Reviews (page 11 of 12)
meh
Dziwna płyta.
Just no.
Whomever had the idea that hip hop albums in the 90s needed 'intro' tracks and little story skits scattered throughout has a lot to answer for. Lauren Hill nearly got away with it, but her songs were much better and bought a little leeway. Why a band with a one hit wonder novelty song about an answering machine ends up on a list like this is baffling, especially when when it isn't even on this album. Some decent beats and a bit of fun but there is much better around (start with Arrested Development).
Not for me
I've heard the name De La Soul and it looks like I have 1 song liked by them - "Say No Go" on this album. I don't remember when, where or why I heard that and clicked like on it. Thoughts after listening 3 times.. Uh oh, 23 songs over an hour - is this going to be lots of filler?? 1st song is a talking skit - ok yeah it seems like there is going to be a bunch of filler. I've decided as I go through this I'm gonna create a playlist with only the actual songs and just listen to those 3 times - so I'm not bogged down with the dumb skit stuff. Not sure why Spotify has 23 songs whereas Wikipedia shows 24. Oh well, I'll just review the 23 that are on Spotify. "Eye Know" is kinda fun - I think mostly because I know and like the Steely Dan song it samples. "3 Is The Magic Number", "Tread Water", "Me Myself and I", and "This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)" - have a good groove. "Me Myself and I" has a Prince-like (1999 album era) keyboard sound. I ended up liking 6 songs (all the ones mentioned above), which will be a fun surprise when they pop up on my playlists. This is a new high for "# of songs liked on a hip hop album" from this project - progress! Liked songs on Spotify: 6/23 Rating: 2/5
nach der hälfte abgebrochen. wieder random old school rap der witzig sein will. ist er nicht
I appreciate the levity, but not the experience.
Didn't float my boat
Not my style but at least I could understand the words in early rap
Hated the skits. Not a huge rap fan, but there were some good songs I enjoyed. 2/5 Still better than Getz/Gilberto. At least you could understand them.
It was. Okay. Not really my vibe. A lot of it reminded me of “Will Smith’s nice clean rap” and I couldn’t take it very seriously.
Honestly, as cohesive this album is, and how timeless people say it is, I don’t mess with this. It seems to drain on and on and I only enjoyed a few of the songs. The game show skits were fun, but the orgy skit wasn’t (at all like why would they put that in there???). Anywho, this album didn’t do much, and when it did it was either pretty good during a few times, it was very silly, quirky, and you could tell they had a lot of fun with it. Overall Score: Light 4
Skits....what is the deal with rappers and skits. And this one is long. The Cymande sample is in the 25th Hours scene when they walk into the club. I remembered De La Soul had goofy lyrics, Can U Keep a Secret maybe pushes the envelope too far. This album is not good enough for me to totally overlook numerous skits, found sound in French and a run time of over an hour. Eye Know has more listens than Me, Myself and I. That is insane. Take It Off is another one that is just befuddling. The non-song tracks are so annoying. The late 80s were the era of unfettered sampling. I'm not loving this album. Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend) is one of the better songs on the album. I would not have thought these guys would have a sex sounds skit. Dr. Dre, yes. De La Soul, no. Me, Myself and I is the best song on the album. This was a disappointing trip down memory lane. And it closes with the stupid sketch concluding.
Muah
Meh, hip hop muy de su época
Sorry what the fuck is the dandruff song? Lasagna heads? This is wild.
I struggled to get through this
Vamos a ver que es esto .
I kinda disliked it.
I have never really liked R&B but I thought this album was fun
Not my taste, I can't appreciate it as much as I wish I could. Seemed fun and playful.
Gente? Que visão diferente pro hiphop! Escutei meio confusa mas até metade do álbum gostei e entendi a vibe, com um ritmo diferenciado pro hiphop da época, foi algo que escutando, mesmo com diferentes sons hoje em dia, sinto estranhamento. Trouxe a inovação de contar histórias em faixas curtas com diálogos (pro que hoje em dia vemos artistas utilizarem MUITO) o que lembra estações de rádio! Achei divertido em alguns momentos por essa característica. Vi também que usaram muitos samples e que só em 2023 que foi lançado em plataformas oficiais (ah e eles são mais reconhecidos pela música Feel Good, participação em Gorillaz e risada e de um deles!). As faixas que mais curti foram “Ghetto Thang”, “Eye Know” e “Me Myself and I”. 3 Feet High and Rising me pegou de surpresa, desprevenida, não digo que foi uma boa escuta, escutei, estranhei, parei e voltei e só metade do álbum depois curti um pouco, mas nada que me faça exaltar o estilo ou jeito que foi feito, sinto que misturaram misturaram e saiu algo, mas não tão notável pra ser um álbum nessa lista.
