De La Soul

De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising Album Anniversary

De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising Album Anniversary

At the time of its 1989 release, De La Soul's debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, was hailed as the future of hip-hop. With its colorful, neo-psychedelic collage of samples and styles, plus the Long Island trio's low-key, clever rhymes and goofy humor, the album sounded like nothing else in hip-hop.

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De La Soul's Buhloone Mindstate Album Anniversary

De La Soul's Buhloone Mindstate Album Anniversary

Buhloone Mindstate, was harder and funkier than either of its predecessors, yet it didn't succumb to gangsta rap. Though it received strong reviews, the album quickly fell off the charts after peaking at number 40, and only "Breakadawn" broke the R&B Top 40.

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