Here’s a scary fact.  Twenty years ago a Long Island ground group names De La Soul released their debut album 3 Feet High and Rising.  A lot has happened over the last two decades with tons of music from De La, lots of change in rap culture, and during that span the group distinguing themselves as pioneers in hiphop.  To celebrated the twenty year anniversary of the Prince Paulk produced classic, De La Soul will go out on tour with The Rhythm Roots All-Stars, a ten piece band that will be backing them for all their shows.  The tour stops in their hometown New York on 08.13.09 at Nokia Theater.  Tickets are $30.  Despite being a NY group De La hasn’t been doing a ton of shows.  Besides a slot on the Rock the Bells tour last year and a 2006 Summer Stage show with The Roots and MF Doom, I can’t recall the last show they’ve headlined in New York City.