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\n\tLegendary hip-hop group De La Soul<\/a> is planning to dig in the crates.<\/p>\n \n\tDe La Soul took to Instagram to announce the release of Clear Lake Audiotorium<\/em>, a six-track EP originally distributed as a promo release to DJs back in in 1994.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cOriginally pressed in 1994 as an exclusive promotional release for select DJs, Clear Lake Audiotorium<\/em> has achieved near-mythical status among collectors,\u201d the group wrote in a caption. The album includes four tracks from the Buhloone Mindstate<\/em> era, with two rare collaborations: \u201csh.Fe.Mc\u2019s\u201d featuring A Tribe Called Quest and \u201cStix & Stonz\u201d with contributions from Tito of The Fearless Four, Grandmaster Caz, LA Sunshine of the Treacherous Three and Prince Whipper Whip.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to sites like Vinyl, Me Please<\/a>, only 500 copies were originally pressed. Four of the songs \u2014 \u201cIn the Woods,\u201d \u201cI Am I Be,\u201d \u201cPatti Dooke\u201d and \u201cI Be Blowin’\u201d \u2014 also made appearances on the their 1993 album Buhloone Mindstate<\/em>, while their track \u201csh.Fe.Mc\u2019s<\/span>\u201d with Tribe eventually found a home on the 30th-anniversary edition as a bonus song.<\/p>\n \n\tThe group representing Strong Island, fought long and hard to gain control of their catalog as they negotiated<\/a> with their former label Tommy Boy for a way to get their music available on streaming services. They were finally able to make their back catalog available for fans in March 2023 thanks to Reservoir Media purchasing Tommy Boy<\/a>. De La Soul chronicled the process of formatting their music for the digital age in the documentary Chapter 3<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tClear Lake Audiotorium<\/em> will be made available on March 7, 2025. Fans can pre-order the digital version and limited-edition CD & vinyl now here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n