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3 Feet High and Rising is the influential debut album from American hip-hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 trio De La Soul
De La Soul

De La Soul is an American hip hop music group formed in 1987 in Amityville, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres....
, released in 1989.

The album marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul
Prince Paul

Paul Huston, better known by the stage name Prince Paul, is an United States disc jockey and Hip hop music record producer....
, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. It's consistently placed on 'greatest albums' lists by noted music critics and publications. Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau

Robert Christgau is an United States essayist, music journalist, and self-declared "Dean of American Rock Critics". In print, he often abbreviates his name as Xgau....
 called the record "unlike any rap album you or anybody else has ever heard." In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.

A critical, as well as commercial success, the album contains the group's best known songs such as "Me Myself and I
Me Myself and I (De La Soul song)

"Me Myself and I" is a single by De La Soul, released in 1989.It established the group's characteristic style of combining hip hop with humor and social commentary....
", "Buddy
Buddy (song)

"Buddy" is the third single released by De La Soul from their album 3 Feet High and Rising. It is, like much of the De La Soul catalogue, unavailable on Apple's iTunes service....
", and "Eye Know
Eye Know

"Eye Know" is a single from De La Soul's landmark album 3 Feet High and Rising. It peaked at number 14 on the UK singles chart. It was not released as a single in the United States....
".






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3 Feet High and Rising is the influential debut album from American hip-hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 trio De La Soul
De La Soul

De La Soul is an American hip hop music group formed in 1987 in Amityville, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres....
, released in 1989.

The album marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul
Prince Paul

Paul Huston, better known by the stage name Prince Paul, is an United States disc jockey and Hip hop music record producer....
, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. It's consistently placed on 'greatest albums' lists by noted music critics and publications. Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau

Robert Christgau is an United States essayist, music journalist, and self-declared "Dean of American Rock Critics". In print, he often abbreviates his name as Xgau....
 called the record "unlike any rap album you or anybody else has ever heard." In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.

A critical, as well as commercial success, the album contains the group's best known songs such as "Me Myself and I
Me Myself and I (De La Soul song)

"Me Myself and I" is a single by De La Soul, released in 1989.It established the group's characteristic style of combining hip hop with humor and social commentary....
", "Buddy
Buddy (song)

"Buddy" is the third single released by De La Soul from their album 3 Feet High and Rising. It is, like much of the De La Soul catalogue, unavailable on Apple's iTunes service....
", and "Eye Know
Eye Know

"Eye Know" is a single from De La Soul's landmark album 3 Feet High and Rising. It peaked at number 14 on the UK singles chart. It was not released as a single in the United States....
". On October 23, 2001, the album was re-issued along with an extra disc of hard-to-find B-side tracks, and alternative versions. The album's title was inspired by a line in the Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
 song "Five Feet High and Rising".

Overview

Released amid the 1989 boom in gangsta rap
Gangsta rap

Gangsta rap is a term coined by the mainstream media to describe a certain genre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of some inner-city youths....
, 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
Me Myself and I (De La Soul song)

"Me Myself and I" is a single by De La Soul, released in 1989.It established the group's characteristic style of combining hip hop with humor and social commentary....
". Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a "hippie
Hippie

The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world. The word hippie derives from hipster , and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district....
" group, based on their declaration of the "D.A.I.S.Y. Age" (da inner sound, y'all). Sampling artists as diverse as Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
, Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates

Hall & Oates are a pop music duet made up of Daryl Hall and John Oates.The act achieved its greatest celebrity in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s....
, Steely Dan
Steely Dan

Steely Dan is an United States jazz-Rock music band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. The band reached a peak of popularity in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock and roll, funk, rhythm and blues, and Pop music....
's "Peg" and The Turtles
The Turtles

The Turtles are an United States Pop music and folk rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, who became notable for numerous Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" , and "Happy Together " ....
, 3 Feet High and Rising is often viewed as the stylistic beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop
Alternative hip hop

Alternative hip hop is a form of hip hop music that is defined in greatly varying ways. Allmusic defines it as follows:Alternative Rap refers to Hip hop music groups that refuse to conform to any of the traditional stereotypes of rap, such as gangsta rap, Miami bass, hardcore hip hop, and party rap....
 (and especially jazz rap
Jazz rap

Jazz rap is a fusion of alternative hip hop and jazz, developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The lyrics are often based on political consciousness, Afrocentricity, and general Political positivism....
). Of particular importance is the production
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
 by Prince Paul, who would become one of hip hop's hottest producers on the strength of this album. While sampling was hardly new, 3 Feet High and Rising revolutionized the technique and influenced virtually every producer and artist to come later.

