De La Soul: Stakes Is High (1996). "You Know The End of this Movie..." (featuring 12Kyle of the 12 Kyle Podcast)

<p>B. Cox welcomes special guest <strong>12Kyle</strong> of the <strong><u>12Kyle Podcast</u></strong> to review <strong>De La Soul</strong>&#39;s seemingly prophetic fourth album <em>Stakes Is High</em>. It was their first album without the production prowress of Prine Paul, who helmed their first three projects.</p><p>Faced both with the uncertainty of their recording career after a lukewarm public perception to their third album, <em>Buhloone Mindstate</em>, and with ever changing enviornment of hip-hop towards a more obscene, vulgar and commercial sound, the group charged through an effort marked by strirking back for the sake of hip-hop and sought to warn an industry and culture of the destructive path that it was headed towards.</p><p><strong>Follow 12Kyle and the 12Kyle Podcast</strong></p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/12kyle" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/12kyle</a></p><p><strong>Follow The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast</strong> </p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/vaultcmr" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/vaultcmr </a></p><p><strong><u>Show Notes:</u></strong></p><p><strong>Albumism: De La Soul&#39;s &#39;Stakes Is High&#39; Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.albumism.com/features/de-la-soul-stakes-is-high-turns-25-anniversary-retrospective" rel="nofollow">https://www.albumism.com/features/de-la-soul-stakes-is-high-turns-25-anniversary-retrospective</a></p><p><strong>OkayPlayer: De La Soul Reveal The Secret History of &#39;Stakes Is High&#39; on Its 20th Anniverary</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.okayplayer.com/news/secret-history-of-de-la-soul-stakes-is-high-20th-anniversary.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.okayplayer.com/news/secret-history-of-de-la-soul-stakes-is-high-20th-anniversary.html</a></p><p><strong>Fact Mag: &#39;Stakes Is High&#39; at 20. How De La Soul&#39;s classic album signaled hip-hop&#39;s great divide. </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.factmag.com/2016/07/02/de-la-soul-stakes-is-high/" rel="nofollow">https://www.factmag.com/2016/07/