De La Soul – Buhloone Mindstate LP Supply

De La Soul s transitional third studio release, 1993 s Buhloone Mindstate, saw the group evolve into a new sound as they continued to grow stylistically and musically. There were several moments on the record which proved the band had matured. I Be Blowin was a departure as the track was an instrumental featuring saxophone by Maceo Parker. The introspective I Am I Be showed De La Soul at their most self-referential to date. Long Island Wildin was a collaboration with Japanese hip hop artists Kan Takagi (Major Force) and trio Scha Dara Parr (SDP). The album s first single, Breakadawn , used a sample of Michael Jackson s I Can t Help It and Smokey Robinson s Quiet Storm . De La Soul collaborated for the first time with Gang Starr s Guru on Patti Dooke , and female MC Shortie No Mas who was prominent on many tracks on the album and showcased particularly on In The Woods . The album ends with the old school Biz Markie collaboration Stone Age . Buhloone Mindstate was also a critical darling with Rolling Stone listing it as one of the best hip hop albums of all time.