De La Soul have revealed that they virtually starred in The Contemporary Prince of Bel Air forward of Will Smith.
Posdnuos and Maseo had been talking on their new Apple Music present Artwork Official Intelligence Radio with De La Soul once they made the revelation.
With visitor Queen Latifah, the duo talked about practically being concerned with the hit sitcom, which ran from 1990 to 1996 and established Smith as a Hollywood star.
Posdnuos mentioned: “Lots of people don’t know, yo, the Contemporary Prince factor was supplied to us.”
He added: “They need us to do that? Russell [Simmons] was like, ‘Yo, y’all have to check out. Go on the market.’ We was like, ‘Nah. We do rap and stuff.’ Truthfully, we had been scared. Severely, we had been scared.”
“And shit, I might have been Will Smith. I might have gotten married to Jada. Rattling,” he joked.
Latifah then softened the blow by chiming in: “You positively might have. However I feel you good the place you at proper now. I feel you good.”
Artwork Official Intelligence Radio with De La Soul is a particular five-episode sequence honoring the thirty fifth anniversary of their debut album 3 Ft Excessive and Rising.
It can characteristic the now duo speaking about life within the iconic rap group, sharing unreleased demos and chatting to well-known faces corresponding to Widespread, Questlove, Tyler, The Creator, Dave Chappelle and Talib Kweli.
Beginning Tuesday (March 5), new episodes of the present will air Tuesdays and Thursdays on Apple Music 1 at 11 a.m. PT.
Regardless of the loss of life of David “Trugoy The Dove” Jolicoeur final yr, Posdnuos and Maseo proceed to maintain De La alive, with their music lastly arriving on streaming companies final March.
The Lengthy Island natives are additionally engaged on numerous new tasks, together with a 3rd installment of their Artwork Official Intelligence sequence and a Gangsta Grillz mixtape with DJ Drama.
Previous to Trugoy’s passing, it was reported they had been making an album produced totally by DJ Premier and Pete Rock.
Posdnuos just lately paid tribute to Trugoy on the primary anniversary of his loss of life.
De La Soul Unearth Uncommon ‘3 Ft Excessive & Rising’ Demos For Album’s thirty fifth Anniversary
“I really feel conflicted posting this on this date,” he mentioned on Instagram. “Dave disliked when folks had been publicly remembered on the day they had been misplaced….The day they transitioned however I’m certain he additionally revered how folks selected to recollect these they love and have misplaced.”
He continued: “So on at the present time I’ll stand alongside all of the individuals who cherish him in addition to saved @wearedelasoul of their prayers however to be clear I miss him within the bodily on a regular basis, rep for him on a regular basis & will speak to somebody about him on a regular basis.#Thankyou #Dave”
Trugoy died on the age of 54 on February 12, 2023. No reason behind loss of life was introduced however he had been affected by coronary heart failure.
