- hip hop, conscious hip hop
- 62 min
- 23 tracks
- Big Life
3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group De La Soul, released on February 6, 1989, by Tommy Boy Records. It is 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 song "Five Feet High and Rising". The album contains the singles "Me Myself and I", "The Magic Number", "Buddy", and "Eye Know".
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Character-led, warm, cool and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Daily News3.5/4 ★
- NME10/10
- Pitchfork10/10
- Record Mirror5/5
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
- Uncut5/5 ★
- The Village VoiceA−
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Tracks
- A1Intro1:41
- A2The Magic Number3:14
- A3Change in Speak2:32
- A4Cool Breeze on the Rocks0:37
- A5Can U Keep a Secret1:40
- A6Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin’s Revenge)3:23
- A7Ghetto Thang3:34
- A8Transmitting Live From Mars1:11
- A9Eye Know4:12
- A10Take It Off1:52
- A11A Little Bit of Soap0:49
- A12Tread Water3:44
- B1Say No Go4:19
- B2Do as De La Does2:06
- B3Plug Tunin’ (Last Chance to Comprehend)4:06
- B4Da La Orgee1:12
- B5Buddy4:54
- B6Description1:30
- B7Me Myself and I3:40
- B8This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Full Time Era (L.I.F.E.)3:09
- B9I Can Do Anything (Delacratic)0:40
- B10D.A.I.S.Y. Age3:55
- B11Potholes in My Lawn3:47
23 tracks, 62 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- De La Soul
- Label
- Big Life
- Released
- 1989
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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