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Track Listing
1. Intro
2. Eye Patch
3. En Focus
4. Patti Dooke
5. I Be Blowin'
6. Long Island Wildin'
7. Ego Trippin' (Part Two)
8. Paul's Revenge
9. 3 Days Later
10. Area
11. I Am I Be
12. In the Woods
13. Breakadawn
14. Dave Has a Problem...Seriously
15. Stone Age
Album Notes
De La Soul: Posdnuos, Trugoy The Dove, Mase.
Additional personnel: Shortie No Mass, Melvin Parker, Rodney Jones, Larry Goldings, Frank Wes, SDP, Takagi Kan, May May Ali.
Recorded at Sorcerer Studio, Magic Shop, Unique Studio, Platinum Island, River Sound, New York.
The third album from De La Soul, BUHLOONE MIND STATE, stresses the importance of discovery of self. Tracks like "I AM I Be" and "Ego Trippin'" force a kind of deep self-cleansing introspection. BUHLOONE MIND STATE is also another example of how lyrically challenging this group of MCs has always been. Sax legend Maceo Parker joins the crew to blow impressively on "I Be Blowin'." There are also appearances from Guru and Biz Markie. Though BUHLOONE MIND STATE isn't De La Soul's greatest-selling album, it might be the group's deepest and most creative. Its 11 songs prove that it's not quantity that counts, but quality.
Industry Reviews
...BUHLOONE MINDSTATE signals [De La Soul's] maturation as hip hop artists minus the pop hype and hysteria surrounding [3 FEET HIGH AND RISING]...a rap classic...
Vibe (11/01/1993)
...By no means have De La Soul lost the dada carnival spirit that spotlighted them in the late '80's but [they] are decidedly less gigglesome...
Rolling Stone (12/23/1993)
Highly Recommended - ...Like sweet flavors, De La Soul grants feelings of inclusion....If you didn't get [BUHLOONE MIND STATE], you can act like you know and [De La Soul] wouldn't care--you could be in anyway...
Spin (11/01/1993)
...BUHLOONE MINDSTATE is [De La Soul's] most focused, consistent album to date...a welcome return to form...
Musician (01/01/1994)
Ranked #8 in the Village Voice's 1993 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.
Village Voice (03/01/1994)
(8) - Excellent - ...Whatever the BUHLOONE MIND STATE it's at least balanced...it's funkier, jazzier, and more irascible follow up proper...
NME (09/25/1993)
...on BUHLOONE MINDSTATE, we find a more firmly rooted De La Soul....its beats are simple, but the tracks are alive with intricate layering and small touches that make them undeniably catchy...A funky smooth ride... - Rating: A+
Entertainment Weekly (10/08/1993)
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