De La Soul - AOI: Bionix coloured Shortly thereafter

Shortly thereafter

A band whose reach goes far beyond just influencing music is back

hit the gray skies of the pandemic’s year-and-a-half mark like a double rainbow

Featuring production from Doc McKinney and Illangelo and the essential tracks "The Zone" with Drake

Hailed upon its 2020 release as "vital and comfortable taking new chances" (Rolling Stone) and "cheery

De La Soul - AOI: Bionix coloured Shortly thereafter2LP, Reissue Chrysalis (2023) WW 2001's Bionix served as the second installment in Da La Soul's Art Official Intelligence series following 2000's Mosaic Thump and sixth studio effort overall. Lead single "Baby Phat" (feat. Yummy Bingham and Devin the Dude) is an ode to larger sized women while "Held Down" (feat. Cee Lo) finds Posdnuos in an introspective mood as he muses on fatherhood, religion, and fame. Slick Rick also makes an appearance here on