- Intro
- The Magic Number
- Change in Speak
- Cool Breeze on the Rocks [Melted Version]
- 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
- 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
- Plug Tunin' [Original 12" Version]
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0810098504041
Q-Tip Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Jungle Brothers Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Don Newkirk Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Queen Latifah Featured Artist
Monie Love Featured Artist
Afrika "Baby Bam" Vocals
Posdnuos Vocals
Trugoy the Dove Vocals
Al Watts Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Mike G. Vocals
Pasemaster Mase Vocals
Phife Featured Artist
Edwin Birdsong Composer
Donald Fagen Composer
Eddie Brigati Composer
Felix Cavaliere Composer
Ruth Copeland Composer
Charles Miller Composer
Leslie Wilson Composer
Joseph Saddler Composer
Sara Allen Composer
Sandy Linzer Composer
Prince Paul Producer
Katreese Barnes Composer
Jerry Goldstein Composer
Jerry Barnes Composer
Melvin Wilson Composer
Philippe Wynne Composer
Michael Small Composer,Composer
Michael Hall Composer
Randle Catron Composer
Otis Redding Composer
Orville Saunders Composer
George Clinton Composer
Harold Brown Composer
Thomas McClary Composer
Sue Fisher Engineer
Ahmet Ertegun Composer
Robert Dorough Composer
Papa Dee Allen Composer
Sylvester Stewart Composer
Steve Cropper Composer
Bert Berns Composer
B.B. Dickerson Composer
Kevin Toney Composer
Kelvin Mercer Composer
Posdnuos Arranger
Dave Jolicoeur Composer
Tony Churchill Composer
Leroy Taylor Composer
Dan Miller Engineer
Vincent Mason Composer
Abrim Tilmon Composer
Frank Brunson Composer
Bob Coulter Engineer
Sal Abbatiello Composer
Paul Huston Composer
Jonathan Davis Composer
Thomas Sylvester Allen Composer
Keith Killgo Composer
Chris Irwin Engineer
Austin Lander Composer
Robin Russell Composer
Charlie Hearndon Composer
Al Watts Mixing Engineer
Stephen Johnson Composer
Steven Miglio Design
Nathaniel Hall Composer
Manzel Bush Composer
James Baker Composer,Composer
Linda Andrews Composer,Composer
Delma Churchill Composer
Lottie Wiggins Composer
Joe Hall Composer,Composer
Willia Parker Composer
Odetta Gordon Composer
Denny Randall Composer
Robert Jackson Composer,Composer
George Godfrey Composer
Michael Uman Illustrations
Marie Hennechart Photography
Allen Frey Composer
Patrick Patterson Composer
Steve Scipio Composer
Bert Russell Composer
Betty Nelson Composer
Bob Crewe Composer
Bob Dorough Composer
Dante Ross Production Supervisor
Booker T. Jones Composer
Estelle Axton Composer
John Oates Composer
Johnny Cash Composer
Leroy Jordan Composer
Lonnie Jordan Composer
Daryl Hall Composer
John Gary Williams Composer
Deanie Parker Composer
Lee Oskar Composer
Londee Wiggins Composer
Walter Becker Composer
De La Soul Producer
Lionel Richie Composer
Denny Randell Composer
Howard Scott Composer
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Overview
The most inventive, assured, and playful debut in hip-hop history, 3 Feet High and Rising not only proved that rappers didn't have to talk about the streets to succeed, but also expanded the palette of sampling material with a kaleidoscope of sounds and references culled from pop, soul, disco, and even country music. Weaving clever wordplay and deft rhymes across two dozen tracks loosely organized around a game-show theme, De La Soul broke down boundaries all over the LP, moving easily from the groovy my-philosophy intro "The Magic Number" to an intelligent, caring inner-city vignette named "Ghetto Thang" to the freewheeling end-of-innocence tale "Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)." Rappers Posdnuos and Trugoy the Dove talked about anything they wanted (up to and including body odor), playing fast and loose on the mic like Biz Markie. Thinly disguised under a layer of humor, their