3 Feet High and Rising
Studio album by De La Soul
Released	March 1989 (U.S.)
Recorded	1988
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	65:59 (album) 45:56 (bonus CD)
Label	Tommy Boy
Producer	Prince Paul
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Soul Dungeon link Tiny Mix Tapes link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone link
De La Soul chronology
3 Feet High and Rising (1989) De La Soul Is Dead (1991)

3 Feet High and Rising is the influential debut album from American hip-hop trio De La Soul, released in 1989. The album marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, 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^[1]. Robert Christgau called the record "unlike any rap album you or anybody else has ever heard."^[2] In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums^[3]. Cover of the De La Soul album 3 Feet High and Rising. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... De La Soul is a Grammy-award winning hip hop group from Long Island, New York. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a genre that is defined in greatly varying ways. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Tommy Boy Records is a record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman after borrowing $5000 from his parents. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music 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, mixing and mastering processes. ... Prince Paul (born Paul Huston) is a DJ and hip hop producer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources, so as to avoid its being considered... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... Robert Christgau (born April 18, 1942), is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics.[1] In print, his name is sometimes abbreviated as Xgau. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... De La Soul is a Grammy-award winning hip hop group from Long Island, New York. ... De La Soul Is Dead is De La Souls second full-length album, and one of the few albums in hip-hop music to receive a Five Mics rating in the Rap magazine The Source. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazines 100... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... De La Soul is a Grammy-award winning hip hop group from Long Island, New York. ... Prince Paul (born Paul Huston) is a DJ and hip hop producer. ... Robert Christgau (born April 18, 1942), is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics.[1] In print, his name is sometimes abbreviated as Xgau. ...

A critical, as well as commercial success, the album contains the group's best known songs such as "Me Myself and I", "Buddy", and "Eye Know". 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 is taken from a line in a Johnny Cash song called "Five Feet High and Rising". Me Myself And I is a single by De La Soul, released in 1989. ... Buddy is a single by De La Soul from 3 Feet High and Rising. ... Eye Know is a single from De La Souls landmark album 3 Feet High and Rising. ... is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... For the song of the same name, recorded by Tracy Byrd and later by Jason Aldean, see Johnny Cash (song). ...

Overview

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 sound, y'all). Sampling artists as diverse as Johnny Cash, Hall & Oates, Steely Dan's "Peg" and The Turtles, 3 Feet High and Rising is often viewed as the stylistic beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop (and especially jazz rap). Of particular importance is the production 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. For the Ice T album, see Gangsta Rap (album). ... Me Myself And I is a single by De La Soul, released in 1989. ... Singer of a modern Hippie movement in Russia The hippie subculture was a youth movement that began in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread around the world. ... For the song of the same name, recorded by Tracy Byrd and later by Jason Aldean, see Johnny Cash (song). ... Hall & Oates is a popular music duo made up of Daryl Hall & John Oates. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Turtles were an American pop, psychedelic and folk rock band defined by a good-natured, joyously melancholic and occasionally cheeky sound. ... Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a genre that is defined in greatly varying ways. ... Jazz rap is a fusion of alternative hip hop music and jazz, developed in the very late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Prince Paul (born Paul Huston) is a DJ and hip hop producer. ...

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 ("Jenifa Taught Me"), love ("Eye Know") and insecurity regarding personal appearance and fashion ("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 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; Posdnous compares the rhymes to dance in "The Magic Number" ("the phrasing Fred Astaires"). 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" as a realistic portrayal of the pitfalls of drug abuse. The title, besides being a Hall & Oates sample, is a reference to Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign; Posdnous criticizes Reagan, but applauds the sentiment. The song was deeply personal for Posdnous, whose own brother was addicted to crack cocaine. It has been suggested that Duration of sexual intercourse be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Love (disambiguation). ... Eye Know is a single from De La Souls landmark album 3 Feet High and Rising. ... For other uses, see Fashion (disambiguation). ... Look up Profanity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Trevor Smith (born on May 20, 1972), better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American hip hop musician and actor. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... 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. ... Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska,[1] was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... Say No Go is a single by De La Soul from their influential 1989 album 3 Feet High and Rising. ... Comparison of the perceived harm for various psychoactive drugs from a poll among medical psychiatrists specialized in addiction treatment[1] This article is an overview of the nontherapeutic use of alcohol and drugs of abuse. ... Hall & Oates is a popular music duo made up of Daryl Hall & John Oates. ... Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6, 1921) is the widow of the former United States President Ronald Reagan and was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. ... Mrs. ... A pile of crack cocaine ‘rocks’. Crack Cocaine is a highly addictive form of cocaine that is popular for its intense high. ...

