Cabin in the Sky (De La Soul album)

In March 2025, De La Soul teased that they would be reuniting with their former producer Prince Paul for a new album. They previously collaborated with him on their first three albums. On April 16, 2025, Mass Appeal announced a series titled Legend Has It..., which featured seven albums released in 2025 from various artists such as Nas and DJ Premier, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Mobb Deep, De La Soul, Big L, and Slick Rick. The album was released on November 21, 2025. ==Critical reception==

Cabin in the Sky received widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81, based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Robin Murray of Clash wrote that "there's no need to know the full context to enjoy Cabin in the Sky", further stating, "As one of the most straight-forwardly enjoyable hip-hop albums 2025 has offered us, you’d be hard-pushed to top it for entertainment."'' NME''s Fred Garratt-Stanley wrote, "While De La Soul's social commentary is incisive, at its core this is an album about David Jolicoeur and the space he's left behind. In examining the impact he had on their personal and creative lives, the group's surviving members highlight the late rapper's pivotal role in US hip-hop history, and exemplify why they're continually hailed as some of the movement's most treasured voices." The Guardians Shaad D'Souza felt that the album can "feel like a slog, with the end lacking the sprightliness of the album's first half". Accolades ==Track listing==

Notes • Track stylizations: • "Yuhdontstop" is stylized "YUHDONTSTOP" • "Cruel Summers Bring Fire Life!!" is stylized "Cruel Summers Bring FIRE LIFE!!" • "En Eff" is stylized "EN EFF" ==Personnel==

Credits adapted from Tidal. De La Soul • Posdnuos – lead vocals (all tracks), programming (tracks 9, 11, 18) • Maseo – lead vocals (1–7, 9–15, 17–20), programming (11, 18), background vocals (16) • Dave – lead vocals (2, 4, 6, 9, 13, 20), programming (2, 9, 11, 18, 20) Additional musicians • Giancarlo Esposito – lead vocals (1) • Black Thought – background vocals (2), lead vocals (15) • Ebony Brown – background vocals (2) • Supa Dave West – background vocals (2), programming (4, 10, 11, 16, 19) • Sean C – background vocals (2, 4) • DJ Premier – programming (3, 14, 15) • Jay Pharoah – background vocals (4), lead vocals (8) • Yummy Bingham – lead vocals (5) • Pete Rock – programming (6, 12, 17) • Killer Mike – lead vocals (7) • Nottz – programming (7) • Gareth Donkin – lead vocals (8) • Yukimi – lead vocals (9) • Nas – lead vocals (11) • Gina Loring – lead vocals (12) • Sam Wish – keyboards (13), programming (13) • Jake One – programming (13) • K. Butler & the Collective – choir vocals (16) • Stout – lead vocals (16) • Common – lead vocals (17) • Slick Rick – lead vocals (17) • Bilal – lead vocals (18) Technical • David P. Kaufman – engineering (all tracks), mixing (18) • Morgan Garcia – engineering (4, 10, 13) • Dave Plug 2 – engineering (6, 9) • Blair Wells – mixing (1, 7) • Rich Keller – mixing (2, 4, 13, 19, 20) • DJ Premier – mixing (3, 14, 15) • Troy Hightower – mixing (5, 8, 16) • Jamey Stubb – mixing (6, 12, 17) • Pete Rock – mixing (6) • Nottz – mixing (7) • Supa Dave West – mixing (10, 11) • Scott Slagle – mixing (10, 11) • Chris Athens – mastering • Ben Lorenz – sound recording (2) • Joe Sleep – sound recording (2) • King of Chill – additional mixing (3, 14, 15) • Nef – additional mixing (3, 14, 15) • Parks – additional mixing (3, 14, 15) == Charts ==