De La Soul Honors Dave & MF DOOM In “Rock Co.Kane Stream”
De La Soul honors MF DOOM and Trugoy the Dove with a totally animated “Rock Co.Kane Stream” video celebrating the twentieth anniversary of “The Grind Date.”
De La Soul resurrected a Hip-Hop traditional and two fallen legends Thursday (July 3) with the animated launch of “Rock Co.Kane Stream,” their 2004 collaboration with MF DOOM, as a part of the twentieth anniversary reissue of The Grind Date.
The video, which dropped alongside the re-release, reimagines the group—together with the late Trugoy the Dove—and DOOM as superhero-style wrestlers in a totally animated world. Director Elliot Hutchings mentioned the crew averted synthetic intelligence and deepfake expertise, opting as a substitute for hand-crafted animation to honor the unique period.
“With this undertaking, we knew we wished to create one thing particular,” Hutchings mentioned. “Posdnuos had a transparent imaginative and prescient of the vibe and comedic tone of the video, seeking to recreate the group’s look throughout The Grind Date’s launch again in 2004 (with a wrestling superhero twist).
“We knew we didn’t wish to go down the highway of AI and Deepfaking, as a substitute opting to create absolutely animated variations of all of the characters, no small endeavor. We took affect from varied superhero movies and media, and drew upon hours of traditional wrestling footage for reference. After months of animating, rendering and sophisticated Visible results work, we have been lastly in a position to deliver De La Soul and MF DOOM to the massive display simply as they have been in 2004.”
The unique Grind Date album dropped in 2004 and featured a lineup of heavyweights, together with Ghostface Killah, Widespread, Carl Thomas and, in fact, MF DOOM. The twentieth anniversary version consists of two new tracks, with “Larger” that includes Choklate main the rollout.
The tribute is particularly poignant following the deaths of two of the monitor’s key voices. MF DOOM, born Daniel Dumile, died on October 31, 2020, although his passing wasn’t publicly introduced till New Yr’s Eve. Recognized for his masked persona and cryptic rhymes, DOOM was broadly revered for his affect on underground Hip-Hop and his collaborations with artists like Madlib and Hazard Mouse.
Trugoy the Dove, born David Jolicoeur and a founding member of De La Soul, died on February 12, 2023, at age 54. His passing got here simply weeks earlier than the group’s catalog lastly arrived on streaming platforms after years of authorized battles. Trugoy’s voice and imaginative and prescient helped form the group’s legacy, and his absence is deeply felt on this anniversary celebration.
The twentieth anniversary version of The Grind Date is accessible now.
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