Name: 3 Feet High And Rising
Brand: De La Soul

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

RMM0471

Colour

Green

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Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Opaque Green Vinyl with Comic Insert

Format Music US

Limited edition

3000

Release date

2023-04-07

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

RTUK

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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Green LPx2 | Rough Trade Exclusive

CHYL48.1

Magenta

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

with Comic Insert

2023-03-03

810098503099

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Magenta

CHYL45.1

Yellow

810098502580

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Yellow

CHYL45.2

Extended format: No

810098502610

1 / CD

CHYL110.4

[r26297213]

Tape

810098504041

Green Tape

CHYL46.1

Black

810098502603

2 / Black / LP

Artist

De La Soul

Genre US

Hip Hop

Label US

Chrysalis

De La Soul is an American hip-hop trio formed in 1987 in the Amityville area of Long Island, New York. Known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and contributions to jazz rap and alternative hip-hop subgenres, they caught the attention of producer Prince Paul with their demo tape. Their debut album '3 Feet High and Rising' is considered a hip-hop masterpiece. As original members of the Native Tongues collective, their output throughout the '90s influenced hip-hop and are now cult classics. After a hiatus, they returned in 2016 with 'And the Anonymous Nobody.' Unfortunately, original member Trugoy passed away shortly before the release.

De La Soul's individual aliases include Dave Jolicoeur (Trugoy The Dove/Plug Two), Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos/Plug Won), and Vincent Mason (Pasemaster Mase/Maseo/Plug Three).

Rumors suggest that De La Soul may release a tenth album produced by Pete Rock and DJ Premier.

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3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by American hip hop trio De La Soul. It was released on March 3, 1989, by Tommy Boy. 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 (both of which are unordered). When Village Voice held its annual Pazz and 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. 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 sound, y'all). Sampling artists as diverse as Hall and 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).

3 Feet High And Rising

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Discover 3 Feet High And Rising by De La Soul. Limited edition vinyl and tapes available. Label: Chrysalis. A critically acclaimed debut album that marked the peak of both De La Soul and producer Prince Paul's careers.