De La Soul – The Grind Date Hoodie

Description

“The Grind Date” — De La Soul came back swinging on their seventh studio album, dropping a record that proved the Native Tongues never lost the touch.

2004. After AOI: Bionix and the Tommy Boy era closure, Pos, Trugoy, and Maseo regrouped on Sanctuary Urban with a project that felt like a quiet flex on a younger generation. No Prince Paul this time — they handled the chemistry themselves, with cuts from Madlib, J Dilla, 9th Wonder, Jake One, and Supa Dave West. The lineup alone is a Mt. Rushmore of mid-2000s underground production.

“The Grind Date” wasn’t chasing radio. “Shoomp” with Sean Paul of YGZ, “Verbal Clap,” “Much More,” “Days Of Our Lives” with Common — these were heads-only joints. Pos and Dove rapping like dudes who’d been doing this since Tougher Than Leather and had nothing left to prove. Wearing this is saying you know hip-hop’s seventh-album curse never applied to De La. They just kept making it.

Product Details

• Gildan 18500 Heavy Blend Hoodie — 50% cotton / 50% polyester
• Pre-shrunk, double-lined hood with matching drawcord
• Pouch pocket, ribbed cuffs and waistband
• Quarter-turned to avoid center crease
• Available in Black, Navy, Forest Green, and Dark Chocolate
• Sizes S through 3XL

For the heads who copped “Stakes Is High” the week it dropped. For the ones who still play “Itsoweezee” on shuffle. For the De La heads who never left. Three Feet High and Rising never came down.