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3 Feet High and Rising. 3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group De La Soul, released on February 6, 1989, [2] by Tommy Boy Records. It was the first of three collaborations with the producer Prince Paul, and was the critical and commercial peak of both parties. The album title comes from the Johnny Cash ...
De La Soul (/ ˌ d eɪ l ɑː ˈ s oʊ l / DAY lah SOHL) is an American hip hop group formed in 1988 in the village of Amityville on Long Island, New York. [5] They are best known for their eclectic sampling, eccentric lyrics, and contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres.
Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) " Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) " is a song by American hip hop trio De La Soul, released in May 1991 by Tommy Boy Records as the lead single from their second album, De La Soul Is Dead (1991). It is a party jam about overzealous fans who pursue the group with demo tapes in their efforts to obtain an endorsement from the ...
It’s impossible to overstate the impact of De La Soul on hip-hop music and its culture — but for decades, their groundbreaking early albums were not widely available, due to a morass of legal ...
2. 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) De La Soul’s debut stands alongside It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy and Paul’s Boutique by Beastie Boys as the albums that ...
(PaRappa featuring De La Soul and Double) Fish from the Fishbowl 2004 "Shopping Bags (She Got from You)" Lenny Bass 2005 "Feel Good Inc." (Gorillaz featuring De La Soul. 2010 "Superfast Jellyfish" (Gorillaz featuring De La Soul) 2012 "Must B the Music" Matt Stawski 2013 "Get Away" Lenny Bass, Kris Mercado 2016 "Pain"
De La Soul chose the title De La Soul Is Dead to emphasize their departure from their previous style. [3] The group's separation from the "D.A.I.S.Y Age" imagery of 3 Feet High and Rising is visually demonstrated by the album cover, which shows a broken pot of daisies, [6] as well as by the music video for "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)", which depicts a pot of daisies being smashed. [12]
De La Soul’s Kelvin “Posdnuos” Mercer and Vincent “Pasemaster Mase” Mason aren’t necessarily aware of this, but there’s an elephant in the room—or, more accurately, on the phone.