Tragedy of a Landmark Album: 3 Feet High and Rising
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- Опубликовано: 2 мар 2023
- De La Soul’s debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising is a landmark album for multiple reasons. But one of the elements that is so groundbreaking is also the thing that nearly erased De La Soul from music history entirely.
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TOPICS COVERED
De La Soul
3 Feet High and Rising
The Magic Number
Me Myself and I
Maseo
Posdunos
Dave
Trugoy the Dove
Music History
Sampling
Streaming
Prince Paul
Native Tongues
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Great piece! I am Al Watts, the engineer, mixer and "Game Show Host" for 3 Feet High and Rising. I knew we were making a great album back in 1989, however, we never could dream it would become this important. Thank you for sharing the love!
it’s crazy that everyone just brushes over this comment like it’s not a huge deal. thank you for your incredible work on such an important album
@@berlinvastola7177bro. .it's not crazy. It's absolutely fucking crazy and 100% proof most people have become 100% reprobate mind
Yo Al....you were really cool on the album bro. Can't imagine that album without you. Thank you!!!!
I remember that one day where De La made all six albums free to download for like 48 hours. Copping that collection was one of my best-ever decisions, those AOI albums are underrated.
Same!
Did you have the album 3 with the djs?
Yep I cop’d em all that day!
I grabbed that. Glad it had the Best of and the Dilla album too. I want to get a copy of the whole Nike Run album not just that one track. Btw that was 9 yrs ago this month or very close to it.
I got them this way too, so good of them to do it!
Just found out about Dave. Wish he was here to see this long battle won. RIP Trugoy ✊🏿
RIP Plug Two 🌼
That's the saddest part to me, for sure! The timing is just so tragically ironic... 😥🤦♂️SMH
He deserved what happened to him his legacy is built on nothing but stealing from talented artists
Rap in peace king Dave
🕊️🕊️🕊️
Love the depth of being a HIPHOP historian. To live thru the time and looking back is so dope. Stakes is High is my favorite DE LA SOUL album
_Stakes Is High_ definitely underrated still to this day! The title track is one of the best in HipHop, too... that beat is _ridiculous!_
I would say I lived much of Hip Hop "history" I am 57 from New York.
I was at a the Block Party on Fairview Av Hempstead NY were the Disco Twins Rocked the Place.
I saw Grandmaster Flash at the Roxy.
The Treacherous Three at St James Park in the Bronx.
I was at Baisley Park when Mr Magic and the Juice Crew Rocked the House.
I went to the FRIST Hip Hop awards at the skating rink in Roosevelt, LI that was about 1980 or 81..
I started Spinning in 1977 and was down with Universal Sounds Crew.
Use to listen to the first Hip Hop radio show on Tuesday and Thursday nite from 2 to 4 with Mr Magic WHBI.
I rode the Subways that were tagged by Bombing Crews and always had a Fat Pilot Marker in my pocket.
My boy was an Artist and Bomb All City with TPA.
I was and I'm still a B-Boy.
Hip hop has a really disgusting history full of lying and theft they will never be real musicians they are copyright thieves
With the track Brakes. Maybe that is their best song as I think.
@@janoskohalmi2390 I like it to and Potholes in my lawn.
I started streaming some of their music on the ride in to work this morning. I have waited so long for this to happen and I am very glad it is finally here. Thank you so much for your channel. You just have a great style and knowledge and it shows with every video. Superb work as usual.
RIP Trugoy ✌🏾
🙏 RIP Plug 2
I hope you get arrested for possession of unlicensed copyrighted material
@@justsomegames9207 😂😂😂😂 u dork if it’s on streaming that means everything got cleared
@@missgigip Yeah, he's just on some trolling BS. He's been making comments and replies like this through this whole video.
@@siskodefiant4275 yeah a true cornball
“You go lights, camera, action with no makeup
We De La to the death or at least until we break up”
No one gives them credit enough for actually staying together as a group for 35 years! That's unheard of not only for rap, but for a number of genres. Glad to see one of the greatest rap groups of all time finally get their shine, even if it's bittersweet.
