De La Soul (Musical group)

"It wasn't really a movement, barely even a moment, but the Daisy Age was an ethos that briefly permeated pop, R & B and hip hop. The name was coined by Long Island trio De La Soul; they claimed D.A.I.S.Y. stood for 'da inner sound, y'all', but then De La Soul said a lot of things. Playfulness and good humour were central to their 1989 debut album, which cast a long, multi-coloured shadow. The 90s, it promised, would be a lot easier going than the...