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De La Soul
De La Soul pose for a portrait in 1990. Michael Ochs/Getty Images hide caption
De La Soul want to uphold the legacy of 'this 50-year-old culture called hip-hop'
Pharrell performs on Solar stage at Something In The Water festival. Darrius Cook/NPR hide caption
When you go back and listen to De La's early run you're getting a lesson about how hip-hop itself was born, how it survived in the past, how it functions at its most imaginative and how the artform can live on in the future. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption
De La's absence from streaming sites has effectively erased their presence from the contemporary musical landscape and threatened to minimize their historical import. Now legally available on the internet for the first time, we revisit the classic catalog and its restored legacy. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption
David Jolicoeur — also known as Trugoy the Dove and Plug Two — performs with De La Soul in Chelmsford, England in 2015. Tristan Fewings/Getty Images hide caption
The Recording Academy changed its rules this year to make streaming-only albums eligible for Grammy Awards. Chance the Rapper, who released his mixtape, Coloring Book, on Apple Music in May, is up for seven awards. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Whether you go for the throwback sounds of Lake Street Dive (left) or the high-tech electronica of Moby (right), 2016 had plenty to offer. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
De La Soul's landmark 1989 album 3 Feet High And Rising is among the recordings added to the Library of Congress this year. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Library Of Congress Adds De La Soul, Others To Collection
De La Soul. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images hide caption