Pete Rock is evidently gearing up for a productive year. After announcing an impending solo album and a collaborative project with Skyzoo, the legendary beatsmith revealed he and DJ Premier are cooking up something special with De La Soul.
“DE LA SOUL PRODUCED BY PETE ROCK & DJ PREMIER COMING IN 2019 BABY!!” he tweeted on Monday (February 18). “Stay tuned.”
Maseo of De La Soul confirmed to HipHopDX Rock is referring to the follow-up to 2016’s And The Anonymous Nobodyas well as a third installment of the Art Official Intelligence series.
“That and AOI3,” he wrote.
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And The Anonymous Nobody served as the celebrated New York trio’s first official album since 2004’s The Grind Date. It featured a laundry list of notable guests, including Talking Heads’ David Byrne, Little Dragon, Snoop Dogg, 2 Chainz, Usher and Jill Scott.
Rock also appeared on the song “Memory Of …(Us)” alongside Estelle.
The project was nominated in the Best Rap Album category at the 2017 Grammy Awards.
