Change In Speak

#128

Happy birthday to De La Soul’s debut release, 3 ft. High and Rising, released in 1989 on Tommy Boy Records.

To give you an idea of the impact this album’s had on music I’ve cut and pasted (in honor) the below info from the Wikipedia page listing the album’s praise….

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It was ranked 7 in Spin's "100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005", ranked 88th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. The album was ranked number 346 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[22] In 2006, Q magazine placed the album at #20 in its list of "40 Best Albums of the '80s".[25] In 2012, Slant Magazine listed the album at #9 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s".[26] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[27] In 2000 it was voted number 138 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[28]

* On the Billboard Music Charts, 3 Feet High and Rising hit #1 R&B/Hip hop and #24 in the Top 200.

* "One of the greatest albums ever made" – NME

* "The Sgt. Pepper of hip hop" – Village Voice

* #5 on the top 100 Albums of the Century – Spex

* Top album of 1989 – The Face

At #2 – Record Mirror

* At #4 – Sounds

* At #5 – Rolling Stone

* At #8 – OOR

* At #10 – Melody Maker

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A true cutting edge and creative classic! I had this album during the early days of its release, both cassette and cd. It was played countless times on my Sony Walkman, Discman and CD player I ever owned. It’s combination of random samples, vintage samples, beats, lyrics and comedy sketches set it apart from everybody else. Though it never really seemed like they were trying to set themselves apart from the rest. To me it always seemed as if they were being themselves.

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References:

[22] 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

[25] Q August 2006, Issue 241

[26] Staff (5 March 2012). "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s". Slant Magazine.

[27] Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.

[28] Colin Larkin (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 85. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.