AOI: Bionix, by De La Soul

AOI: Bionix

by De La Soul

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1.	Intro 00:29	info	buy track
2.	Bionix 02:43	info	buy track
3.	De La Soul featuring Devin The Dude and Elizabeth "Yummy" Bingham & Devin The Dude & Elizabeth "Yumm - Baby Phat 03:50	info	buy track
4.	Simply 04:05	info	buy track
5.	Simply Havin' 00:48	info	buy track
6.	De La Soul & Cee-Lo - Held Down 04:54	info	buy track
7.	Rev. Do Good #1 01:05	info	buy track
8.	De La Soul featuring Jose "Perico" Hernandez & Jose "Perico" Hernandez - Watch Out 03:37	info	buy track
9.	De La Soul & Elizabeth "Yummy" Bingham - Special 03:36	info	buy track
10.	Rev. Do Good #2 01:14	info	buy track
11.	De La Soul featuring Philly Black & Philly Black - The Sauce 02:25	info	buy track
12.	De La Soul featuring Glenn Lewis & Glenn Lewis - Am I Worth You? 04:01	info	buy track
13.	De La Soul featuring Shell Council & Shell Council - Pawn Star 04:06	info	buy track
14.	De La Soul featuring Slick Rick & Slick Rick - What We Do (For Love) 05:04	info	buy track
15.	Rev. Do Good #3 02:20	info	buy track
16.	De La Soul featuring B-Real & B-Real - Peer Pressure 05:09	info	buy track
17.	It's American 01:09	info	buy track
18.	Trying People 04:31	info	buy track

about

AOI: Bionix is De La Soul's sixth full-length album, released on December 4, 2001. The first single, "Baby Phat" featuring Yummy Bingham and Devin the Dude, was an ode to larger sized women. Elsewhere, "Held Down", featuring Cee-Lo, found Posdnuos in an introspective mood as he mused on fatherhood, religion, and fame. Slick Rick also made an appearance on "What We Do (For Love)"; a humorous song about puberty and sexual discovery. The album featured skits with a character by the name of Reverend Do Good, which worked as social commentary as well as the intros and outros of the songs. The final Reverend Do Good skit acts as one final advertisement for Ghost Weed as heard on De La Soul's previous album, Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump. A mischievous teenager takes a hit of the substance, then morphs into Slum Village frontman J Dilla, who provides the intro and outro to the marijuana-themed song "Peer Pressure" (which he also produced).

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released December 4, 2001

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De La Soul New York

De La Soul is back—but did they ever really leave? After their seminal debut "3 Feet High and Rising" ('89), the New York City-bred trio of Posdnuos (Pos), Dave and Maseo continued to impact Hip Hop culture with five more groundbreaking albums: "De La Soul Is Dead" ('91), "Buhloone Mindstate" ('93), "Stakes Is High" ('96), "Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump" ('00) and "AOI: Bionix" ('01). ... more

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Jul 19

Union Park

Chicago, IL
Aug 1

Crystal Palace Bowl

Bromley, UK
Aug 2

Scenic Stage

Margate, UK
Aug 22

North Lakes Country Park

Silloth, UK
Sep 1

Hitchin Priory

Hitchin, UK

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