The music

Lyrically, the album was unusual for its time. Even beside its exhortations for peace and harmony, many of the songs are personal and heartfelt recountings of early sexual intercourse
Sexual intercourse

Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which the Penis enters the Vagina. The two entities may be of opposite sexes or not, or they may be hermaphrodite, as is the case with snails....
 ("Jenifa Taught Me"), love
Love

Love is any of a number of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection and attachment . The word wikt:en:love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure to intense interpersonal attraction....
 ("Eye Know
Eye Know

"Eye Know" is a single from De La Soul's landmark album 3 Feet High and Rising. It peaked at number 14 on the UK singles chart. It was not released as a single in the United States....
") and insecurity regarding personal appearance and fashion
Fashion

Fashion refers to the styles and customs prevalent at a given time. In its most common usage, "fashion" exemplifies the appearances of clothing, but the term encompasses more....
 ("Can U Keep a Secret", "A Little Bit of Soap" "Take It Off"). With the exception of "Do As De La Does", there is very little profanity
Profanity

The original meaning of the adjective profane referred to items not belonging to the church, e.g. "The fort is the oldest profane building in the town, but the local monastery is older, and is the oldest sacred building," or "besides designing churches, he also designed many profane buildings"....
 on the album, in contrast to most hip hop albums from the time period. Many of the lyrics are humorous and/or nonsensical, and are inventive and original, stylistic predecessors of MF Doom and Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes

Trevor Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy Award-nominated Jamaican?United States rapping, songwriter, and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes after watching him perform....
; Posdnous compares the rhymes to dance
Dance

Dance is an art form that generally refers to Motion of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of Emotional expression, social social interaction or presented in a spirituality or performance setting....
 in "The Magic Number
The Magic Number

"The Magic Number" is a 1990 single by De La Soul, originally recorded in 1988 and first released on their 1989 album, 3 Feet High and Rising, with the chorus based on a segment from the children's show "Schoolhouse Rock!", written by Bob Dorough....
" ("the phrasing Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire was an United States Academy Award-winning film and Broadway theatre dance, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of seventy-six years, during which he made thirty-one musical films....
s"). Many of the listeners who compared the group to hippies criticized the album for a childlike, simple approach at complex issues, as on "Tread Water", where a series of animals exhort the listener to maintain a positive mental attitude. Supporters point to songs like "Say No Go
Say No Go

"Say No Go" is a single by De La Soul from their influential 1989 album 3 Feet High and Rising. It reached number 18 in the UK charts.The song is a cautionary tale about the use of Psychoactive drug, in particular "base" ; a topic they would tackle on their follow up album, De La Soul Is Dead, albeit from...
" as a realistic portrayal of the pitfalls of drug abuse
Drug abuse

Drug abuse has a huge range of definitions related to taking a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect....
. The title, besides being a Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates

Hall & Oates are a pop music duet made up of Daryl Hall and John Oates.The act achieved its greatest celebrity in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s....
 sample, is a reference to Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan

Nancy Davis Reagan is the widow of former President of the United States Ronald Reagan and served as an influential First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989....
's "Just Say No
Just Say No

"Just Say No" was an advertising campaign, part of the United States "War on Drugs", prevalent during the 1980s and early 1990s, to discourage children from engaging in recreational drug use by offering various ways of saying no....
" campaign; Posdnous criticizes Reagan, but applauds the sentiment. The song was deeply personal for Posdnous, whose own brother was addicted to crack cocaine
Crack cocaine

Crack cocaine, crack or rock is a solid, smokable form of cocaine. It is a freebase form of cocaine that can be made using baking soda or sodium hydroxide, in a process to convert cocaine hydrochloride into methylbenzoylecgonine ....
.

The first track, entitled "Intro", is a skit
Hip hop skit

A hip hop skit is a form of sketch comedy that appears on a hip hop music album, and is usually written and performed by the artists themselves....
 that takes place at a game show
Game show

A game show is a type of television program in which members of the public or celebrity, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving problems for money and/or prizes....
. The contestants (portrayed by the three members of De La Soul plus producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
 Prince Paul) are asked four questions by the host (Al Watts), and their attempts at answering are scattered about the album. The song "Ghetto Thang" is one of the few non-positive tracks on the album. It is a sad story about poverty
Poverty

Poverty is the shortage of common things such as food, clothing, shelter and safe drinking water, all of which determine our quality of life. It may also include the lack of access to opportunities such as education and employment which aid the escape from poverty and/or allow one to enjoy the respect of fellow citizens....
 and other social ills, even though De La Soul is from middle-class suburb Amityville, New York
Amityville, New York

Amityville is an upscale Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in the town of Babylon, New York in Suffolk County, New York, New York, in the United States....
 (on Long Island
Long Island

Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, United States, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are Borough s of New York City, and two of which are mainly suburban....
). Its denunciation of ghetto violence can be summed up in the words "Ghetto gained a ghetto name from ghetto ways/Now there must be ghetto gangs and ghetto play/If ghetto thing can have its way and get arranged/Then there must be some ghetto love and ghetto change". "Description" describes each member of De La Soul, and a few others, in five lines each, the style reminiscent of a limerick
Limerick (poetry)

A limerick is a five-line poem with a strict form, originally popularized in English by Edward Lear. Limericks are witty or humorous, and sometimes obscene with humorous intent....
.

