De La Soul continues to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the release of 3 Feet High & Rising and is now bringing the show to Europe.  Backed by the 10-piece live band, Rhythm Roots All-Stars, check out the video of their entire performance from the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris France from earlier this month courtesy of the good people at Grand Crew.

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Its time to bust out the tie dye shirts and bring back the hi-top fades.  While it may be hard to believe, Three Feet High & Rising turned 20 years old this year.  To celebrate the anniversary of what many consider to be one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all-time, De La Soul hit the road with the 10 piece band, The Rhythm Roots All-Stars, to celebrate their longevity in hip-hop music.  If you’ve seen De La Soul before, you know their shows are one big party, but with the addition of the live band, the funky vibes are taken to a whole new level.  The show was so good that it was hard to pick what songs to share, so fuck it… here’s SIX songs from their amazing set for your listening pleasure.

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Talib Kweli brought his Idle Warship crew (Res and Graph Nobel) at the Hip Hop Live Tour NYC date to test out “Black Snake Moan” with the crowd.  It went over very well and they ended up filming the video for it a week later.  Backed by the Rhythm Roots All-Stars, this is a dope performance.

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Little Brother was another featured artist on the Hip Hop Live tour this past year, performing with the live band, the Rhythm Roots All-Star. Hearing 9th wonder’s beats performed by a band was truly special.  Here is “The Way You Do It” live from the Minneapolis tourdate of the Hip Hop Live 2008 tour.

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B.o.B. is the latest sensation to come out of Atlanta and is already doing big things at the tender age of 20.  He was one of the featured performers on this past summer’s Hip Hop Live Tour, along with Little Brother, David Banner and Talib Kweli.  When the tour rolled through NYC, B.o.B. hit the stage at the Nokia Theatre backed by the live band Rhythm Roots All-Stars.  He may be a youngin, but his stage presence is that of a veteran and he had the crowd’s full attention.  Here is his performance of “Generation Lost” from that night.

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