The first track, entitled "Intro", is a skit that takes place at a game show. The contestants (portrayed by the three members of De La Soul plus producer 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 and other social ills, even though De La Soul is from middle-class suburb Amityville, New York (on Long Island). 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. A hip hop skit is a form of sketch comedy that appears on a hip hop album, and is usually written and performed by the artists themselves. ... Quiz show redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music 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, mixing and mastering processes. ... Prince Paul (born Paul Huston) is a DJ and hip hop producer. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows what he found. ... Amityville is a village in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... This article is about the poetic form. ...

Reviews

• 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
• "The Sgt. Pepper of hip hop" - Village Voice
• #5 on the top 100 Albums of the Century - Spex
• Top album of 1989 - The Face
  • At #2 - Record Mirror
  • At #4 - Sounds
  • At #5 - Rolling Stone
  • At #8 - OOR
  • At #10 - Melody Maker

It's also listed on Rolling Stones' 200 Essential Rock Records and The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums (both of which are unordered). When Village Voice held its annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked at #1, outdistancing its nearest opponent (Neil Young's Freedom) by 21 votes and 260 points. Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Sgt. ... The Village Voice is a New York City-based weekly newspaper featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ... Spex may refer to: An abbreviation of specifications, more commonly spelled as specs. ... For other uses, see The Face (disambiguation). ... Record Mirror was a British weekly music newspaper. ... Sounds was a British music magazine, published weekly from October 10, 1970 – April 6, 1991. ... This article is about the music magazine. ... Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Village Voice is a New York City-based weekly newspaper featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ... The Pazz & Jop critics poll is a highly influential poll of music critics run by The Village Voice newspaper. ... This article is about the musician. ... For other albums named Freedom, see Freedom (album). ...

"An inevitable development in the class history of rap, [De La Soul is] new wave to Public Enemy's punk," wrote critic Robert Christgau 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." Public Enemy, also known as PE, is a hip hop group from Long Island, New York, known for their politically charged lyrics, criticism of the media, and active interest in the concerns of the African American community. ... Robert Christgau (born April 18, 1942), is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics.[1] In print, his name is sometimes abbreviated as Xgau. ...

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 Spin's "100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005", ranked 88th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. In 1998 , the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums. In 2003, the album was ranked number 346 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ... This article is about the British television station. ... This article is about the magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ...

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 won a lawsuit against De La Soul over the unauthorized sampling of "You Showed Me" on "Transmitting Live from Mars".
• The title 3 Feet High and Rising comes from a Johnny Cash song called "Five Feet High and Rising" ("How high's the water, Mama?/It's three feet high and rising"). This song is sampled on the album. Some have interpreted the title as a reference to drug abuse; 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 created two SB Dunks (one low, one high) based on the 3 Feet High and Rising album cover.

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Track listing

1. "Intro" – 1:41
2. "The Magic Number" – 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" – 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" – 4:14
14. "Say No Go" – 4:20
15. "Do as De La Does" – 1:58
16. "Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend)" – 4:13
17. "De La Orgee" – 1:11
18. "Buddy" (featuring Jungle Brothers and Q-Tip) – 4:56
19. "Description" – 1:24
20. "Me Myself and I" – 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

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Bonus compact disc

When Tommy Boy Records 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 albums. Tommy Boy Records is a record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman after borrowing $5000 from his parents. ... is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... De La Soul is a Grammy-award winning hip hop group from Long Island, New York. ...

