De La Soul - AOI: Bionix coloured A band whose reach goes

A band whose reach goes far beyond just influencing music is back

Hailed upon its 2020 release as "vital and comfortable taking new chances" (Rolling Stone) and "cheery

often within the same song

and Brill Building choruses

the larger stages and bigger rooms naturally drove us towards a louder

De La Soul - AOI: Bionix coloured A band whose reach goes2LP, Reissue Chrysalis (2023) WW 2001's Bionix served as the second installment in Da La Soul's Art Official Intelligence series following 2000's Mosaic Thump and sixth studio effort overall. Lead single "Baby Phat" (feat. Yummy Bingham and Devin the Dude) is an ode to larger sized women while "Held Down" (feat. Cee Lo) finds Posdnuos in an introspective mood as he muses on fatherhood, religion, and fame. Slick Rick also makes an appearance here on