De La Soul took the Tonight Show stage and performed “Different World” with the kind of grounded authority that only comes from three-plus decades of doing this at the highest level. The clip is streaming now, and it’s a reminder that few acts in hip-hop history have maintained their artistic identity as consistently or as gracefully as this group. “Different World” suits the moment and the room, and the performance carries genuine warmth without sacrificing an ounce of edge.
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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.
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