3 Feet High and Rising (Reissue) (Vinyl 2LP)
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Seminal! (and I can't stress this enough) Hip Hop album. The crown jewel of Hip Hop's Daisy age! It's the record that influenced the most influential hip hop producers of the past 3 decades. There is so much to listen for on this record, whether it's tuning into the ebullient bars or playing spot the sample. Being able to hold this in your hands is made all the sweeter by the fact that the record has been unavailable for years. - Nick
3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by American hip hop trio De La Soul. It was released on March 3, 1989, by Tommy Boy. 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 (both of which are unordered). When Village Voice held its annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked at #1, outdistancing its nearest opponent (Neil Young's Freedom) by 21 votes and 260 points. 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 sound, y'all). 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).
Tracklist
- Intro
- The Magic Number
- Change in Speak
- Cool Breeze on the Rocks
- Can U Keep a Secret
- Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)
- Ghetto Thang
- Transmitting Live from Mars
- Eye Know
- Take It Off
- A Little Bit of Soap
- Tread Water
- Potholes in My Lawn
- Say No Go
- Do as De La Does
- Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend)
- De La Orgee
- Buddy (featuring Jungle Brothers and Q-Tip)
- Description
- Me Myself and I
- This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)
- I Can Do Anything (Delacratic)
- D.A.I.S.Y. Age
Released March 3, 2023