Reception and influence

It's also listed on Rolling Stones' 200 Essential Rock Records and The Source
The Source (magazine)

The Source is a United States-based, monthly full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and Hip hop culture, founded in 1988. It is the world's second longest running rap periodical, behind United Kingdom-based publication Hip Hop Connection....
's 100 Best Rap Albums (both of which are unordered). When Village Voice held its annual Pazz & Jop
Pazz & Jop

The Pazz & Jop critics' poll is a highly influential poll of music critics run by The Village Voice newspaper. It is compiled every year from the top ten lists of hundreds of music critics ....
 Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked at #1, outdistancing its nearest opponent (Neil Young
Neil Young

Neil Percival Young Order of Manitoba is a Canada singer-songwriter, musician and film director.Young's work is characterized by deeply personal lyrics, distinctive guitar work, and signature falsetto tenor singing voice....
's Freedom
Freedom (Neil Young album)

Freedom is a 1989 album by Neil Young.Freedom relaunched Neil Young's career, after a mostly unsuccessful 1980s. After many arguments , Young left Geffen Records and returned to his original label, Reprise, in 1988 with This Note's for You....
) by 21 votes and 260 points.

"An inevitable development in the class history of rap, [De La Soul is] new wave to Public Enemy's punk," wrote critic Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau

Robert Christgau is an United States essayist, music journalist, and self-declared "Dean of American Rock Critics". In print, he often abbreviates his name as Xgau....
 in his Consumer Guide column's review of 3 Feet High and Rising. "Their music is also radically unlike any rap you or anybody else has ever heard — inspirations include the Jarmels and a learn-it-yourself French record. And for all their kiddie consciousness, junk-culture arcana, and suburban in-jokes, they're in the new tradition — you can dance to them, which counts for plenty when disjunction is your problem."

Rolling Stone magazine gave the album three stars and concluded that it was "(o)ne of the most original rap records ever to come down the pike, the inventive, playful 3 Feet High and Rising stands staid rap conventions on their def ear".

It was ranked 7 in Spins
Spin (magazine)

Spin is a music magazine. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr., it competes with industry stalwart Rolling Stone. Madonna was the artist on the cover of the first issue....
 "100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005", ranked 88th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the #Channel Four Television...
 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. In 1998 , the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. In 2003, the album was ranked number 346 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
 magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003.Related news articles:* The list was based on the votes of 273 rock musicians, critics and industry figures, each of whom submitted a weighted list of 50 albums....
.

  • On the Billboard Music Charts, 3 Feet High and Rising hit #1 R&B/Hip hop and #24 in the Top 200.
  • "One of the greatest albums ever made" - NME
    NME

    The New Musical Express is a popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, which first appeared in the 14 November 1952 edition....
  • "The Sgt. Pepper
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the United Kingdom rock music band The Beatles. Recorded over a 129-day period beginning on 6 December 1966, the album was released on 1 June 1967 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States....
     of hip hop" - Village Voice
  • #5 on the top 100 Albums of the Century - Spex
    Spex

    Spex may refer to:*An abbreviation of specifications, more commonly spelled as specs.*SPEX, The Shanghai Petroleum Exchange.*Spex , a German magazine for pop culture....
  • Top album of 1989 - The Face
    The Face (magazine)

    The Face was a magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan out of his publishing house Wagadon. Logan had previously created titles such as Smash Hits, and had been an editor at the New Musical Express in the 1970s during one of its most successful periods....
    • At #2 - Record Mirror
      Record Mirror

      Record Mirror was a national tabloid consumer weekly pop music newspaper founded by Isadore Green in 1953, featuring news articles, interviews, record charts, record and concert reviews, letters from readers and photographs....
    • At #4 - Sounds
    • At #5 - Rolling Stone
    • At #8 - OOR
    • At #10 - Melody Maker
      Melody Maker

      Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was 1926 in music as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 in British music it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express....


Miscellaneous

  • Though the idea was quickly abandoned, the original concept behind the group was that Mase was PA and Posdnuos and Dove were the microphone plugs, transmitting messages from Mars. This is the origin of the nicknames for Posdnuos and Dove, Plug One and Plug Two, respectively.
  • The Turtles sued De La Soul and Tommy Boy over the allegedly unauthorized sampling (the original is looped, slowed down and played backwards) of "You Showed Me" on "Transmitting Live from Mars". An out of court settlement was reached without admission of liability by the defendants. (Defendant represented by Ken Anderson of Loeb & Loeb.)
  • The title 3 Feet High and Rising comes from a Johnny Cash
    Johnny Cash

    Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
     song called "Five Feet High and Rising" ("How high's the water, Mama?/It's three feet high and rising"). This song is sample
    Sampling (music)

    In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an musical instrument or a different sound recording of a song....
    d on the album. Some have interpreted the title as a reference to drug abuse
    Drug abuse

    Drug abuse has a huge range of definitions related to taking a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect....
    ; De La Soul has not commented on this interpretation.
  • The members of the group have said that the only thing they would change about 3 Feet High and Rising is the cover, because the light-hearted colors do not mesh well with their somber faces.
  • De La Soul in collaboration with Nike Skateboarding
    Nike Skateboarding

    Nike Skateboarding is the Nike, Inc. brand for its line of shoes, clothing, and equipment for the skateboarding market. These are skate shoes designed for skateboarders....
     created two SB Dunks
    Dunk (footwear)

    The Dunk was first introduced by Nike Inc. in 1985. As the Nike Terminator?s "fraternal twin", originally having numerous colors in most sizes for various Universities and Colleges....
     (one low, one high) based on the     3 Feet High and Rising album cover.


Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 1:41
  2. "The Magic Number
    The Magic Number

    "The Magic Number" is a 1990 single by De La Soul, originally recorded in 1988 and first released on their 1989 album, 3 Feet High and Rising, with the chorus based on a segment from the children's show "Schoolhouse Rock!", written by Bob Dorough....
    " – 3:14
  3. "Change in Speak" – 2:33
  4. "Cool Breeze on the Rocks" – 0:46
  5. "Can U Keep a Secret" – 1:38
  6. "Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)" – 3:25
  7. "Ghetto Thang" – 3:35
  8. "Transmitting Live From Mars" – 1:06
  9. "Eye Know
    Eye Know

    "Eye Know" is a single from De La Soul's landmark album 3 Feet High and Rising. It peaked at number 14 on the UK singles chart. It was not released as a single in the United States....
    " – 4:06
  10. "Take It Off" – 1:53
  11. "A Little Bit of Soap" – 0:47
  12. "Tread Water" – 3:54
  13. "Potholes in My Lawn
    Potholes in My Lawn

    "Jenifa "/"Potholes in My Lawn" is the second single by hip hop group De La Soul, released in 1988 from their album 3 Feet High and Rising. The songs were mastered by legendary record mixer and engineer Herb Powers Jr....
    " – 4:14
  14. "Say No Go
    Say No Go

    "Say No Go" is a single by De La Soul from their influential 1989 album 3 Feet High and Rising. It reached number 18 in the UK charts.The song is a cautionary tale about the use of Psychoactive drug, in particular "base" ; a topic they would tackle on their follow up album, De La Soul Is Dead, albeit from...
    " – 4:20
  15. "Do as De La Does" – 1:58
  16. "Plug Tunin'
    Plug Tunin'

    "Plug Tunin" is the debut single by the influential hip hop trio De La Soul released in 1988.Lyrically, the song is idiosyncratic; "Transistors are never more shown with like / When vocal flow brings it all down in ruin / Due to a clue of a naughty noise called Plug Tunin' ", however, musically it laid the foundations for the sound the...
     (Last Chance to Comprehend)" – 4:13
  17. "De La Orgee" – 1:11
  18. "Buddy
    Buddy (song)

    "Buddy" is the third single released by De La Soul from their album 3 Feet High and Rising. It is, like much of the De La Soul catalogue, unavailable on Apple's iTunes service....
    " (with Jungle Brothers
    Jungle Brothers

    The Jungle Brothers are an American hip-hop music group that pioneered the fusion of jazz and hip-hop and also became the first hip-hop group to use a house music producer....
     and Q-Tip
    Q-Tip (rapper)

    Q-Tip , is an American hip hop music artist, singer, and occasional actor from Queens, New York City, perhaps best known as the leader of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest....
    ) – 4:56
  19. "Description" – 1:24
  20. "Me Myself and I
    Me Myself and I (De La Soul song)

    "Me Myself and I" is a single by De La Soul, released in 1989.It established the group's characteristic style of combining hip hop with humor and social commentary....
    " – 3:41
  21. "This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)" – 3:16
  22. "I Can Do Anything (Delacratic)" – 0:40
  23. "D.A.I.S.Y. Age" – 3:58
  24. "Plug Tunin'" (original 12" version) – 3:41


Bonus disc

When Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Records

Tommy Boy Entertainment is a record label started in 1981 in music by Tom Silverman. The label is widely recognized for significant contribution to the development of hip hop music, dance music, and electronica....
 re-issued 3 Feet High and Rising on October 23, 2001, initial pressings included this compact disc as a companion. It mainly featured B-side tracks, alternate versions of album tracks and skits that would later impact other De La Soul
De La Soul

De La Soul is an American hip hop music group formed in 1987 in Amityville, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres....
 albums.

  1. "Freedom of Speak (We Got Three Minutes)" – 2:59
  2. "Strickly Dan Stuckie" – 0:42
  3. "Jenifa (Taught Me)" (12" version) – 4:42
  4. "Skip to My Loop" – 1:12
  5. "Potholes in My Lawn" (12" version) – 3:46
  6. "Me, Myself & I" (Oblapos Mode) – 3:31
  7. "Ain't Hip to be Labeled a Hippie" – 1:50
  8. "What's More (From the Soundtrack Hell on 1st Avenue)" – 2:05
  9. "Brain Washed Follower" – 2:49
  10. "Say No Go" (New Keys vocal) – 4:45
  11. "The Mack Daddy on the Left" – 2:31
  12. "Double Huey Skit" – 3:52
  13. "Ghetto Thang" (Ghetto Ximer) – 3:52
  14. "Eye Know" (The Know It All mix) – 7:12


Samples

The following lists songs and sounds sampled for 3 Feet High and Rising.

