The highly influential hip-hop swarm known as De La Soul is back at long last with new album And the Anonymous Nobody (thanks initially to $600,000 raised via Kickstarter). Goal!

On first blush the new album is a dynamically-diversified musical portfolio that will pay dividends for days, ranging from hip-hop to rock to soul to pop, and all parts in between.  There’s lots to unearth, all as propelled by crafty collabs with David Byrne, 2Chainz, Damon Albarn, Snoop, Jill Scott, and Little Dragon, among others.

Our early favorites are Snoopies (with the brilliant Byrne), Memory of…. (with evocative Estelle and Pete Rock), and Here in After (with the almighty Albarn).  Check ’em out below and go buy the album HERE.