Template:Multiple issuesDe La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres. The members are Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos, Mercenary, Plug Wonder Why, Plug One), David Jude Jolicoeur (Trugoy the Dove, Dave, Plug Two) and Vincent Mason (P.A. Pasemaster Mase, Maseo, Plug Three, Baby Huey). The three formed the group in high school and caught the attention of producer Prince Paul with a demo tape of the song "Plug Tunin'". Prince Paul was also sometimes referred to as Plug Four. The Plug names are alleged to come from the numbers that each bandmate's microphone was labeled on the soundboard. Posdnuos was always plugged into plug one, Trugoy was plugged into plug two, and so forth.With its playful wordplay, innovative sampling, and witty skits, the band's debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, is considered a hip hop masterpiece. It is also the band's biggest commercial success to date, with their subsequent albums selling progressively less, despite receiving high praise from critics. A measure of 3 Feet High and Rising's cross-over appeal was the fact that it was voted Album of the Year by NME, a title better known for its taste in guitar-based music. De La Soul has influenced numerous other hip hop artists such as Camp Lo, The Black Eyed Peas, and Digable Planets. They were also influential in the early stages of rapper/actor Mos Def's career, and are a core part of the Spitkicker collective. They are the second longest standing Native Tongues Posse group, after the Jungle Brothers.In 2006, the group won a Grammy for their collaboration with Gorillaz on the single "Feel Good Inc."
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| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
| Forza Horizon 3 | 2016 | Video Game performer: "The Work" |
| Ladbrokes Players Championship | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
| The Big Short | 2015 | performer: "Feel Good Inc." |
| American Ultra | 2015 | performer: "Ghetto Thang" |
| Atop the Fourth Wall | 2015 | TV Series 1 episode |
| Rude Tube | 2014 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
| The One Show | 2014 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
| Big Words | 2013 | performer: "Potholes in My Lawn" |
| Entourage | TV Series 1 episode, 2005 performer - 3 episodes, 2004 - 2009 |
| Everybody Hates Chris | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
| The Man | 2005 | performer: "It's a New Thing It's Your Thing" |
| NCAA Football 2006 | 2005 | Video Game performer: "Me, Myself and I" |
| Filthy McNastier: Maximum Dousche | 2005 | Video performer: "Me, Myself, and I" |
| Mean Girls | 2004 | performer: "Pass That Dutch" |
| Chappelle's Show | 2003 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 | 2002 | Video Game performer: "Oodles of O's" |
| BMX XXX | 2002 | Video Game performer: "The Magic Number" |
| Buffalo Soldiers | 2001 | "Say No Go", "Held Down" / performer: "Say No Go", "Held Down" |
| Osmosis Jones | 2001 | performer: "Turn It Out" / producer: "Turn It Out" |
| Made | 2001 | performer: "Cali to New York", "Thru Ya City" which contains "Summer in the City" |
| Sex and the City | 2000 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
| High Fidelity | 2000 | performer: "Tread Water" |
| Boiler Room | 2000 | performer: "Area", "Keepin' the Faith" |
| Never Been Kissed | 1999 | performer: "Me, Myself and I" |
| Free Tibet | 1998 | Documentary "Diggin' the Sound" / performer: "Diggin' the Sound" |
| Men in Black | 1997 | performer: "Chanel No. Fever" |
| High School High | 1996 | performer: "I Can't Call It" / producer: "I Can't Call It" |
| Joe's Apartment | 1996 | performer: "De La F.U.N.K.Y. Towel" |
| Mr. Holland's Opus | 1995 | performer: "EGO TRIPPIN' PART TWO" |
| Beavis and Butt-Head | 1994 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
| Judgment Night | 1993 | performer: "Fallin" / writer: "Fallin" |
| Downtown | 1990 | performer: "ME, MYSELF AND I" |
| Who Is Chris Rock? | 1989 | Short performer: "Ain't Hip to Be Labeled a Hippie" - uncredited |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2016 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest |
| The One Show | 2014 | TV Series | Themselves - Performers |
| 68 Square Miles | 2014 | Documentary |
| Til Infinity: The Souls of Mischief | 2013 | Documentary | Themselves |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2013 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest |
| Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest | 2011 | Documentary | Themselves |
| TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival | 2010 | TV Movie | Themselves |
| Glastonbury 2010 | 2010 | TV Mini-Series | Themselves |
| MTV World Stage: Gorillaz | 2010 | TV Movie | Themselves |
| Manifest Hope: DC | 2009 | Documentary short | Themselves |
| 5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors | 2008 | TV Movie | Themselves |
| Bananaz | 2008 | Documentary | Themselves |
| Dynamo's Concrete Playground | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| Essential Gorillaz | 2006 | Video documentary short |
| Gorillaz: Live in Manchester | 2006 | TV Special | Themselves - Feel Good Inc. |
| Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes | 2006 | Documentary | Themselves |
| MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 | 2005 | TV Special | Themselves - Guest Performers with Gorillaz |
| Take Back TV | 2005 | TV Movie | Themselves - Musical Artist |
| The Drop | 2005 | TV Series | Themselves |
| Independent Lens | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Themselves |
| Tavis Smiley | 2005 | TV Series | Themselves |
| 5 Sides of a Coin | 2003 | Documentary | Themselves |
| Brown Sugar | 2002 | Themselves |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2000 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest |
| Free Tibet | 1998 | Documentary | Themselves |
| House of Style | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