Album

  • "The Magic Number"
    • Bill Cosby
      Bill Cosby

      William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a vanguard role in the 1960s action show I Spy....
       dialogue
    • "The Crunge
      The Crunge

      "The Crunge" is a song by England Rock music band Led Zeppelin from their 1973 album Houses of the Holy. It was also released as the B-side of "D'yer Mak'er"....
      " by Led Zeppelin
      Led Zeppelin

      Led Zeppelin were an English rock music band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal music bands....
    • "Hit By a Car" by Eddie Murphy
      Eddie Murphy

      Bold text'Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an United States actor, film director, Film producer, comedian and "singer". Murphy ranks as the highest grossing film star in history, having a total of 37 films to date, his films grossing over $3.4 billion in the US alone, averaging $104 million per film....
    • "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson
      Syl Johnson

      Syl Johnson is an United States blues and soul singer and music producer....
    • "Five Feet High and Rising" by Johnny Cash
      Johnny Cash

      Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
    • "Lesson 3 (History of Hip Hop Mix)" by Double Dee and Steinski
      Double Dee and Steinski

      Doug DiFranco and Steve Stein were Hip hop music producers who achieved notoriety in the early 1980s for a series of Underground music hip-hop sampling -based collages known as the Lessons....
    • Schoolhouse Rock song "Three is the Magic Number" (Performed by Bob Dorough
      Bob Dorough

      Bob Dorough is an American bebop and cool jazz pianist, composer and vocalese singer.He worked with Miles Davis and Allen Ginsberg, and his adventurous style was an influence on Mose Allison, among other singers....
      )
    • ABC by Jackson Five
    • "Got to have soul!" from Putney Swope
      Putney Swope

      Putney Swope is a 1969 in film film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr. and starring Arnold Johnson as Swope....


  • "Change in Speak"
    • "Bra" by Cymande
      Cymande

      Cymande were an eclectic band who released several albums throughout the early 1970s. The group was formed in 1971 in London, England by musicians from Guyana and Jamaica....
    • James Brown song (unknown)
    • "Mary, Mary" by The Monkees
      The Monkees

      The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
    • "No Strings Attached" by The Mad Lads


  • "Cool Breeze on the Rocks"
    • "Hit It Run" by Run-D.M.C.
      Run-D.M.C.

      Run-D.M.C. was an influential Hip hop culture group from Hollis, Queens, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell, the group is arguably the most important and influential act in the history of hip hop....
    • "Rockin' It" by Fearless Four
      Fearless Four

      The Fearless Four was a Old school hip hop rapping crew from Harlem, New York, best known for their 1982 song "Rockin' It", which was based on the Kraftwerk track The Man-Machine and was featured in the 1983 documentary Style Wars....
    • "Lyte as a Rock" by MC Lyte
      MC Lyte

      MC Lyte is rapping musician who has scored several Rap and R&B hits. She has released several albums since 1988. She was born October 11, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York...
    • "Rock the Bells" by LL Cool J
      LL Cool J

      James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J, is an American rapper and actor. LL Cool J stands for "Ladies love Cool James." He is known for romantic ballads such as "I Need Love" and "Hey Lover" as well as pioneering hip-hop such as "Headsprung", "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Mama Said Knock You O...
    • "Crap Game" by Richard Pryor
      Richard Pryor

      Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III was an United States comedian, actor and writer.Pryor was a storyteller known for unflinching examinations of racism and customs in modern life, and was well-known for his frequent use of colorful, vulgar and profane language and racial epithets....
    • "Rock the House" by The B-Boys
    • "The New Style" by Beastie Boys
      Beastie Boys

      Beastie Boys are an American hip hop music group from New York City consisting of Michael Diamond, Adam Yauch, and Adam Horovitz. Since around the time of the Hello Nasty album, the DJ for the group has been Mix Master Mike, who was first featured in the song "Three MC's and One DJ"....
    • "Rock with You
      Rock with You

      "Rock with You" was a successful Single released by singer Michael Jackson on November 3, 1979 in music. On February 27, 2006, "Rock with You" was re-released as a single as part of the Visionary: The Video Singles box set....
      " by Michael Jackson
      Michael Jackson

      Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
    • "Shake You Down" by Gregory Abbott
      Gregory Abbott

      Gregory Abbott is an United States Soul music-musician , singer, composer and record producer He currently lives in both New York and the San Francisco Bay area....
    • "Body Rock" by the Treacherous Three
      Treacherous Three

      The Treacherous Three was a pioneering hip hop group that was formed in 1978 and consisted of DJ Easy Lee, Kool Moe Dee, LA Sunshine, Special K and Spoonie G with occasional assistance from DJ Dano B, DJ Reggie Reg and DJ Crazy Eddie....
    • "Solid as a Rock" by Ashford and Simpson
    • "Brooklyn Rocks the Best" by Cutmaster D.C.
    • "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Mason, Vaughn & Crew
    • "Bang Zoom (Let's Go-Go)" by The Real Roxanne
      The Real Roxanne

      The Real Roxanne, born Adelaida Martinez, was a female hip hop music emcee who recorded for Select Records. In the 1980s, she, Roxanne Shant?, and others were engaged in the Roxanne Wars, a series of answer records inspired by U.T.F.O.'s hit song "Roxanne, Roxanne," being the officially sanctioned artist in response to all of the answer...
       feat. Hitman Howie Tee
    • "High Powered Rap" by Disco Dave & the Force of the Five MC's (Crash Crew)
    • "Night of the Living Baseheads" & "Cold Lampin' With Flavor" by Public Enemy


  • "Can U Keep a Secret?"
    • "Got to Get a Knutt" by New Birth
      New Birth (band)

      New Birth is an United States funk and Rhythm and blues band formed in Detroit, Michigan by former Motown songwriters and producers Vernon Bullock and Harvey Fuqua and music industry veteran Tony Churchill....


