De La Soul - AOI: Bionix coloured the larger stages and bigger

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

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

The album was nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards

Shortly thereafter

hit the gray skies of the pandemic’s year-and-a-half mark like a double rainbow

De La Soul - AOI: Bionix coloured the larger stages and bigger2LP, 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