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A 2LP re-issue of the seventh album from the hip-hop pioneers, De La Soul. Originally released in 2004, the album features a top line array of guest spots including Ghostface Killah, Sean Paul, Flava Flav and producer J Dilla (A Tribe Called Quest). Unlike their other albums, The Grind Date doesn’t include any ‘skits’ or interludes, it is considered pure quality with no filler. Pitchfork placed the album at number 31 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2004" list. This 2020 re-issue also features four bonus instrumental tracks.
Tracklist
Side A
1. The Future
2. Verbal Clap
3. Much More (feat. Yummy)
4. Shopping Bags (She Got From You)
5. The Grind Date
Side B
1. Church
2. It’s Like That (feat. Carl Thomas)
3. He Comes (feat. Ghostface)
4. Days Of Our Lives (feat.
Common)
Side C
1. Come On Down (feat. Flava Flav)
2. No (feat. Butta Verses)
3. Rock Co.Kane Flow (feat. MF
Doom)
4. Shoomp (feat. Sean Paul)
Side D (Bonus Instrumentals)
1. The Grind Date
2. Verbal Clap
3. Shopping Bags
4. Days Of Our Lives
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