  • "Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)"
    • "Think (About It)
      Think (About It)

      "Think " is a funk song recorded by Lyn Collins and released as a Single on James Brown's People Records in 1972. The recording was produced by Brown and featured instrumental backing from his band The J.B.'s....
      " by Lyn Collins
      Lyn Collins

      Lyn Collins was an African American Soul music singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s. Contrary to some reports, she is not related to Bootsy Collins, nor Catfish Collins....
    • "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller Band
      Steve Miller Band

      Steve Miller Band is an American rock music band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California. The band is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals....
    • "Soupy" by Maggie Thrett
      Maggie Thrett

      Maggie Thrett was a movie and television actor of the late 1960s, best remembered for her roles in Star Trek and the comedy movie Three in the Attic....


  • "Ghetto Thang"
    • "Funky President
      Funky President

      "Funky President " is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a Single in 1974, it charted #4 R&B. It also appeared on the album Reality. According to Brown the "funky president" of the song's title was meant to refer to U.S....
      " by James Brown
    • "Trans-Europe Express
      Trans-Europe Express (album)

      Trans-Europe Express is a 1977 in music album by Germany electronic music band Kraftwerk....
      " by Kraftwerk
      Kraftwerk

      Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from D?sseldorf, Germany. The signature Kraftwerk sound combines driving, Repetitive music rhythms with catchy melody, mainly following a Western classical music style of harmony, with a minimalism and strictly electronic instrumentation....
    • "Rock Creek Park" by The Blackbyrds
      The Blackbyrds

      The Blackbyrds is a former rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group, formed in Washington, D.C. in 1973.The group was led by trumpeter Donald Byrd and featured some of his Howard University students: Kevin Toney , Keith Killgo , Joe Hall , Allan Barnes , and Barney Perry ....


  • "Transmitting Live from Mars"
    • "You Showed Me" by The Turtles
      The Turtles

      The Turtles are an United States Pop music and folk rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, who became notable for numerous Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" , and "Happy Together " ....
    • Old, unknown French
      French language

      French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
      -education recording


  • "Eye Know"
    • "Peg" & "FM" by Steely Dan
      Steely Dan

      Steely Dan is an United States jazz-Rock music band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. The band reached a peak of popularity in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock and roll, funk, rhythm and blues, and Pop music....
    • "Remind Me" by Patrice Rushen
      Patrice Rushen

      Patrice Louise Rushen is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist....
    • "Make This Young Lady Mine" by Mad Lads
    • "Sing a Simple Song
      Sing a Simple Song

      "Sing a Simple Song" is a 1968 in music song by the soul music/rock music/funk music band Sly & the Family Stone, the b-side to their #1 hit "Everyday People "....
      " by Sly & The Family Stone
      Sly & the Family Stone

      Sly & the Family Stone is an Music of the United States Funk music, soul music and rock music band from San Francisco, California. Originally active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music....
    • "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
      (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay

      " The Dock of the Bay" is a Soul music song written and performed by USA soul music singer Otis Redding, released posthumously on Stax Records' Volt label in 1968 and was the first posthumous single in U.S....
      " by Otis Redding
      Otis Redding

      Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an United States soul music singer. He is renowned for an ability to convey strong emotion through his voice. According to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Redding's name is "synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of Gospel musi...


  • "Take It Off"
    • "God Made Me Funky" by The Headhunters
      The Headhunters

      The Headhunters are a popular jazz-funk Jazz fusion Band , best known for their albums they recorded as a backing band of jazz Keyboard instrument player Herbie Hancock during the 1970s....


  • "A Little Bit of Soap"
    • "A Little Bit of Soap
      A Little Bit of Soap

      "A Little Bit of Soap", written by Bert Berns , was a song, first sung in a bluesy soul style by The Jarmels, who reached #12 with it in September 1961....
      " by The Jarmels
      The Jarmels

      The Jarmels are a doo wop/rhythm and blues group that was formed in 1959 in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia. They were composed of Nathaniel Ruff , Paul Burnett , Ray Smith , Earl Christian , and Tom Eldridge ....
    • "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King
      Ben E. King

      Ben E. King is an United States soul music singer. He is perhaps best known as the singer and songwriter of "Stand by Me ," a United States Top 40 hit record in both 1961 and 1987 and a chart-topper in the United Kingdom in 1987, and as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group, The Drifters....


  • "Tread Water"
    • "I Likes to Do It" by People's Choice
      The People's Choice (band)

      The People's Choice was an United States funk band formed in 1971 in Philadelphia by Frank Brunson. While they had several singer, their biggest hit record were instrumentals....


  • "Potholes In My Lawn"
    • "Cookies" by Brother Soul
    • "Little Old Country Boy" by Parliament
      Parliament (band)

      Parliament was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton , began the funk culture of that decade....
    • "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
    • "Magic Mountain" by Eric Burdon and War
      War (band)

      War is an United States funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider ", "Spill the Wine" and "Why Can't We Be Friends ". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of Rock music, funk, jazz, Latin music, Rhythm and blues, and reggae....


