De La Soul – 3 Feet High And Rising (2023 BF RSD) (Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Boxset)

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 it's 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). 3 Feet High & Rising was chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry for it's cultural significance and general excellence.

7" box set:

12x 7", 42 gram, custom colored 7" in custom printed jackets in a 7" box

w/ a 7" pinup

and 1 double sided 7" slipmat.

FORMAT: Vinyl LP

CONDITION: Brand New
RECORD SIZE: 7”

GENRE:  Rap / Hip Hop

LABEL:  Chrysalis

NO. OF RECORDS:  12

Tracklist:

1A. Intro

1B. the Magic Number

2A. Change in Speak

2B. Cool Breeze on the Rocks

3A. Can You Keep a Secret?

3B. Jenifa Taught Me

4A. Ghetto Thang

4B. Transmitting Live from Marc

5A. Eye Know

5B. Take It Off

6A. a Little Bit of Soap

6B. Tread Water

7A. Potholes in My Lawn

7B. Say No Go

8A. Plug Tunin'

8B. de la Orgee

9A. Buddy

9B. Description

10A. Me Myself and I

10B. This Is a Recording

11A. I Can Do Anything (De la Cratic)

11B. Daisy Age

12A. Plug Tunin' 12"

12B. Buddy?