lyrical themes ranged from true love ("Eye Know") to the destructive power of drugs ("Say No Go") to Daisy Age philosophy ("Tread Water") to sex ("Buddy"). Prince Paul (from Stetsasonic) and DJ Pasemaster Mase led the way on the production end, with dozens of samples from all sorts of left-field artists -- including Johnny Cash, the Mad Lads, Steely Dan, Public Enemy, Hall & Oates, and the Turtles. The pair didn't just use those samples as hooks or drumbreaks -- like most hip-hop producers had in the past -- but as split-second fills and in-jokes that made some tracks sound more like DJ records. Even "Potholes on My Lawn," which samples a mouth harp and yodeling (for the chorus, no less), became a big R&B hit. If it was easy to believe the revolution was here from listening to the rapping and production on Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, with De La Soul the Daisy Age seemed to promise a new era of positivity in hip-hop. ~ John Bush
Product Details
Release Date: | 03/03/2023 |
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Label: | Chrysalis Records |
UPC: | 0810098504041 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
De La Soul Primary ArtistQ-Tip Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Jungle Brothers Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Don Newkirk Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Queen Latifah Featured Artist
Monie Love Featured Artist
Afrika "Baby Bam" Vocals
Posdnuos Vocals
Trugoy the Dove Vocals
Al Watts Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Mike G. Vocals
Pasemaster Mase Vocals
Phife Featured Artist
Technical Credits
James Brown ComposerEdwin Birdsong Composer
Donald Fagen Composer
Eddie Brigati Composer
Felix Cavaliere Composer
Ruth Copeland Composer
Charles Miller Composer
Leslie Wilson Composer
Joseph Saddler Composer
Sara Allen Composer
Sandy Linzer Composer
Prince Paul Producer
Katreese Barnes Composer
Jerry Goldstein Composer
Jerry Barnes Composer
Melvin Wilson Composer
Philippe Wynne Composer
Michael Small Composer,Composer
Michael Hall Composer
Randle Catron Composer
Otis Redding Composer
Orville Saunders Composer
George Clinton Composer
Harold Brown Composer
Thomas McClary Composer
Sue Fisher Engineer
Ahmet Ertegun Composer
Robert Dorough Composer
Papa Dee Allen Composer
Sylvester Stewart Composer
Steve Cropper Composer
Bert Berns Composer
B.B. Dickerson Composer
Kevin Toney Composer
Kelvin Mercer Composer
Posdnuos Arranger
Dave Jolicoeur Composer
Tony Churchill Composer
Leroy Taylor Composer
Dan Miller Engineer
Vincent Mason Composer
Abrim Tilmon Composer
Frank Brunson Composer
Bob Coulter Engineer
Sal Abbatiello Composer
Paul Huston Composer
Jonathan Davis Composer
Thomas Sylvester Allen Composer
Keith Killgo Composer
Chris Irwin Engineer
Austin Lander Composer
Robin Russell Composer
Charlie Hearndon Composer
Al Watts Mixing Engineer
Stephen Johnson Composer
Steven Miglio Design
Nathaniel Hall Composer
Manzel Bush Composer
James Baker Composer,Composer
Linda Andrews Composer,Composer
Delma Churchill Composer
Lottie Wiggins Composer
Joe Hall Composer,Composer
Willia Parker Composer
Odetta Gordon Composer
Denny Randall Composer
Robert Jackson Composer,Composer
George Godfrey Composer
Michael Uman Illustrations
Marie Hennechart Photography
Allen Frey Composer
Patrick Patterson Composer
Steve Scipio Composer
Bert Russell Composer
Betty Nelson Composer
Bob Crewe Composer
Bob Dorough Composer
Dante Ross Production Supervisor
Booker T. Jones Composer
Estelle Axton Composer
John Oates Composer
Johnny Cash Composer
Leroy Jordan Composer
Lonnie Jordan Composer
Daryl Hall Composer
John Gary Williams Composer
Deanie Parker Composer
Lee Oskar Composer
Londee Wiggins Composer
Walter Becker Composer
De La Soul Producer
Lionel Richie Composer
Denny Randell Composer
Howard Scott Composer
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