De La Soul Announces 10th Album Cabin in the Sky

De La Soul, the pioneering hip-hop group, announced their 10th studio album, Cabin in the Sky, set for release on November 21 through Mass Appeal Records. The project marks the duo's first full-length effort since 2016's And the Anonymous Nobody and arrives nearly two years after the death of founding member David "Trugoy the Dove" Jolicoeur in February 2023.

The surviving members, Kelvin "Posdnuos" Mercer and Vincent "Maseo" Mason, previewed the album with the lead single "The Package," a soulful track produced by Pete Rock that samples the 1969 Impressions song "Seven Years." The single blends introspective lyrics with the group's signature eclectic sound, reasserting their influence on alternative hip-hop while nodding to themes of legacy and perseverance.

Cabin in the Sky features guest appearances from Killer Mike, Yukimi Nagano of Little Dragon, Nas, and Black Thought, with additional production from DJ Premier, Super Dave, and others. The album's title draws from the 1943 all-Black musical of the same name, which starred Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington. Posdnuos explained the inspiration during a recent panel at New York Comic Con, saying, "We're working...