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3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by hip hop trio De La Soul, and was originally released in March 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. Contains the classic 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. It was also listed on the Rolling Stone’s 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).
An absolutely essential slice of Hip Hop history that’s been unavailable for some time.
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