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 of 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

Partial list of samples

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

Album samples

• "The Magic Number"
  • Bill Cosby dialogue
  • "The Crunge" by Led Zeppelin
  • "Hit By a Car" by Eddie Murphy
  • "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson
  • "Five Feet High and Rising" by Johnny Cash
  • "Lesson 3 (History of Hip Hop Mix)" by Double Dee and Steinski
  • Schoolhouse Rock song "Three is the Magic Number" (Performed by Bob Dorough)
  • ABC by Jackson Five
  • "Got to have soul!" from Putney Swope

• "Change in Speak"
  • "Bra" by Cymande
  • James Brown song (unknown)
  • "Mary, Mary" by The Monkees
  • "No Strings Attached" by The Mad Lads

• "Cool Breeze on the Rocks"
  • "Hit It Run" by Run-D.M.C.
  • "Rockin' It" by Fearless Four
  • "Lyte as a Rock" by MC Lyte
  • "Rock the Bells" by LL Cool J
  • "Crap Game" by Richard Pryor
  • "Rock the House" by The B-Boys
  • "The New Style" by Beastie Boys
  • "Rock with You" by Michael Jackson
  • "Shake You Down" by Gregory Abbott
  • "Body Rock" by the Treacherous Three
  • "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 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

• "Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)"
  • "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
  • "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller Band

• "Ghetto Thang"
  • "Funky President" by James Brown
  • "Trans-Europe Express" by Kraftwerk
  • "Rock Creek Park" by The Blackbyrds

• "Transmitting Live from Mars"
  • "You Showed Me" by The Turtles
  • Old, unknown French-education recording

• "Eye Know"
  • "Peg" & "FM" by Steely Dan
  • "Remind Me" by Patrice Rushen
  • "Make This Young Lady Mine" by Mad Lads
  • "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding
  • "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & The Family Stone

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

• "Tread Water"
  • "I Likes to Do It" by People's Choice

• "A Little Bit of Soap"
  • "A Little Bit of Soap" by The Jarmels
  • "Don't Play that Song" by Ben E. King

• "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
  • "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Hall & Oates
  • "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

• "Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend)"
  • intro by Liberace
  • "Stiletto" by Billy Joel
  • "Son of Shaft" by The Bar-Kays

• "Buddy"
  • "Hit or Miss" by Bo Diddley
  • "Girl, I Think the World About You" by Commodores

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

• "Me, Myself and I"
  • "The Show" by Doug E. Fresh
  • "Funky Worm" by the Ohio Players
  • "(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic
  • "Rapper Dapper Snapper" by Edwin Birdsong

• "Potholes In My Lawn"
  • "Little Old Country Boy" by Parliament
  • "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
  • "Magic Mountain" by Eric Burton and War

• "This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)"
  • "Funk You Up" by Sequence
  • "Got to Get a Knutt" by New Birth

• "D.A.I.S.Y. Age"
  • "My World" by The Rascals
  • "Schoolboy Crush" by Average White Band

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Bonus compact disc samples

• "Freedom of Speak (We Got Three Minutes)"
  • "Funky President" by James Brown
  • "Get on the Good Foot" by James Brown

• "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

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

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

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Personnel

• Jungle Brothers – performer
• De La Soul – arranger, assistant producer
• Prince Paul – arranger, producer, mixing
• Q-Tip – performer
• Sue Fisher – engineer
• Trugoy the Dove – arranger
• Bob Coulter – engineer
• Al Watts – mixing
• Steven Miglio – layout design

Album singles

• "Potholes in My Lawn"
  • Released: 1988
  • B-side: "They Don't Know That the Soul Don't Go for That"

• "Plug Tunin'"
  • Released: 1988
  • B-side: "Freedom of Speak"

• "Me Myself and I"
  • Released: 1989
  • RIAA Certification: Gold
  • B-side: "Brain Washed Follower"

• "Buddy"
  • Released: 1989
  • B-side: "Ghetto Thang"

• "Eye Know"
  • Released: 1989
  • B-side: "The Mack Daddy on the Left"

• "Say No Go"
  • Released: 1989
  • B-side: "The Mack Daddy on the Left"

• "The Magic Number"
  • Released: 1990
  • B-side: "Buddy" (Native Tongue Decision version - edit)

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Charting singles

Me Myself And I is a single by De La Soul, released in 1989. ... Potholes in My Lawn is the debut single by hip hop group De La Soul, released in 1988. ... Say No Go is a single by De La Soul from their influential 1989 album 3 Feet High and Rising. ... Buddy is a single by De La Soul from 3 Feet High and Rising. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1023716&title=3+Feet+High+And+Rising&artist=De+La+Soul
2. ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/play/1989-02.php
3. ^ http://www.raquenel.com/hipland/album.html

External links

• 1989 Video Presskit for 3 Feet High and Rising