Absolutely 🔥
Its crazy that I never listened to a a De la soul album And im a hip hop junky but was never a fan of native tongue type of rap
They don't get enough credit for being one of the greatest live acts in HipHop history, either!
PS. "Rock Co Kane Flow" is one of the best HipHop tracks of the 21st Century...
@@hoodpimp1519 Aw man... I hope that changes with their classics now streaming. Native Tongues is one of the pillars of HipHop...
@@Jimmy1982Playlists
Also, their live session of this song is one of the best live performance never caught on tape.
I grew up listening to Tribe and De La. When ATCQ broke up, De La kept on rolling. They've just always been around like family, it made Trugoys passing so tragic. I'm happy that the world finally gets to enjoy a truly legendary group
❤️❤️❤️so true…man when we lost phife I was so sad..my fave group followed by de la and just wow..very emotional
I look forward to these so much. I keep spreading the word...Thank you. Another solid piece.
Man, thank you so much 🙏 I appreciate the support!
for dave rip
So you support piracy nice to know
@@justsomegames9207Get some fresh air my man, no need to work yourself up over millionaires getting mad at other millionaires
@@bradenpittman1801 de la soul are nothing but massive thieves who stole everyone's shit and got rich off it
The passion put into this channel shows and it's been a great gateway into learning more about classic albums
🙏🙏 This music is too good!
@@diggingthegreats 🎯🎯🎯💯🙏🏼
There is no passion in this channel they hate originality and support copyright infringement
@@justsomegames9207here’s that attention you desperately crave
Man last nights tribute show was amazing..seeing them all on stage honoring Dave and the countdown to midnight was beautiful..I got emotional watching and wish Dave was here to see it but again beautiful..been listening since last night..so happy to be back listening to songs I grew up to
Really incredible to see videos from the show - so much love in one room for this music and this group, and Dave 🙏
Fr! Making me _crazy_ nostalgic... 🥰
So sad Dave ain't here to witness this! De La was one of the great live acts in HipHop, too.
Maybe they should have a tribute show for Hitler next because what's the difference
@@justsomegames9207 what? U make no sense…wtf does De La have to do w Hitler?
@@missgigip they are just as bad they stole copyrighted music from real musicians
Yet another outstanding addition to the Digging the Greats playlist, thank you.
🙏 Doing my best to pay respect to the music! And do so without the video getting removed 😂 Streaming De La today, all weekend, and forever 🔥
@@diggingthegreats Absolutely... yesterday, and these next few days, in particular, belong to De La, exclusively! 😍🥰
This is the worst one yet
Thank you RUclips algorithm for suggesting this channel. Learning so much and really appreciating a lot of the music I grew up with. I was excited to hear De La Soul can be streamed on Spotify and now listening to Buddy. Great video
🙏 Glad to have you here! Streaming De La Soul now over here as well 🔥
RUclips's algorithm supports copyright infringement just look at their new updates allowing people to steal music and letting vevo steal music videos
I don't know how this lined up so perfectly, but just as I pressed play on this video I got a FedEx notification that my special color variant vinyl of this album got delivered. Definitely listening this weekend. Awesome video!
My magenta copy of 3 Feet High is in transit - Which color did you get?
@@diggingthegreats I got opaque orange from Walmart of all places.
I hope you get sent to prison
This group were one of the main groups on rotation in my High School mental soundtrack and Aiwa Super Bass walkman. Timeless goodies I still own on CD! Thank you for highlighting these talented guys.
This album, with ATCQ's debut, Jungle Brothers, Leaders of the New, and PE's Fear of a Black Planet were the soundtrack of my Freshmen year in college, roadtrips, all night study sessions and group talks! '89/'90- what a year in Hip Hop!!!
