The eagerly anticipated project boasts a heavyweight supporting cast with features from Nas, Black Thought, Killer Mike, Common and Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano, as well as production from DJ Premier, Pete Rock and Supa Dave West.<\/p>\n
Pete Rock provides the thumping yet soulful production on the lead single “The Package,” which serves as a celebration of De La’s timelessness and status as trend-setters.<\/p>\n
The track weaves cerebral verses from Posdnuos with posthumous rhymes from Trugoy the Dove, who passed away in 2023, proving their chemistry remains undefeated, even when their bars are stitched together with studio wizardry.<\/p>\n
“Step to us with a Goliath, we got a David right here,”<\/em> Pos spits as his opening verse seamlessly transitions into Dave’s, marking some of the first posthumous rhymes from the late MC.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Posdnuos recently explained the meaning behind the title Cabin in the Sky<\/em>, which comes from the 1943 musical film of the same name starring Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were working and working [on the album], and I came across this movie. And I\u2019m like, \u2018Yo, this title is crazy!\u2019 Cabin in the Sky<\/em>. Immedia<\/a>tely, I felt Dave,\u201d he said at a New York Comic Con panel in October.<\/p>\n The Long Island native also spoke about crafting the album in the wake of Dave’s death.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we lost him \u2026 I came and got [Maseo] out of the hole. We were all broken, but I kinda took on that role in Beat Street<\/em> where I was like, \u2018Yo, man, we gotta treat Dave like Ramon — we gotta keep him alive, we gotta celebrate him,’\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course, we have songs with Dave on it but — yo, for me, and I\u2019m sure there are people here who are spiritual and understand what I\u2019m saying, it feels like, \u2018Dave\u2019s here for me. He\u2019s here.\u2019 There are times where I\u2019m writing rhymes and I\u2019m getting goosebumps \u2019cause I feel like Dave would be saying, \u2018Yo, that\u2019s dope!’\u201d<\/p>\n Cabin in the Sky<\/em> marks the sixth installment in Mass Appeal Records’ Legend Has It..<\/em> series<\/a>, a year-long celebration of some of New York hip-hop’s biggest icons.<\/p>\n Slick Rick kicked things off this past summer with his comeback album Victory<\/em>, followed by projects from Raekwon (The Emperor’s New Clothes<\/em>), Ghostface Killah (Supreme Clientele 2<\/em>), Mobb Deep (Infinite<\/em>) and the late Big L (Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King)<\/em>.<\/p>\n Nas, who runs the record label, is set to bring things home by releasing his long-awaited collaborative album with DJ Premier in December.<\/p>\n The post De La Soul Drop New Single, Reveal ‘Cabin In The Sky’ Release Date & Features appeared first on HipHopDX.<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/de-la-soul-cabin-in-the-sky.webp\")
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