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Mos Def, De La Soul, Snoop To Appear On Gorillaz' Plastic Beach

Mos Def, De La Soul, Snoop To Appear On Gorillaz' Plastic Beach
January 20, 2010 04:01:00 PM CST | by Jake Paine

Already deemed one of the Top 25 Most Anticipated Albums of 2010 earlier today, The Gorillaz announced more details regarding their March 9 album Plastic Beach.

The cartoon group's third album, and first in five years, sees them working with some old friends in Rap icons De La Soul. Other notable Hip Hop guests include Mos Def and Snoop Dogg.

Also included is '60s and '70s R&B icon Bobby Womack and onetime Velvet Underground front-man Lou Reed, among others. Plastic Beach's first single is the Mos Def-assisted "Stylo." The song will premier January 26.

Earlier today, HipHopDX reported that the Gorillaz will be headlining Coachella this year, along with Jay-Z.

The full tracklisting is below:

1. Orchestral Intro
2. Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach (feat. Snoop Dogg and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
3. White Flag (feat. Kano & Bashy)
4. Rhinestone Eyes
5. Stylo (feat. Bobby Womack and Mos Def)
6. Superfast Jellyfish (feat. Gruff Rhys and De La Soul)
7. Empire Ants (feat. Little Dragon)
8. Glitter Freeze (feat. Mark E Smith)
9. Some Kind Of Nature (feat. Lou Reed)
10. On Melancholy Hill
11. Broken
12. Sweepstakes (feat. Mos Def & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
13. Plastic Beach (feat. Mick Jones & Paul Simonon)
14. To Binge (feat. Little Dragon)
15. Cloud Of Unknowing (feat. Bobby Womack)
16. Pirate Jet

The Gorillaz have sold over 12 million worldwide albums to date.