De La Soul

𝘿𝙚 𝙇𝙖 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙡’𝙨 “𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙮” 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙧𝙢 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥’𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡-𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙥-𝙝𝙤𝙥 𝙙𝙣𝙖: 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙥-𝙝𝙤𝙥 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮.

Released through Strong Arm Entertainment, “Stay Away” feels like a lost chapter from the group’s reflective side — a mid-tempo meditation with beats grounded in dusty drum programming and melodic fragments that drift like memory. The track channels the emotional register that has long set De La apart: introspective without turning somber, warm without being sentimental, sharp without sacrificing groove.

Moments of call-and-response flow, layered harmonies and conversational delivery give the cut its lived-in feel. It echoes the trio’s golden-era confidence while subtly nodding to the later years of their craft, where maturity and craftsmanship deepen the swing rather than soften it.

A low-key gem within the extended De La Soul universe, “Stay Away” stands as a snapshot of their enduring ability to cut through noise with clarity, soul and unmistakable presence.