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De La Soul

3 Feet High and Rising

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Released: 3rd March 2023. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising 3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by hip hop trio De La Soul and was released on March 3, 1989. It marked the first of three full- length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. Critically, as well as commercially, the album was a success. It contains the singles, "Me Myself and I", "The Magic Number", "Buddy", and "Eye Know". The album title came from the Johnny Cash song "Five Feet High and Rising". It is listed on Rolling Stone's 200 Essential Rock Records and The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. When Village Voice held its annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked #1. It was also listed on the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Released amid the 1989 boom in gangsta rap, which gravitated towards hardcore, confrontational, violent lyrics, De La Soul's uniquely positive style made them an oddity beginning with the first single, "Me, Myself and I". Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a 'hippie' group, based on their declaration of the 'D.A.I.S.Y. Age' (Da. Inner. Soul. Yall). Sampling artists as diverse as Hall & Oates, Steely Dan and The Turtles, 3 Feet High and Rising is often viewed as the stylistic beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop (and especially jazz rap).

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  • Details

    Released:
    3rd March 2023
    Category:
    Rap & Hip-Hop
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    810098502610
  • Description

    De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising

    3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by hip hop trio De La Soul and was released on March 3, 1989.
    It marked the first of three full- length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. Critically, as well as commercially, the album was a success. It contains the singles, "Me Myself and I", "The Magic Number", "Buddy", and "Eye Know".

    The album title came from the Johnny Cash song "Five Feet High and Rising". It is listed on Rolling Stone's 200 Essential Rock Records and The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. When Village Voice held its annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked #1. It was also listed on the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Released amid the 1989 boom in gangsta rap, which gravitated towards hardcore, confrontational, violent lyrics, De La Soul's uniquely positive style made them an oddity beginning with the first single, "Me, Myself and I".

    Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a 'hippie' group, based on their declaration of the 'D.A.I.S.Y. Age' (Da. Inner. Soul. Yall). Sampling artists as diverse as Hall & Oates, Steely Dan and The Turtles, 3 Feet High and Rising is often viewed as the stylistic beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop (and
    especially jazz rap).
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Intro
    De La Soul
    2.The Magic Number
    De La Soul
    3.Change in Speak
    De La Soul
    4.Cool Breeze On the Rocks (The Melted Version)
    De La Soul
    5.Can U Keep a Secret
    De La Soul
    6.Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)
    De La Soul
    7.Ghetto Thang
    De La Soul
    8.Transmitting Live from Mars
    De La Soul
    9.Eye Know
    De La Soul
    10.Take It Off
    De La Soul
    11.A Little Bit of Soap
    De La Soul
    12.Tread Water
    De La Soul
    13.Potholes in My Lawn
    De La Soul
    14.Say No Go
    De La Soul
    15.Do As De La Does
    De La Soul
    16.Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend)
    De La Soul
    17.De La Orgee
    De La Soul
    18.Buddy (With Jungle Brothers & Q-Tip from a Tribe Called Quest)
    De La Soul
    19.Description
    De La Soul
    20.Me, Myself and I
    De La Soul
    21.This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)
    De La Soul
    22.I Can Do Anything (Delacratic)
    De La Soul
    23.D.A.I.S.Y Age
    De La Soul
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