De La Soul - 3 Feet & Rising (2023 Reissue) (Limited Edition Blue Cassette Tape)

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).

FORMAT:  Cassette Tape
CONDITION:  Brand New
GENRE: Rap / Hip Hop
RECORD LABEL:  Chrysalis
NO. OF TAPES:  1

Tracklist:
A1 Intro

A2 the Magic Number

A3 Change in Speak

A4 Cool Breeze on the Rocks (The Melted Version)

A5 Can U Keep a Secret

A6 Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)

A7 Ghetto Thang

A8 Transmitting Live from Mars

A9 Eye Know

A10 Take It Off

A11 a Little Bit of Soap

A12 Tread Water

A13 Potholes in My Lawn

B1 Say No Go

B2 Do As de la Does

B3 Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend)

B4 de la Orgee

B5 Buddy (With Jungle Brothers and Q-Tip from a Tribe Called Quest)

B6 Description

B7 Me Myself and I

B8 This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Full Time Era (L.I.F.E.)

B9 I Can Do Anything (Delacratic)

B10 D.A.I.S.Y. Age