  • "Say No Go"
    • "That's the Joint" by Funky 4+1
    • "Crossword Puzzle" by Sly & the Family Stone
    • "You Got the Best of My Love" by The Emotions
      The Emotions

      The Emotions are an all female soul music, disco, and R&B singing group of the late-1970s and into the 1980s. The group was formed in their hometown of Chicago, Illinois in 1968, and originally consisted of the three Hutchinson sisters, all the children of Joseph and Lillian Hutchinson...
    • "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Hall & Oates
      Hall & Oates

      Hall & Oates are a pop music duet made up of Daryl Hall and John Oates.The act achieved its greatest celebrity in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s....
    • "Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) by The Detroit Emeralds
    • "I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're the Royal Macadamia Nuts)" by The Turtles


  • "De La Orgee"
    • "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little Bit More, Babe" by Barry White
      Barry White

      Barry White DBE was an United States record producer and singer-songwriter.A multiple Grammy Award-winner known for his rich basso voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s with the the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring hit soul music, funk, and disco songs....


  • "Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend)"
    • "Intro" by Liberace
      Liberace

      Wladziu Valentino Liberace , better known by only his last name Liberace , was a famous United States entertainer and pianist of Poles and Italian people descent....
    • "Stiletto" by Billy Joel
      Billy Joel

      William Martin "Billy" Joel is an United States rock music musician, singer-songwriter, and Classical music composer. He released his first hit song, "Piano Man ", in 1973....
    • "Midnight Theme" by Manzel
    • "Son of Shaft" by The Bar-Kays
    • "Written on the Wall" by The Invitations


  • "Buddy"
    • "Hit or Miss" by Bo Diddley
      Bo Diddley

      Bo Diddley , was an original and influential American rock and roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of his key role in the transition from blues music to rock & roll, influencing a host of legendary acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton....
    • "Girl, I Think the World About You" by Commodores
      Commodores

      The Commodores are an United States funk/soul music band of the 1970s and 1980s. The members of the group met as freshmen at Tuskegee Institute in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for The Jackson 5 while on concert tour....


  • "Description"
    • "Poet" by Sly & the Family Stone


  • "Me, Myself and I"
    • "The Show" by Doug E. Fresh
      Doug E. Fresh

      Douglas E. Davis , better known by the stage name Doug E. Fresh, is an United States rapping, record producer, and beatboxing, also known as the Human Beat Box....
    • "Funky Worm" by the Ohio Players
      Ohio Players

      The Ohio Players are a funk music/soul band best known for their 1970's hits "Fire " and "Love Rollercoaster."...
    • "(Not Just) Knee Deep
      (Not Just) Knee Deep

      " Knee Deep" is a funk song running 15 minutes, 21 seconds on side 1 of Funkadelic's 1979 in music album Uncle Jam Wants You....
      " by Funkadelic
      Funkadelic

      Funkadelic was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Parliament , both led by George Clinton , began the funk culture of that decade....
    • "Rapper Dapper Snapper" by Edwin Birdsong
      Edwin Birdsong

      Edwin Birdsong is a keyboard/organ player who was known in the 70's and 80's for his experimental funk/disco music. He never achieved chart success, but developed a strong fan base, and has also been sampled by other artists many times, including Daft Punk who sampled "Cola Bottle Baby" in "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", and Gang Starr w...


  • "This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)"
    • "Funk You Up" by The Sequence
      The Sequence

      The Sequence is a former female old school hip hop trio signed to the Sugar Hill Records label in the early-1980s. The group consisted of Cheryl Cook , Gwendolyn Chisolm and lead singer/rapper Angie Stone ....
    • "Got to Get a Knutt" by New Birth
      New Birth (band)

      New Birth is an United States funk and Rhythm and blues band formed in Detroit, Michigan by former Motown songwriters and producers Vernon Bullock and Harvey Fuqua and music industry veteran Tony Churchill....
    • "Feel the Heartbeat" by Treacherous Three


  • "D.A.I.S.Y. Age"
    • "My World" by The Rascals
      The Rascals

      The Rascals were an American soul music and rock music group of the 1960s....
    • "Schoolboy Crush" by Average White Band


Bonus disc

  • "Freedom of Speak (We Got Three Minutes)"
    • "Funky President
      Funky President

      "Funky President " is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a Single in 1974, it charted #4 R&B. It also appeared on the album Reality. According to Brown the "funky president" of the song's title was meant to refer to U.S....
      " by James Brown
    • "Get on the Good Foot" by James Brown


  • "Strictly Dan Shuckie"
    • "Schoolboy Crush" by The Average White Band


  • "Skip to My Loop"
    • "13 (Death March)" by Wes Montgomery & Jimmy Smith
    • "Baby It's Cold Outside" by Wes Montgomery & Jimmy Smith


  • "Ain't Hip to Be Labeled a Hippie"
    • "Hard Times" by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
      Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band

      Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band was a big band/swing music/Disco music band , formed in The Bronx, New York City. They are best known for their #1 US dance hit, "Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon", and their Dr....


  • "What's More"
    • "You Baby" by The Turtles
      The Turtles

      The Turtles are an United States Pop music and folk rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, who became notable for numerous Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" , and "Happy Together " ....


