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3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by hip hop trio de la Soul and was released on March 3, 1989. 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, InchMe Myself and IInch, InchThe Magic Number, Inch InchBuddy, Inch and InchEye KnowInch. The album title came from the Johnny Cash song InchFive Feet High and RisingInch. It is listed on Rolling Stone's 200 Essential Rock Records and The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. When Village Voice held it's annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked #1. 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, InchMe, Myself and IInch. Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a InchhippieInch group, based on their declaration of the InchD.A.I.S.Y. AgeInch (Da. Inner. Soul. Yall). 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). Details 1. A 1 Intro 2. A 2 the Magic Number 3. A 3 Change in Speak 4. A 4 Cool Breeze on the Rocks (The Melted Version) 5. A 5 Can U Keep a Secret 6. A 6 Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge) 7. A 7 Ghetto Thang 8. B 1 Transmitting Live from Mars 9. B 2 Eye Know 10. B 3 Take It Off 11. B 4 a Little Bit of Soap 12. B 5 Tread Water 13. B 6 Potholes in My Lawn 14. C 1 Say No Go 15. C 2 Do As de la Does 16. C 3 Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend) 17. C 4 de la Orgee 18.
