{"product_id":"de-la-soul-3-feet-high-and-rising-2lp-180g-yellow-vinyl","title":"De La Soul – \"3 Feet High and Rising\" (2LP, 180g), Yellow Vinyl","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"163\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"163\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDe La Soul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e – \u003cem data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"135\"\u003e3 Feet High and Rising\u003c\/em\u003e (2LP, Yellow Vinyl, 180g)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"254\"\u003eHip-hop didn’t have to sound like one thing—and \u003cem data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"237\"\u003e3 Feet High and Rising\u003c\/em\u003e made that clear very early.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"529\"\u003eReleased in 1989, this record broke away from the hard-edge that was starting to take over and went somewhere completely different. Playful, layered, and unpredictable, it leans on dense sampling, skits, and ideas that felt closer to a musical collage rather than a traditional rap album at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"848\"\u003eWith \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePrince Paul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e behind the boards, the production pulls from everywhere—funk, soul, rock, even game show snippets—and somehow holds together as a full statement. Tracks like “The Magic Number,” “Eye Know,” and “Me Myself and I” gave the record reach, but the full album is where it really opens things up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"1106\"\u003eThis is also where that \"alternative\" hip-hop lane really starts to take shape—right alongside movements that would later connect to groups like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goldschoolmedia.com\/products\/a-tribe-called-quest-midnight-marauders-lp-black-vinyl?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=A+Tribe+Called+Quest\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"A Tribe Called Quest\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eA Tribe Called Quest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. 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