that De La style. They've got something for everyone.

[@REALHIPHOPLOVE24]

*This was Beautiful!!!! Favorite De La Soul track! Crowd was wack you definitely would have seen me going CRAZY!! RIP DAVE* 🕊️

[@AdrianColley]

Relaxed, cool, and savvy to the format. Awesome!

[@Track_id]

So very good, having fun and in control, Appreciate this

[@staceydowns8682]

THANK YOU for bringin it! Wonderful creative concept with the cooking set up. Glad to see y'all in action. You are icons. Blessings!

[@omararcher1531]

Loved this. Everything about it. Miss you Dave.

[@jesse6851]

Its awesome how they were interacting with the audience rarely happens with live performances on talk shows

[@heath2694]

I needed this. 🙌🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@dividedbyzach]

That was amazing. So ready for these guys to do a victory lap.

[@DasherBeats]

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

[@Bankrollblanco]

🔥🔥🔥🔥 too much fire 🔥 I miss these days. Glad Prince Paul was there. Legendary 🔥🔥 keep going RIP Dove

[@djnkosi]

Salute the legends! Wow! 🔥🔥🔥

[@all.day.day-dreamer]

I got a little emotional when he said Plug 2 ... I won't lie. Some tears came out and kept coming out throughout the entire song. I'm 55, and I was just a 20-year-old kid when this came out. TO THIS DAY, I remember that bright yellow cassette tape that I paid maybe $10 for all those years ago, got into my car, sat down, opening up the tape, putting it in, and pulling out the insert and reading through it. There is something special about Da La Soul and a Tribe Called Quest. RIP to Plug 2 and Phife.

[@bolajiaiyegboyin3579]

Waaaaawuuuu dela!!!!RIP truguy...been a fan since Saturday days!!!!!with love from Nigeria 🇳🇬...love you guys...please take care of Dave's family for me..

[@Positive_Tea]

Goosebumps!!! Best performance of the year

[@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!

[@R0bobb1e]

I still think "De La Soul Is Dead" was the best! If you know, you know!

[@SteveForteGMR]

I couldn't choose between the two. Both albums are top tier and timeless.

[@abrothernamedgeorge]

That is my favorite album of all-time. Full stop.

[@mcallarse]

The whole De La run is super classic. No WRMS without Potholes though.

[@GeraldHarris-cf2zh]

Imma Stakes is High man but no argument with Dead.

[@fkim003]

Loved this so much, de la forever 🩷💛🧡💚🩵🎶

[@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.

[@bklyniceis1]

This album helped me through some very difficult times in my life. I was 12, in mourning and puberty and was "different" in my style and didn't quite fit in. I heard Potholes in my lawn on 91.5 fm on a Sunday. I taped it. Then Video Music Box played the video and this brooklyn girl knew that it was ok to be whoever i was. Thank you De La Soul. I cried so hard when Trugoy passed. I don't think yall know what an impact you've had in so many lives. Tush et lele pu. All yall live in Place in my heart. THANK YOU.

[@77Creation]

“What does toosh et lehleh poo mean?” De La 4L ✊🏽🌼🌸🕊️

[@drphousy]

Thank you!!!

[@fa0676]

Almost makes me weep with it's beauty. What a righteous selection of human beings they are.

[@ItsWhatever24]

Brilliant performance. Legends.

[@Dancrept]

Chills, what a classic, awesome performance

[@djjonjackable]

De La and Prince Paul cooking up some classic 🔥🔥🔥 music 🎶🎶🎶 ❤️

[@yakovpetrovich7682]

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

[@mozarkslezeystreet6310]

this is why i love Colbert ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@dcf3601]

This was so refreshing to see DE La perform. I loved the whole cooking tutorial. I know Dave was watching in enjoyment, and the picture taken with the crowd in the back shows they're love for performing. Rest in power Trugoy❤ great job De La

[@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.

[@firebird2]

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

[@mattsheezy5469]

Plug Tunin & Eye Know are my favorite songs on the record… you can play it straight through, an absolute Classic.

[@lonewolffisherman7092]

A song for the happy raps collection for sure.

[@dev8570]

Awesome track. Can't believe it's 35 years old. Feel good music.