Yes it is!
Amazing thing is though, after 3ft high and rising, bar "All Good", I pretty much ignored De La Soul until I stumbled across this album (the massive advantage of subscribing to a streaming service) about a week ago! I love this album and contrary to what usually happens now (the downside of a streaming service) I listen to the full album from track one onwards almost everyday, like I used to back in the day after buying an LP or a CD.
Yeah, I'm exactly the same. Streaming has re-ignited my love of albums and back catalogues. The other great thing being that like you mention, you can use that album as a jump off point and go into the artists back catalogue and check out everything you've missed.
Since this is the 'what are you listening to?' thread, I shall post my latest discovery which you may get a kick out of since it's alternative hip-hop. The entire album is a psychedelic hip-hop journey in the vein of Madvillainy MF Doom with a more far eastern twist.
Marlowe - Marlowe 2
First single from the album below:
'Marlowe' is a North Carolina collab between the producer L'Orange and MC Solemn Brigham. I first heard of the project when their second album released this summer and loved it, and have now gone back and listened to their first album from 2018, another brilliant release. Marlowe 2 is quickly challenging Unlocked for my favourite hip-hip release of the year.