34 years ago I bought this album and listened to it in my living room with my little brother and 3 friends……4 TIMES IN A ROW. De La 4ever….RIP Dave ❤
What a sad life I can excuse a teenager for supporting this but a 34 year old adult come on now
Lmao I was 17
@@blitzburg71 it doesnt matter what a worthless failure you are it's really sad maybe contemplate leaving by your own terms because you are polluting the planet
@@justsomegames9207 L
I actually listened to it during one of the only two times I took acid circa 1989. I remember trying to listen to the stuff you where supposed to listen to (psychedelic rock), and I just couldn't handle it! I then suddenly remembered I had De La Soul's "3 Feet High and Rising" which I hadn't really listened to yet, and putting that on really put me in a good place.
And really, it’s about time. I remember I found the CD to this in a pawn shop for $0.50 back in 2015. It was my first time hearing it ever at age 25 and it changed everything for me. What an amazing album.
To this day I still rock these jams.. I had added them to my playlists from other folks who had them listed sporadically. The 3 feet high album is such a part of my teen years, that I can't imagine not having heard these great jams. They are iconic in their own right, then mixed with the native tongue teams have shaped my musical tastes and thought process about "not being cool because you're different". I will always be grateful for them and their contributions to music.
dude I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL. you don't miss. your soulquarians video definitely lead me on a hip hop rabbit hole, digging into common, tribe, dilla, delasoul, mos def, and every time you post im ready to gain new insight into hip hop. your content is reaching others man, from long time hip hop fans to me, an 18 year old just getting into it. keep it up
The timing of this video hits hard. I am however happy that we can from today stream this stuff again!!!
RIP Dave, met him when I was a kid, was super nice and good vibes...also amazing lyricist as well. DeLa is legendary, one of the pioneers and one of the first hiphop groups I ever started listening to
And let's appreciate Buhloone Mindstate! Dropped during a pivotal moment in hip hop back in '93 and was sadly overlooked. It's truly a masterpiece -- as the entire catalog. THANK YOU DAVE and Long Live De La!!!
YUP
1993 was at the APEX of the Golden Age of Hip Hop. Too too many dope artists putting out masterpiece albums, many got lost in the shuffle.
Honestly, I was one of those idiots who wasn't initially impressed by Buhloon Mindstate. That summer we were spoiled by so many dope albums coming out, NOT just hit singles...COMPLETE DOPE ALBUMS!! Wu-Tang debut, Nas debut, Tribe's Midnight Marauders, BDP...can you blame me for not noticing De La that summer? Bittersweet memories.
Two days later and The Magic Number already has 2.5 mill streams on Spotify. Deep love for these guys. Thanks for this video man.
I... I just listened to this and was in awe. The skits are hysterical and ridiculous; and there's not a bad song it. It's an 1h3 no skip. Amazing. Thanks for all the background! Great video again.
Good way to put yourself on an fbi watchlist
Another Super Terrific video and one that is Perfectly timed with their music openly getting back out into the world today!!!🙌🏼🎉👍🏼
The very first concert I saw in LA once I moved there from NC in the fall of 1996 was the Goodie Mob, De La Soul, and Fishbone at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip. Was an utterly unbelievable show that was FANTASTIC!! That show has always remained one of my personal most important and very favorite concerts of my life for a myriad of reasons. In turn, having made a career in music, I eventually saw De La multiple times having either shared concert bills with them or by watching my homies the Rhythm Roots All-Stars back then live years later.
De La Soul is Absolutely one of the VERY BEST and MOST important groups in Hip-Hop, as well as all, music history (as you terrifically explained here in this video)!!!
Thanks for this and all your other Great videos and R.I.P. Dave aka Trugoy the Dove❤️🙏🏻💔
3 Feet High and Rising was THE first record I ever owned. It was given to me by my mother a few years ago who got it when she was a teenager in 1989 in the UK. I have it framed and on my wall, its been there for a long time and it will stay there. It holds a very special place in my heart and I am so happy a newer generation are now being introduced to their music. RIP Dave!!!
