AOI BIONIX

Description

AOI: Bionix is the sixth album by De La Soul, released on December 4, 2001. The first single, "Baby Phat" featuring Yummy Bingham and Devin the Dude, was an ode to plus-size women. Elsewhere, "Held Down," featuring Cee-Lo, found Posdnuos in an introspective mood as he reflected on fatherhood, religion, and fame. Slick Rick also made an appearance on "What We Do (For Love)"; a humorous song about puberty and sexual discovery. The album included skits featuring a character named Reverend Do Good, which served as social commentary as well as the intros and outros of the songs. The final skit of Reverend Do Good acts as a last advertisement for Ghost Weed as heard on De La Soul's previous album, Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump. A mischievous teenager takes a puff of the substance, then transforms into Slum Village leader J Dilla, who provides the intro and outro for the marijuana-themed song "Peer Pressure" (which he also produced).