De La Soul - Are You In?: Nike + Original Run

Okay, here's something for you golden age Hip-Hop lovers that also enjoy brisk jogging in the morning.....lol, What I mean is the newest material (first in 5 years actually) from iconic and influential Staten Island group De La Soul "Are You In", a collection of songs the trio did for Nike Run.

I guess after the group linked up with some of the people in the Nike Skateboard department and developed the design for those super ill De La Soul Dunks, they were tapped to do a soundtrack for the Nike Original Run series. Pretty ill considering some of the other names to have done the 45 minute sets for the series were LCD Soundsystem, The A-Team and Aesop Rock. I've already heard some of the joints off "Are You In?" and trust me this ain't no corny commercial typa stuff where you'll find the guys droppin' line after incessant name droppin' line about "Nike" or "running".....nah....this is a De La album....amazing songs that really are focused on peaking and cooling down...the best formula for workout music. LOL, I don't know if I'll be working out to any of these joints anytime soon, but I definitely will be starting my day off with em' next week. Dope, uber creative music from De La, with production handled by Chi city DJ/production duo Flosstradamus.

-BIG D O








01. Mornin’ Rise ft. Raheem DeVaughn
02. Good Morning
03. Big Mouf
04. Attack of the Stet
05. Pick Up the Pace (Run)
06. Poetic Greed ft. Gina Loring
07. Greedy Man ft. Billy Ray
08. Victory Laps
09. We O.D.
10. Forever

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