De La Soul Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Template:Multiple issuesDe La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres. The members are Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos, Mercenary, Plug Wonder Why, Plug One), David Jude Jolicoeur (Trugoy the Dove, Dave, Plug Two) and Vincent Mason (P.A. Pasemaster Mase, Maseo, Plug Three, Baby Huey). The three formed the group in high school and caught the attention of producer Prince Paul with a demo tape of the song "Plug Tunin'". Prince Paul was also sometimes referred to as Plug Four. The Plug names are alleged to come from the numbers that each bandmate's microphone was labeled on the soundboard. Posdnuos was always plugged into plug one, Trugoy was plugged into plug two, and so forth.With its playful wordplay, innovative sampling, and witty skits, the band's debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, is considered a hip hop masterpiece. It is also the band's biggest commercial success to date, with their subsequent albums selling progressively less, despite receiving high praise from critics. A measure of 3 Feet High and Rising's cross-over appeal was the fact that it was voted Album of the Year by NME, a title better known for its taste in guitar-based music. De La Soul has influenced numerous other hip hop artists such as Camp Lo, The Black Eyed Peas, and Digable Planets. They were also influential in the early stages of rapper/actor Mos Def's career, and are a core part of the Spitkicker collective. They are the second longest standing Native Tongues Posse group, after the Jungle Brothers.In 2006, the group won a Grammy for their collaboration with Gorillaz on the single "Feel Good Inc."
Net Worth
$5 Million
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor
Nicknames
De La Soul
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Forza Horizon 3
2016
Video Game performer: "The Work"
Ladbrokes Players Championship
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Big Short
2015
performer: "Feel Good Inc."
American Ultra
2015
performer: "Ghetto Thang"
Atop the Fourth Wall
2015
TV Series 1 episode
Rude Tube
2014
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The One Show
2014
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Big Words
2013
performer: "Potholes in My Lawn"
Entourage
TV Series 1 episode, 2005 performer - 3 episodes, 2004 - 2009
Everybody Hates Chris
2007
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Man
2005
performer: "It's a New Thing It's Your Thing"
NCAA Football 2006
2005
Video Game performer: "Me, Myself and I"
Filthy McNastier: Maximum Dousche
2005
Video performer: "Me, Myself, and I"
Mean Girls
2004
performer: "Pass That Dutch"
Chappelle's Show
2003
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
2002
Video Game performer: "Oodles of O's"
BMX XXX
2002
Video Game performer: "The Magic Number"
Buffalo Soldiers
2001
"Say No Go", "Held Down" / performer: "Say No Go", "Held Down"
Osmosis Jones
2001
performer: "Turn It Out" / producer: "Turn It Out"
Made
2001
performer: "Cali to New York", "Thru Ya City" which contains "Summer in the City"
Sex and the City
2000
TV Series performer - 1 episode
High Fidelity
2000
performer: "Tread Water"
Boiler Room
2000
performer: "Area", "Keepin' the Faith"
Never Been Kissed
1999
performer: "Me, Myself and I"
Free Tibet
1998
Documentary "Diggin' the Sound" / performer: "Diggin' the Sound"
Men in Black
1997
performer: "Chanel No. Fever"
High School High
1996
performer: "I Can't Call It" / producer: "I Can't Call It"
Joe's Apartment
1996
performer: "De La F.U.N.K.Y. Towel"
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
performer: "EGO TRIPPIN' PART TWO"
Beavis and Butt-Head
1994
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Judgment Night
1993
performer: "Fallin" / writer: "Fallin"
Downtown
1990
performer: "ME, MYSELF AND I"
Who Is Chris Rock?
1989
Short performer: "Ain't Hip to Be Labeled a Hippie" - uncredited
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kung Faux
2003
TV Series
Voice Over / Various
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2016
TV Series
Themselves - Musical Guest
The One Show
2014
TV Series
Themselves - Performers
68 Square Miles
2014
Documentary
Til Infinity: The Souls of Mischief
2013
Documentary
Themselves
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2013
TV Series
Themselves - Musical Guest
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
2011
Documentary
Themselves
TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival
Andrew Vasquez 
