De La Soul Is Dead is De La Soul's second full-length album, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). The album was produced by Prince Paul, whose work on 3 Feet High and Rising was highly praised by music critics. The album was one of the first to receive a five mic rating in the Hip hop magazine The Source.[6] The album was also selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums in 1998.[7] The album's cover refers to the death of the "D.A.I.S.Y." (Da Inner Sound, Y'all) age, or a distancing from several cultures including hippies and the mainstream hip-hop.[1] It is considered among many, as one of the best albums of the 1990s. Rolling Stone ranked the album at #87 on their list, and Pitchfork Media ranked it at #63.