And the Anonymous Nobody... Last updated August 30, 2025
2016 studio album by De La Soul
And the Anonymous Nobody... Released August 26, 2016 Genre Hip hop Length 67 :59 Label Producer For Your Pain & Suffering (EP) (2016)And the Anonymous Nobody... (2016)
"Trainwreck" Released: April 29, 2016"Pain " Released: June 1, 2016"Royalty Capes" Released: July 20, 2016"Drawn " Released: August 10, 2016"Greyhounds" Released: August 17, 2016
And the Anonymous Nobody... (stylized as and the Anonymous Nobody... ) is the eighth studio album by American hip hop group De La Soul , the group's first full-length album since The Grind Date and its last prior to group member Trugoy the Dove 's death in 2023. [ 1] [ 2] It was released on August 26, 2016, on A.O.I. Records, executive produced by Jordan Katz . The group announced the track list on May 20, 2016. [ 3]
The album has guest features from 2 Chainz , Damon Albarn , David Byrne , Estelle , Little Dragon , Snoop Dogg , Jill Scott , Justin Hawkins , Pete Rock , and Roc Marciano . It received positive reviews by critics, and peaked at 12 on the Billboard 200 . The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards .
Background In early 2015, De La Soul created a Kickstarter in order to fund the album. In under ten hours, it surpassed the projected goal of $110,000. [ 4] Initially, the group announced that the album would be released on April 29, 2016. [ 5] Subsequently, releasing a new EP titled For Your Pain & Suffering on April 29, 2016, the group rescheduled the release of the album for August 26, 2016. [ 6] The first single, "Pain" (featuring Snoop Dogg), was released on May 31, 2016. [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 28 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [ 10] Writing for Exclaim! , Kyle Mullin gave the album a rave review, calling it "one of the most thrilling, wide-ranging rap releases of the year." [ 15]
Track listing And the Anonymous Nobody... track listingTitle Producer(s) 1. "Genesis" (featuring Jill Scott ) The Anonymous Nobodies 1:36 2. "Royalty Capes" 3:46 3. "Pain " (featuring Snoop Dogg ) 4:39 4. "Property of Spitkicker.com " (featuring Roc Marciano ) Plug Too the Anonymous Nobodies [a] 5:32 5. "Memory of… (Us)" (featuring Estelle and Pete Rock ) 4:55 6. "CBGB's" Plug Too Ethan Phillips [a] 1:20 7. "Lord Intended" (featuring Justin Hawkins ) The Anonymous Nobodies Joshua Matthew Lopez [a] 7:16 8. "Snoopies" (by De La Soul and David Byrne ) 4:15 9. "Greyhounds" (featuring Usher ) Phillips the Anonymous Nobodies [a] Chegwidden [a] 5:26 10. "Sexy Bitch" Plug Won 1:31 11. "Trainwreck" West the Anonymous Nobodies [a] 3:17 12. "Drawn" (featuring Little Dragon ) 5:33 13. "Whoodeeni" (featuring 2 Chainz ) Plug Too 4:31 14. "Nosed Up" West 3:57 15. "You Go Dave (A Goldblatt Presentation)" (featuring David Goldblatt) Chegwidden Phillips the Anonymous Nobodies [a] 1:20 16. "Here in After" (featuring Damon Albarn ) The Anonymous Nobodies Rastegar [a] Lopez [a] Chegwidden [a] 5:41 17. "Exodus" The Anonymous Nobodies 3:24 Total length: 67:59
Notes On the Kickstarter Exclusive CD, LP and digital editions of the album, "You Go Dave (A Goldblatt Presentation)" contains an additional track, "Unfold", after it, running for 6:00. ^a signifies a co-producer References ↑ Gee, Andre. "De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove Dead At 54" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 12, 2023 . ↑ Sisario, Ben. "De La Soul's David Jolicoeur, Who Rapped as Trugoy the Dove, Dies at 54" . New York Times . Retrieved February 12, 2023 . ↑ Schwartz, Danny (May 20, 2016). "De La Soul announce tracklist" . Hotnewhiphop.com . Retrieved May 20, 2016 . ↑ Cohen, Finn (August 9, 2016). "De La Soul's Legacy Is Trapped in Digital Limbo" . The New York Times . Retrieved September 7, 2016 . ↑ Walker, Angus (November 21, 2015). "De La Soul Sets New Release Date For Upcoming Album" . hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016 . ↑ Simmons, Ted (April 29, 2016). "De La Soul announced that their Kickstarter-funded album would be delayed" . XXL . Retrieved April 29, 2016 . ↑ "Hear De La Soul, Snoop Dogg's Funky, Cathartic 'Pain' " . Rolling Stone . May 31, 2016. ↑ "De La Soul Enlist Snoop Dogg for New Song "Pain": Listen" . Pitchfork . May 31, 2016. ↑ "De La Soul and Snoop Dogg Want to Ease the "Pain" " . XXL . May 31, 2016. 1 2 "And the Anonymous Nobody" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved August 25, 2016 . ↑ Sendra, Tim (August 26, 2016). "De La Soul – and the Anonymous Nobody" . AllMusic . Retrieved September 21, 2016 . ↑ Bray, Ryan (August 26, 2016). "And The Anonymous Nobody… is De La Soul's long-awaited but inspired return" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved August 26, 2016 . ↑ Eustice, Kyle (August 26, 2016). "De La Soul – and the Anonymous Nobody" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved September 3, 2016 . ↑ Miller, Kellan (August 26, 2016). "De La Soul - and the Anonymous Nobody..." Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016 . 1 2 Mullin, Kyle (August 30, 2016). "De La Soul - And the Anonymous Nobody" . Exclaim! . Retrieved August 30, 2016 . ↑ Bemrose, Bekki (August 26, 2016). "De La Soul – And The Anonymous Nobody" . musicOMH . Retrieved August 26, 2016 . ↑ Patrin, Nate (September 3, 2016). "De La Soul: and the Anonymous Nobody" . Pitchfork . Retrieved September 7, 2016 . ↑ And the Anonymous Nobody delivers. [Sep 2016, p.104] ↑ Williams, Stereo (August 25, 2016). "Spin Magazine Review" . Spin.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016 . ↑ "De La Soul Make a Strong Return With 'And the Anonymous Nobody' - XXL" . XXL . Retrieved August 14, 2017 . 1 2 Hernandez, Victoria (September 5, 2016). "Young Thug's "No, My Name Is Jeffery" Lands In Top 10 Of Billboard 200" . HipHopDX . Retrieved September 5, 2016 . ↑ "Top Album Sales" . Billboard . Retrieved September 17, 2016 . ↑ "De La Soul's First Album In 12 Years Lands At No. 1 On Billboard Rap Albums Chart" . Vibe . September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016 . ↑ "De La Soul's Crowd-Funded Album Debuts at No. 1 on Top Rap Albums Chart" . Billboard . September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016 . ↑ "Australiancharts.com – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2016. ↑ "Ultratop.be – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2016. ↑ "Ultratop.be – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2016. ↑ "De La Soul Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 7, 2016. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2016. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 35, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . June 10, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2016 . ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved September 2, 2016. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 35, 2016" . Chart-Track . IRMA . Retrieved September 2, 2016. ↑ "Charts.nz – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2016. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 3, 2016. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2016. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 3, 2016. ↑ "Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company" . www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved September 4, 2016 . ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 3, 2016. ↑ "De La Soul Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 7, 2016. ↑ "De La Soul Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2016. ↑ "De La Soul – Chart History: Vinyl Albums" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved September 8, 2016 . ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016" . Billboard . Retrieved April 13, 2017 .
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