Owned? You mean stole
spotify's AI DJ actually played a song off 3 feet high and rising for me this morning on my way to school. if i hadn't been put onto that song, i wouldn't be watching this video. i'm gonna listen to the whole album on my way back home
Spotify seriously needs to be shut down like limewire all these services allowing copyright infringement are a problem
Seriously been waiting on a vid from you all day about De La and you didn’t disappoint!! I also went ahead and preordered 3 Feet High, De La Soul is Dead and Stakes is High on vinyl (already had Buhloone Mindstate). Can’t express how happy I am today!
I bought the album on tape and played it to death , literally the tape snapped, finally I’ll be able to replace a very important part of my music library back with loads of those sampled music giants like Steele Dan etc , thank you for the video it’s made an old man very happy ❤
Thank you so much for highlighting this. I've been waiting for their discography to be on Spotify for a decade!
Thank you. I needed this one. Loving your work - your channel is quickly becoming my favourite music channel. Keep it up! RIP Trugoy…
So glad this is finally on streaming!! Thanks for the great video bshaw! Amazing as always! And im listening to 3ft high and rising right now :D
Love this channel. Very well done. Also love how Spotify had a notification about De La Soul’s rerelease too 🔥
What an awesome video!!! You broke great news at the end! Admittedly I'm more of a 96' rap introduction guy, but I'm also a history guy so I plan on catching up with all the old classics before my 40th (got 2 years). RIP Dave!
I'm so happy they're finally on streaming. Bittersweet that it took this long and Dave is gone. 😭. I'm thankful though, this group changed my life.
It makes me sick that streaming services are bending over and allowing these thieves to get exposure
@fleshnbone187 I'm a muslim stop being racist
First time seeing your videos, so so well done, so in depth, light hearted, engaging, just superb. Instant follow. I’ve bought a coloured vinyl copy of 3 feet
Thank you for this! I'm loving all the videos you are making. When I see a notification of a new video from you, it's an instant watch. Now let me get back to listening to 'Trying People' from AOI: Bionix on repeat...
How am i just finding this channel now?
Well my weekend is shot. I've got a whole back catalog of your videos to watch.
Thank you for all the effort that goes into your videos. I'm a 50yr old BBoy from the UK who turned his love of DJing and Graf into a career. I've never stopped listening to the old school and I love your videos - because you love this stuff too.
Your detail, energy and reverence of the material is so enjoyable.
A big thanks.
What a time to do a deep dive into De La Soul! Thanks to the channel I got interested in De La in the past month and now I can listen to all of it fairly easily!
Nobody should give these criminals any attention
This album defined my early twenties, The hood was very much NOT into it. I got strange looks when I played it because it was so abnormal. The thought that Gen Z is into it starting today makes me very happy; they deserve the artistry.
Your early 20s of stealing music
@@justsomegames9207 blind bigotry warps the mind and leads to retarded comments that don't make sense.
@@samueljenkis6253 I'm a muslim stop responding negative to me that is racist and I will report your ass
same. im glad its finally out and youth f with it. also comment above me is weird. 🧐
@@_UglyBarnacle youth legit have little choice with today's music being as terrible as it is. I used to say that hip hop died in 96, but Kanye changed that and ended up the last real mc making records in my opinion.
On repeat this weekend and forever. Great video and tribute. Love your animation and editing.
I was 11 when this came out. I got a dubbed cassette from my friend's older brother and played that thing nonstop. It had a huge impact on my musical tastes, led me to all the other native tongues albums, and I honestly believe it influenced the person I am today.
Alas, you missed the one last tragedy: Even after they’d cleared so many hurdles to get their catalog online, they *still* couldn’t clear all the samples. This is noticeable throughout their run, but is downright severe in some places; for instance, Cool Breeze on the Rocks is completely gone, with nothing but the sound of a rewinding tape in its place. It’s a grim irony that the generation being introduced to this music for the first time *still* can’t hear it in its true form. Everyone who’s just now getting into De La, I highly suggest seeking out their original pressings, in whatever format you can. They’ll blow your mind.
