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When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Time for a trip down the technicolor road of the Daisy Age with De La Soul’s magnum opus, “3 Feet High and Rising. 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". The 1989 album marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, and was a massive commercial and critical success. Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a "hippie" group, based on their declaration of the "D.

In early 2015, they announced plans to release a Kickstarter funded upcoming 9th studio album and the Anonymous Nobody. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip-hop subgenres. The album Swimming arrived on the heels of his previously released tracks Small Worlds, Self Care and What's The Use? Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers.The pair didn't just use those samples as hooks or drumbreaks -- like most hip-hop producers had in the past -- but as split-second fills and in-jokes that made some tracks sound more like DJ records. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

It marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties.These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. Thinly disguised under a layer of humor, their lyrical themes ranged from true love ("Eye Know") to the destructive power of drugs ("Say No Go") to Daisy Age philosophy ("Tread Water") to sex ("Buddy"). Seminal hip-hop group De La Soulhave gained control of their back catalogue which will finally be available on streaming from March this year. 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. De La Soul's seminal debut album 3 Feet High and Rising was released on March 3, 1989 and is widely considered among the most influential hip-hop albums of all time.

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