I don't think I'd listen again, but I was surprised how much I liked it.
Like others who reviewed this, its a fun album. However, with how high it's rated I thought it would hit harder. It's more like a fun concert you'd go to once.
Classic hip/hop, I really don’t connect with this album
Det bliver nok aldrig et album, jeg rigtig kommer til at synes om. Og så kan det være på alle de Top 50-lister, det overhovedet har lyst til - det kommer aldrig på min. I min optik er det ikke engang deres eget bedste album. Der er selvfølgelig nogle bangers, flowet er undeniable og produktioner er generelt crazy - men det er også her, der simpelthen er noget ekstremt irriterende. For eksempel 'Tread Water': hvor er det enerverende at høre på det der *tread water*-sample, der kører i baggrunden. Der er sgu også nogle af de her interludes, der er så wack - Do as De La Does for eksempel. Overall er det desværre et album, der faktisk fjerner lidt interesse for De La Soul for mig - det tager mere, end det giver. Det er sigende, at det bedste nummer på albummet er Buddy, og det skyldes, at Q-Tip er med på nummeret. 2.3 do better
HipHop, Rap,1989->2
This album is not for me but I can understand why other people love it. It’s well done and fun, just not my genre.
Not my vibe, but I get that people love it
No es para mi simplemente Pd:aguante spidrrman
난 힙합이 싫어 노래라기보단 효과음?처럼 들으면 나름 들을 만함 17번째 트랙에선 교미하고 있어서 역시나 굉장히 불미스러움
Lot of ups and downs with this album. The skits didn't really hit for me at all, but then a good song. Then a bad song. Then a bad skit. Then good song. Repeat.
Not my style, could be worse had some decent beats though.
прифанкованный хип-хоп для подростков эры расцвета.жанра
It was okay
Sounds pretty actual given that is almost 40 years old. I can not give it more than two stars anyways I am sorry.
Meh
Larguísimo. Demasiado. Seguramente para la época muy importante. Hoy no me generó nada. 4/10
Hey guys! We RAP! and every line RHYMES! There's a song about HYDRATION! we were cool.... In our TIME Two stars. Won't listen to it again
I don't smoke weed. Maybe if I did then this would be alright.
Småtrevlig oldschool hiphop. Inget mästerverk men klart lyssningsvärt även om skivan kunde kortats ned en del. T ex borde naturligtvis skits vara förbjudna.
Det spelar ingen rollen för mig hur annorlunda de lät då i förhållande till annan hiphop. Det låter idag mest som trams som inte underhåller mig. Det först när jungle brothers och q-tip gästar som det lyfter något. Klart roligare än Dover, men ändå inte mer än godkänt.
It was fun, but didn't keep my interest.
I just couldn't get into this one, at all!
Rap. Long album. Listened with half my brain.
"The Magic Number" was ok, but the rest didn't do much for me...
Funky and fun… just not a genre I see myself coming back to again anytime soon.
Me myself and I is a major throwback to NCAA Football 2006!!
Wierd. I know these guys from the salmon song, and was not surprised by the children music sound to it, but then with the wierd sex stuff mod to late album it was a very strange combo. Don’t love it
Not my jam...
some fun stuff in here, but mostly forgettable. wont go back to listen to this. their samples are cool. 3 songs i really liked and stood out but everything else meshed together. 5/10
Listenable hip hop but once is enough
Um álbum importante da história do Hip-hop, porém dia bem datado. QoA Cloudscape.
Hip hop but sadly not quite as good as I wanted it to be.
Too many annoying skits but some classics on there
boh non mi ha fatto impazzire
Interesting. There were times where it was enjoyable but they were few and far between. It was cool to see Otis Redding featured on a hip-hop album though. 1.5 outta 5
There are so many special songs to me on this album but I would just go for those and probably not play the whole thing very often… I feel like there’s so much lore and imagery to explore in this and it’s a work of art but it’s also a lot of effort to listen to, like poetry. But tread water and a little bit of soap and three is a magic number are bangersssss
Thought it was okay - I like the first half better than the second. Gameshow element was fun.
Alright backing tracks but the vocals were just either bad or weird. Overall pretty mid.
