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Available with Vinyl records London. Smoke Cassettes De La Soul The groups third studio release, Buhloone Mindstate released on September 21, 1993, saw the group evolve into a new sound as they continued to grow stylistically and musically.There were several moments on the album which proved the band had matured. I Be Blowin was a departure as the track was an instrumental featuring saxophone playing by Maceo Parker. The introspective I Am I Be showed De La Soul at their most selfreferential to date. Long Island Wildin was a collaboration with Japanese hip hop artists Kan Takagi Major Force and trio Scha Dara Parr SDP. The albums first single, Breakadawn, used a s&le of Michael Jacksons I Cant Help It and Smokey Robinsons Quiet Storm.De La Soul collaborated for the first time with Gang Starrs Guru on Patti Dooke, and female MC Shortie No Mas who was prominent on many tracks on the album and showcased particularly on In The Woods. The album ended with an old school Biz Markie collaboration called Stone Age. The album was a critical success with Rolling Stone listing it as one of the best hip hop albums of all time.