Thank you SO much for making this video! I truly enjoyed it! Much love! Miss you, Trugoy!
You are the RUclips GOAT. Driving around running errands in a cold, rainy Cleveland and streaming De La Soul is making it a sunny day in ‘89 for me.
Great vid on this topic, I appreciate it. I actually heard 3 feet for the first time today and could tell it was groundbreaking at first listen. Folks in the hip hop community have been touting the re-release of De La's discography for a bit of time now, and I'm glad I heeded their recommendation. I'll continue to listen, as I know there will be more goodness from them I haven't experienced yet. Thanks again for the vid. ✌🏾
Excellent presentation on one of my favorite groups in hip hop. 3 Feet High And Rising meant the world to me as a teen, and still has a special place in my heart as a 40+ adult. De La was ahead of their time, and brought a different energy to hip hop. Appreciate your channel and all of your incredible content. Rest In Power Dave! #DeLaSoul4Ever
I am SO fucking pumped they're on streaming finally. I've been ranting at all of my friends for years (the ones that didn't know about De La at least) about how this hugely influential piece of music history was just absent for most modern listeners. I know you could find stuff if you looked for it on RUclips and the like, but it wasn't there to be stumbled upon like with streaming.
And I can't even imagine how the rest of the group and people in their circle must feel with them arriving on streaming right after Dave's passing. He hopefully was at least aware that they'd finally be given back to the world.
Besides the fact that they were together for so long, one of the most remarkable things about them was their growth as artists and men. I had a big long rant typed out but I'll spare everyone. Thanks for the work you're doing!
Yessss this album was a true relic of my childhood! De las vibe, style and sound help create who i am today! Happy this has finally gotten a repress(bought two colorways haha) anddd is on streaming now!! GREAT VIDEO as always 👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Happy De La Day Y'all! RIP Dove. Thanks for the vid.
Amazing work, love your content! There were many keys to unlocking these releases and as De La lover, I'm grateful for them all. One was DMG Clearances. Behind the scenes force of nature...made a lot of songs happen.
Great timing! I tried looking for their music on the Amazon music streaming app a month ago but couldn't find anything and now this video comes out and now I can finally hear their music that I grew up on🙏💪🏼
Your videos are of such high quality. Thank you, brother - and keep going! Wishing you every success.
RIP Dave 🙏🕊️
I was waiting for this since I was 18 when I discovered them and have had to RUclips their albums except 2 and 3 which I had on CD for over 5 years now. I wish the new versions kept all the samples in the songs, and the mixing feels weird now, but those are minor complaints, I’m just happy we can all listen to them easily now and their legacy won’t be lost. Rip Dove and thank you for the inspiration and influence you gave so many of us.
What do you mean by new versions of the songs, did they have to replace or delete particular samples or mixes?
from the recent NY Times article on the reissues:
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Still, not everything could be cleared, or was worth the money to do so. The band rerecorded what it says are tiny elements - drumbeats, horn hits, vinyl scratches - and went back to some of the original analog equipment it used more than 30 years ago...
One track on “3 Feet High” called “Cool Breeze On The Rocks” - a pastiche of more than 20 fragments in less than a minute by Public Enemy, Jefferson Starship, Afrika Bambaataa and others using the word “rock” - was too impractical to clear, so it has been “reimagined". Close listeners may notice other changes like the disappearance of an Eddie Murphy snippet from “The Magic Number.”
Good video! So glad their music is finally available for streaming. I had the 3 feet high and rising and De Soul is dead on tape back in the day. Haven't listened to those albums in a long time.