A day after the Jungle Brothers was not the best timing. I was bored by the whole album, especially when considering the prior day with a freaking De La Soul feature (which was better than anything here).
Pretty meh. Like a joke album like Afroman? But not funny.
I find early hip hop just really boring, musically.
Not bad early Rap.
very overrated album, there is some absolute shit on this album, most notably take it off, there are far too many interlude type tracks on the album (a similar issue i had with mmm food) it breaks up the experience of listening a lit and gets very boring after a while standout tracks are: eye know, Say no go, Buddy the best tracks on the album are the tracks with features
wasn't a big surprise for me that the album left me unharmed but also unimpressed.
On the upside they don't take themselves too seriously, but ironically this is also an indicator of the album being disposable POP rather than something to be included on a 1001 greatest
I appreciated the variety in this album, too many tracks I would skip in repeat listenings though.
Ok, charming, not well mixed, meh for me
Not for me
mmmm its fine but a bit long, i was kinda fed up by the end
Pretty bad, somehow the only tolerable songs in this are collabs
Some fun ideas but -1 star for moaning noises for a track. What is the obsession with moaning noises in the albums on here jfc.
it’s okay, not really my thing. It’s basically just like three guys hanging out. I don’t think I’d listen to it again honestly.
A classic rap album where I never got the appeal. Prince Paul's sample collection is great, but the nursery rhyme candence, unfunny sketches, joke songs, and smug preachiness make it a tiresome experience for me.
At the risk of sounding like a miserable old git, this may be jolly and fun hip-hop for 10-year-olds but it's not terribly good is it?
Quite interesting in parts. A real mixture of styles. Some decent songs, but didn’t really make a big impression.
Very wacky, light-hearted, lots of fun, but not my thing.
2.5
Joo. Mut ei kuitenkaan.
Tää ei kyl iskeny, tuli liikaa mieleen will smith ja bel airin prinssi
Oli tässä ihan jänniä viritelmiä, mutta ei oikeen silti jaksa kuunnella.
Similar to Arrested Development review. I really like what they were trying to so. It’s different. Not your everyday rap, especially given the time it car out. Album is just a bit too long and all starts to sound the same. A few gems. But overall just below average. 2.75
I think the reason I didn't really 'get' this album is because I don't know much about 80s hip hop history. So I went in blind, and here's what I enjoyed: the sense of humor, and the vibey beats. It's a long album, so I listened to a lot of it while at my part time job, doing some inventory restocking. It's a good, kinda groovy (idk if that's the right word but it works i guess) album to do mindless physical labor to. I didn't really follow most of the lyricism but I loled at Can U Keep A Secret, and had to turn the volume waaay down on De La Orgee when I was at work lmao. I enjoyed this album for what it was, but it's not my personal style and probably wouldn't listen to it again tbh. 2.5 stars. That said, I was thinking today about this project, the '1001 albums generator'. One of the reasons I love this project is that listening to these albums in the context of knowing that these are all critically acclaimed and famously Good™ changes the way I listen to them. I consume them with a different set of ears than if I were to just hear it playing on the radio with no context. Kudos to the creator of this! <3
I thought this was a kids album. Not my type of music.
Much preferred to contemporary cypress hills and the melodies were much better.
It was ok, kind of repetitive
2+ Stars (6/15)
It was okay, not really My style. They did have a fun style tho
C'est le groupe de Feel Good Inc donc je m'attendais à de grandes choses mais j'ai été déçu voire j'ai pas kiffé... C'était peut-être un peu trop fait en mode rien à foutre pour moi :/
Some really fun and interesting songs on here if you can get through the irritating skits.
Meh
Gillade en del låtar. Mer intressant än vad jag tyckte det var bra. Lite plojjig bitvis.
High upbeat album, i really enjoyed it and would listen to it when studying or doing homework. Not the type of genre i would go for but definitely a great listen
J'aime bien, mais c'est pas ce que je réécouterait.
Barely funny.
Kind of boring
we do not need to hear someone having sex on an album there are other avenues for that, also half the songs are ok and the other half aren't good
It’s fine because it’s early era hip hop - I’m not really into hip hop though
Pre-pop hip hop. Nice blend of what was happening at the time, skits, samples, and rhymes, but doesn't rise to the level of Peoples Instinctive Travels, released the following year.
I get the significance, but this is goofy af
what if hiphop wasn't about fucking hoes and drugs? it would be very boring ig. every songs has 1 flow and it never changes
The cast of collaborators on this album is quite impressive. The music?...not so much.
