Deborah Mannis-Gardner was included on the 2023 Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players list.

 “Sampling is a huge part of De La Soul’s entire catalog, and we spent the past year pulling off the impossible and cleared nearly every sample that was used by the group,” Mannis-Gardner says. “It is bittersweet that Trugoy the Dove isn’t here to see it, but I am so excited that a new generation will be able to hear and experience their music.”

-Deborah Mannis-Gardner