De La Soul - Three Feet High And Rising CASS/CD/2LP/DLX 2LP

"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 & 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 & 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).

Tracklist:

1. Intro
2. The Magic Number
3. Change in Speak
4. Cool Breeze on the Blocks
5. Can U Keep a Secret
6. Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)
7. Ghetto Thang
8. Transmitting Live from Mars
9. Eye Know
10. Take It Off
11. A Little Bit of Soap
12. Tread Water
13. Potholes in My Lawn
14. Say No Go
15. Do as De La Does
16. Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend)
17. De La Orgee
18. Buddy [feat. Jungle Brothers and Q-Tip]
19. Description
20. Me, Myself & I
21. This is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)
22. I Can Do Anything (Delacratic)
23. D.A.I.S.Y. Age

About this product: this reissue is available on Cassette, CD, 2LP and two DLX LP formats.

The cassette is the green case variant.

The 2LP is pressed on black vinyl.

There are two DLX 2LP variants, one with both pressed on yellow vinyl, another with both pressed on magenta vinyl.