  • "Brain-Washed Follower"
    • "Booty Butt" by Ray Charles
      Ray Charles

      Ray Charles Robinson , known by his stage name Ray Charles, was an United States pianist, singer, and songwriter who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues....
    • "Funky President" by James Brown
    • "So This Is Our Goodbye" by The Moments
    • "You Made a Believer (Out of Me)" by Ruby Andrews


  • "The Mack Daddy on the Left"
    • "Hector" by the Village Callers


Personnel

  • Jungle Brothers
    Jungle Brothers

    The Jungle Brothers are an American hip-hop music group that pioneered the fusion of jazz and hip-hop and also became the first hip-hop group to use a house music producer....
     – performer
  • De La Soul – arranger, assistant producer
  • Prince Paul – arranger, producer, mixing
  • Q-Tip
    Q-Tip (rapper)

    Q-Tip , is an American hip hop music artist, singer, and occasional actor from Queens, New York City, perhaps best known as the leader of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest....
     – performer
  • Sue Fisher – engineer
  • Trugoy the Dove
    David Jude Jolicoeur

    David Jude Jolicoeur , also known under the stage name Trugoy the Dove, is a rapper, music producer, and one third of groundbreaking hip hop Trio De La Soul....
     – arranger
  • Bob Coulter – engineer
  • Al Watts – mixing
  • Steven Miglio – layout design


Album singles

  • "Potholes in My Lawn
    Potholes in My Lawn

    "Jenifa "/"Potholes in My Lawn" is the second single by hip hop group De La Soul, released in 1988 from their album 3 Feet High and Rising. The songs were mastered by legendary record mixer and engineer Herb Powers Jr....
    "
    • Released: 1988
    • B-side: "They Don't Know That the Soul Don't Go for That"


  • "Plug Tunin'
    Plug Tunin'

    "Plug Tunin" is the debut single by the influential hip hop trio De La Soul released in 1988.Lyrically, the song is idiosyncratic; "Transistors are never more shown with like / When vocal flow brings it all down in ruin / Due to a clue of a naughty noise called Plug Tunin' ", however, musically it laid the foundations for the sound the...
    "
    • Released: 1988
    • B-side: "Freedom of Speak"


  • "Me Myself and I
    Me Myself and I (De La Soul song)

    "Me Myself and I" is a single by De La Soul, released in 1989.It established the group's characteristic style of combining hip hop with humor and social commentary....
    "
    • Released: 1989
    • RIAA Certification
      RIAA certification

      In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
      : Gold
    • B-side: "Brain Washed Follower"


  • "Buddy
    Buddy (song)

    "Buddy" is the third single released by De La Soul from their album 3 Feet High and Rising. It is, like much of the De La Soul catalogue, unavailable on Apple's iTunes service....
    "
    • Released: 1989
    • B-side: "Ghetto Thang"


  • "Eye Know
    Eye Know

    "Eye Know" is a single from De La Soul's landmark album 3 Feet High and Rising. It peaked at number 14 on the UK singles chart. It was not released as a single in the United States....
    "
    • Released: 1989
    • B-side: "The Mack Daddy on the Left"


  • "Say No Go
    Say No Go

    "Say No Go" is a single by De La Soul from their influential 1989 album 3 Feet High and Rising. It reached number 18 in the UK charts.The song is a cautionary tale about the use of Psychoactive drug, in particular "base" ; a topic they would tackle on their follow up album, De La Soul Is Dead, albeit from...
    "
    • Released: 1989
    • B-side: "The Mack Daddy on the Left"


  • "The Magic Number
    The Magic Number

    "The Magic Number" is a 1990 single by De La Soul, originally recorded in 1988 and first released on their 1989 album, 3 Feet High and Rising, with the chorus based on a segment from the children's show "Schoolhouse Rock!", written by Bob Dorough....
    "
    • Released: 1990
    • B-side: "Buddy" (Native Tongue Decision version — edit)


Charting singles

Date Title Chart Position
1989 "Me Myself and I
Me Myself and I (De La Soul song)

"Me Myself and I" is a single by De La Soul, released in 1989.It established the group's characteristic style of combining hip hop with humor and social commentary....
" 		The Billboard Hot 100 No. 34
1989 "Me Myself and I" Hot Rap Singles No. 1
1989 "Potholes in My Lawn
Potholes in My Lawn

"Jenifa "/"Potholes in My Lawn" is the second single by hip hop group De La Soul, released in 1988 from their album 3 Feet High and Rising. The songs were mastered by legendary record mixer and engineer Herb Powers Jr....
" 		Hot Rap Singles No. 22
1989 "Say No Go
Say No Go

"Say No Go" is a single by De La Soul from their influential 1989 album 3 Feet High and Rising. It reached number 18 in the UK charts.The song is a cautionary tale about the use of Psychoactive drug, in particular "base" ; a topic they would tackle on their follow up album, De La Soul Is Dead, albeit from...
" 		Hot Rap Singles No. 11
1989 "Me Myself and I" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 1
1989 "Say No Go" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 32
1989 "Me Myself and I" Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 1
1989 "Say No Go" Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 3
1989 "Me Myself and I" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 1
1989 "Say No Go" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 13
1990 "Buddy
Buddy (song)

"Buddy" is the third single released by De La Soul from their album 3 Feet High and Rising. It is, like much of the De La Soul catalogue, unavailable on Apple's iTunes service....
" 		Hot Rap Singles No. 2
1990 "Buddy" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 18
1990 "Buddy" Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 27
1990 "Buddy" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 11


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