3 Feet High and Rising

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Feet High and Rising was chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry for its cultural significance and general excellence. 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. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username).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 album was the band's biggest commercial success to date, with subsequent ones selling progressively less, despite receiving high praise from critics. So innovative and fresh, at the time it blew away every other rap record and even now manages to sound new and groundbreaking.

Classic singles of the era like 'Me Myself and I', 'The Magic Number', and 'Eye Know' were beamed into living rooms across the globe via MTV. The 1989 album marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, and was a massive commercial and critical success. I'm so happy I got a copy it really does sound amazing to hear this after all these years, what difference in sound. Samples that are pure genius, coupled with a rhyme style which on certain tracks, even 25 years later, I'm still finding new nuances with, make this outstanding. In early 2015, they announced plans to release a Kickstarter funded upcoming 9th studio album and the Anonymous Nobody.