What's The Headline

Remembering The Life & Legacy Of Dave From De La Soul


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On this week's episode of Ambrosia For Heads' What's The Headline, we discuss the life and legacy of Dave from De La Soul. We also talk about Billboard's recent list ranking the top 50 rappers of all-time, debate whether Drake has surpassed Lil Wayne, and more. We also breakdown the sale of Quality Control, Pharrell's new position at Louis Vuitton and more.  

0:00 Intro

3:48 Remembering the life and legacy of Dave from De La Soul
8:50 What De La Soul has meant to us as fans of Hip-Hop
14:54 How De La Soul was different than any other Rap artist
20:50 Is it possible for De La Soul to continue without Dave
23:55 Celebrating Dave as an individual
31:20 Our personal interactions with De La Soul
36:08 Dave spoke about his health problems before his passing
41:14 Our favorite Dave verses
44:28 Billboard and VIBE published a joint list naming the 50 greatest MCs of all-time
47:43 Has Drake surpassed Lil Wayne
57:20 Should Drake be #2 on the list
1:03:54 The most questionable rankings on the list
1:09:48 Do these lists do more harm than good
1:13:50 The biggest omissions from the list
1:23:00 The Quality Control record label was sold for $300MM
1:26:50 Black-owned record companies have been undervalued historically
1:33:10 Pharrell Williams has been named the Creative Director of Menswear for Louis Vuitton
1:38:31 The New York Times refers to Pharrell as “the American rapper and producer”
1:45:49 50 Cent has signed a development deal with FOX

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