It’s such a great album. I waited so long to finally be able to hear the whole thing. (I didn’t have $50 to shell out for a cd but had heard the singles and loved them!) it was totally worth the wait…And the next 3 albums were just as excellent in their own right. Dave passing before he could see this big triumph is shocking and painful. He deserved to see all the love pouring out from new and old listeners. 🌸🌻🌼🌺
It's a trash album it's just music stolen from other people
It shouldn't come as a surprise that this channel honoured this momentous day. 3 feet high & rising is fun, but albums 2-6 are some of my favourites. This has been Spotify's biggest blind spot since I signed up
It is surprising to me that this channel supported the biggest copyright thieves on planet earth
plug two deserved to see his creations through to a new audience. i hope my generation takes the amazing gift of these albums being readily available and makes music inspired by them that makes dave proud
Plug two deserved to lose his life sooner before he ever recorded this crap
This is put together very nicely, new sub here!! Love De La Soul!! RIP Plug 2.
Looooove your channel. Thanks for always dropping some knowledge on us. Big up to you my friend!
There is no better time in my estimation than the times we are in for the positive messages from Da La Soul!
Rest in peace Dave
The world needs more hip hop like this.
Actually there is no good time at all for this blatant thievery crap
I commend you for making this content. So needed as HipHop has lost its history from this era. Lord Finesse, Big L, ATCQ, Hieroglyphics, Cellar Dwellers, Pharcyde , Souls of Mischief, Boogiemonsters, LOTUG, Sir Mennelik…just to name a few from the backpack and Afro centric era.
Great video as always! Thank you for this. IMO, De La and Tribe are the only hip hop groups that dropped three(!) classic albums back to back to back, right out the gate.
I've been sharing your videos with everyone I know man -- so good! Keep it up^^
yo - this father of 4 and 54 year old LOVED this video - the info - the pace - how did you write all this ? plus the graphics / overlays - fantastic - thx for the history lesson and the love of DE LA SOUL - FROM THE SOUL !
Great video man! New subscriber, really digging how you put this together.
How Exciting! One of the early comments/views! Love this Channel, Dude! Thanks for giving a big music nerd yet another obsession!
ALSO... didn't know De La Soul wasn't on streaming! I literally started following along on Spotify when I realized you weren't playing any (I'm used to having to do that with YT "music essays"). Had no idea it was a blessing that I could do that (and I've def added more streams)! Again, thanks for the info!!
Another excellent video. De La is such a important group in Hip Hop its amazing to see their catalog finally on streaming services. RIP Dave.
Absolutely one of the best! Been a fan since 3 Feet High and Rising first dropped. Excellent historical context about De La being a total counterpoint to NWA and what was happening on the West Coast. There’s no better 2nd or 3rd album in an hip-hop artists discography than theirs. De La Soul is Dead is like the Empire Strikes Back to Star Wars. A bit darker and way more mature. If you haven’t listened to those first three albums, do yourself a favor and do so! I had the honor of seeing them live and they did give the stink eye to Me Myself and I. I did read an article that the new rerelease of 3 Feet is different from the original due to some lingering samples that could not be cleared. So if you ever come across an old pressing of the CD nab it! R.I.P Trugouy! Love your channel keep up the great work!
FINALLY! I've been wanting to listen to 3 Feet High and Rising for the first time for AGES and have kept on checking to see if it was available on Spotify pretty frequently. Thank you for informing us, mate, much appreciated! Can't wait to properly get into De La Soul now I'm so happy!
Love it bro, keep em coming
Fortunately, I have bought this CD album back in the days and now I still have it in my collection 🕺
R.I.P. Trugoy
I'm obsessed with your videos. You inspire me to do them myself
I did, in fact, openly weep happy tears for this video. This was a cautionary tale for musicians in generations to come. Glad to hear the music was finally given the right to see the light of day.
I smashed my keyboard when I saw this video in my recommended these people are thieves and are being celebrated like kings
as someone who’s only recently gotten into hip-hop I want to say thanks for making this video. De la Soul was one of those groups I remember people talking about them in the early 2000s late 1990s but I never got what all the hype was about until I heard ‘eye know’ on spotify yesterday. So happy that they released this album and happy I got the last vinyl copy at my record store today!
