De La Soul announced their 10th album, ‘Cabin in the Sky,’ set to release November 21. The project marks the group's first album in nine years and the first since the 2023 passing of David "Trugoy the Dove" Jolicoeur, who appears on the album including its lead single "The Package."⁠ ⁠ The project was named after the 1943 musical starring Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Lena Horne. Group member Kelvin "Posdnuos" Mercer explains, “‘Cabin in the Sky’ lives in that space between loss and light. It’s about the pain we carry and the joy that somehow still finds us. This album is therapy and celebration at the same time. There’s a vulnerability in these songs, because everything we’ve been through has brought us to this moment, to this album, honoring what we’ve lost and lifting up what still remains. That duality. That’s life, and that’s De La.”⁠ ⁠ The album features contributions from Nas, Killer Mike, Black Thought, and Little Dragon's Yukimi Nagano, with production from DJ Premier, ...