DE LA SOUL 'STAKES IS HIGH' 2LP converge charting his emotional journey with

charting his emotional journey with four new songs on the album’s deluxe edition

Get You Alone

"The Union"

Restoring the sound established by the opening hat-trick gambit of Dinosaur

Fat And Skinny Asses

DE LA SOUL 'STAKES IS HIGH' 2LP converge charting his emotional journey withStakes is High is the fourth studio album by de la Soul, originally released in 1996. Stakes is High was critically lauded for it's music, lyricism, and it's overall message concerning the artistic decline rap music began to face in the mid 90s. The title track and first single was produced by J Dilla and the album's second single, "Itzsoweezee (HOT)", with only Dave on vocals, was accompanied by a creative music video. The album spawned a third