3 Feet High and Rising

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After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. It’s listed as a “melted version” but all you hear is the sound of sped up vinyl for a few seconds in its place.

Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by hip hop trio De La Soul and was released on March 3, 1989. Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a “hippie” group, based on their declaration of the “D. The album Swimming arrived on the heels of his previously released tracks Small Worlds, Self Care and What's The Use?We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. In early 2015, they announced plans to release a Kickstarter funded upcoming 9th studio album and the Anonymous Nobody. I thought they had come to an agreement on all the samples but Cool Breeze on The Rocks is not on this album. 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. It’s really nice to have the tracks across two records and the reason why this is 4 and not 5 stars, is because a track is missing.

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. If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a "hippie" group, based on their declaration of the "D.

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.