De La Soul - AOI: Bionix coloured The album was released on

The album was released on September 2

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Featuring production from Doc McKinney and Illangelo and the essential tracks "The Zone" with Drake

Her influences trace back to cratedigging through her father's records and uncovering jazz through the music of Ella Fitzgerald

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De La Soul - AOI: Bionix coloured The album was released on2LP, 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