Just got Stakes is High on vinyl, it sounds awesome. Can’t wait to get them all. Great video
I wish you included skits of their songs and the samples used when you mentioned em. Otherwise great video!! Learned a lot 🙌🏼 DLS history hasnt always been easy to follow
Thank you for making this video. As I was descending into narcotics use, this album came out. The playfulness, creativity and positivity was a literal lifeline. My abuse only lasted a couple years, but these 3 beautiful souls kept me from drowning. If A Tribe Called Quest's A Low End Theory is the Sgt. Pepper of hip hop, then 3 Feet High and Rising is Pet Sounds. For those that don't know, The Beach Boys Pet Sounds inspired The Beatles to make Sgt. Pepper. God bless you and De La Soul.
This video was the worst video I ever watched
De la Soul was my entry in to hip hop together with Ice T’s Colors sound track and Erik B and Rakim. And I’m from the darkest forests in northern Sweden!
I've been streaming De La Soul all day. Happy De La Freedom Day! 🌼🌼🌼RIP Dave🕊
Amazing work 👏 your videos just keep on getting better 🔥
Thank you 🙏
Awesome awesome video, doing a diving into their discography on my channel and im going to link this video in each one as I couldnt have said any of this better, thank you! Long Live De La Soul
Listened to this album today. I have been so hyped for months for De La Day. This Album is amazing, best part is the concept.
Such a great channel, great content 🔥
Rip Dave 😢 So stoked these are finally on digital!
Awesome!!!! I've heard all about them but never heard anything. Definitely to vibe to this this weekend 🤗
This video is worthy of the group and of their incredible work, which is no small feat… and rising. 😊 Thank you!
I’ve been so mad, especially lately, that there’s literally no De La Soul on any music services. And honestly, I don’t even use streaming, but i recently got Apple Music for free. I use physical media, original versions at that, almost exclusively, but even that’s nearly impossible for their albums as you already touched on. I was lucky enough to score a copy of De La Soul Is Dead for $12 right before Trugoy passed, still sealed from 1991, but thats been it. When I had my 3-4 hours of free time at work to listen to some music today, I saw that it finally happened: 3 Feet High, as well as the others, had finally made it!! And at the perfect time, too.
Thank you for making this video and spreading awareness of the real hip hop. We need more of this.
Stunning album 3FHAR. Haven’t heard it in years, and whenever I go back to it, it’s always refreshing - great job breaking this album down with their background on sampling. Also didn’t realise how big the numbers were they did on this side at the time, more than Run-DMC.
legit cried when I saw then on streaming. thanks for the awesome video once again fam
De La got me into hip-hop, can't thank them enough for their amazing music!
Thanks to you I ran to Spotify and a hugh smile took over my face when I saw the classics are suddenly there.
I was constantly annoyed i couldn't find any of their music in Spotify and had no idea why.
I was mainly wanting for De La Soul is Dead, since I feel it held up better, but I'm glad I can finally listen anything out of them without the need to clean the dust off my cd player
Dude, you gotta get on Nebula if RUclips is gonna keep blocking parts of your videos for using clips of music (and, apparently, the recreations... jeez)
Love the videos, can't wait for the next one!
It really sucks that Dave passed away especially weeks just before they finally figured everything out and sadly before the got the royalties they work so hard to get..
RIP Dave 🕊
So happy we get to hear their music once more, but it feels bittersweet
I am 45, so 3 Feet High and Rising came out at exactly the right time for me to get into it. And I did. Some throwaway tracks but mostly brilliant throughout. Hip Hop was generally a singles genre up until this album. The skits on 3 Feet gave it continuity and it felt like a concept album. Glad the 6 albums are available again. Frankly, the fact that it wasnt available for so long, makes it that much more special.
Man, I've been trying to get this music. Thanks for the video man. Peace to truboy damn
Thank you, I was wondering why I could never find this album. I am so happy this album is finally ready to stream!!
Solid recap bro........I still remember the 1st time I heard 3 Feet High and Rising in '89........like nothing else at the time.
Really well-made video. One nitpick: Licensed to Ill was a commercial smash that was also heavily sample-based, including rock samples