3 Feet High and Rising

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Limited to 3000 copies on 180 gram opaque green vinyl, with green comic insert, exclusive to Rough Trade. De La Soul is an American hip-hop group formed in 1988 in the Amityville area of Long Island, New York.

Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a 'hippie' group, based on their declaration of the 'D. Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners.I know Cool Breeze is only a 48 second track, but it showed some excellent sample cutting DJ skills and was a favourite of mine.

They were influential in the early stages of rapper/actor Mos Def's career, and are a core part of the Spitkicker collective. Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a "hippie" group, based on their declaration of the "D. Time for a trip down the technicolor road of the Daisy Age with De La Soul’s magnum opus, “3 Feet High and Rising.When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic.

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. Considered by many to be a hip hop masterpiece, De La Soul's 1989 debut album '3 Feet High and Rising' was not only a milestone for jazz rap, conscious and alternative hip hop, but was a huge commercial success. While they were labelled as 'hippies' at the time, they've since gone on to influence many hip-hop artists internationally. 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.

Float along to a smorgasbord of samples, flavorful beats, and quirky soundscapes, in this celebration of individuality, creativity, and utter joy. The artwork is bloody awful, sorry, but was it photocopied (badly) from an old copy with the saturation maxed out? The album also features guest appearances from artists such as Damon Albarn, Little Dragon, David Byrne, 2 Chainz and Snoop Dogg. UPDATE FROM DISTRO: Due to a manufacturing fault, the magenta LP will be delayed for a couple of weeks at max. Seminal hip-hop group De La Soulhave gained control of their back catalogue which will finally be available on streaming from March this year.