Kinda a vibe. Kinda didn’t like it
Album was okay, not really my taste in music though. I liked the intro song though
Dispensável!
It's fun. The continuity and premise is great. The filler tracks are weak and it's held up by a couple of good songs.
It's fun but I didn't have to listen to this before I died
3 is the magic number is great. The rest not so much
Groovy grooves
Chillige Musik aber old school HipHop holt mich nicht so ab. Super, wenn es nebenbei irgendwo als Hintergrundmusik läuft aber ich würde es nicht für mich hören.
I like the band purely because of a few songs. That doesn't really make this album very good in 2025. It's a decent album in itself, which rolls in the background in its good mood without any special ups or downs. In other words, very flat for my taste.
This kind of easy-going rap has evolved a lot since the ’80s and ’90s. From my point of view, it’s still quite dull, so it doesn’t get many stars from me.
2.1 Is it fair to compare De la soul with a tribe called quest. I think im taking tribe 9 times out of 10
Got through most of this, but this brand of hip hop isnt my bag. Cool to read about the collaborations that theyve done and I suppose I enjoyed the Otis Redding song
Not my vibe
Some fun parts, but I'm not sure I would listen to this again. (2.5/5)
Is it sad that this music is said to be so groundbreaking and amazing. Music with repetitive beats and adolescent lyrics. I’m not impressed. But it is better than gangster rap.
Pour le coup je n’ai pas du tout accroché, je suis restée assez imperméable à cet album.
Skits are a miss. Some cringe bars, reminds me of a quote from a Donald Glover stand up: "Have you ever listened to rap back in the day? It’s always some dude being like: Well I went to the hat store today And I bought myself a hat Ha-ha-ha-ha!" Fave track: (3is) The Magic Number
Timeless this is not. It’s forever stuck in 1989. Back then it works great. Now, not so much.
Nenei, nid mini Musig u z viu Gschnur.
Early hip hop is okay. The interlude stuff like the little bit of soap is fun. Lyrically seems to be still relevant. Sampled a lot of fun music as well. It's the sound of the samples in early hip hop that make the beats sound kind of tin-cannish and that's why I don't much prefer early hip hop.
Fun and playful sound but I doubt I will ever come back to it
Couldn't get through. 6/10
I've never been a fan of comedy rap.
It's proper upbeat and you can tell they had a blast making this album. It really makes me want to enjoy it, but in reality, it's just not that great. The beats are sometimes really good, other times fine, few times boring and uninteresting. I'm not a fan of the rapping either, and for an hour long, 23 song album it gets too much. Maybe a harsh 2, and I feel bad about it because I want to like it more than I do. What makes it even worse is that (3 Is) The Magic Number is the song that plays when you first load up MLB The Show, and that game has been PISSING me the fuck off lately.
Oddio, non ce l'ho fatta a finirlo... Troppo ripetitivo
Jaunty! PSA vibes.
Ok, not offensive. just not my thing.
Meh
Not something I’d listen to again
--Intro... --(3 is) The Magic Number...opening your hip hop album with some School House Rock is a choice. It's a good choice --Change in Speak...something about the mix bothers me. percussion is a little muddy --Cool Breeze on the Rocks...skit --Can U Keep a Secret...wtf is this? This is somehow weirder than anything Dr Octagon has done and that's saying something --Jenifa Taught Me...not really feeling this. where's the hook? --Ghetto Thang...it's good but the beat is a little basic --Transmitting Live from Mars...interlude --Eye Know...I dunno, y'all, I find the production/beats on here pretty basic. Are the lyrics good? I'll leave that up to smarter people --Take It Off...I'm surprised at how hard I'm bouncing off of this --A Little Bit of Soap...sure --Tread Water...I don't know if every song has been the same tempo but it feels that way --Potholes in My Lawn...here we go. this is my kind of weird --Say No Go...you can't use a Hall and Oates sample! that's cheating! --Do as De La Does...wtf is this? part 2 --Plug Tunin'...another track I just don't feel. I think my issue is mostly the tempo. not for me --De Le Orgee...no. just no --Buddy...save me, Q-Tip! Of course I like this one. not sure how much of it is Q's or the Jungle Brothers' influence --Description...whatever --Me Myself and I...I'm just not vibing with the production. not much more to say --This is a Recording...I like the bass here --I Can Do Anything...what is with 90s rap and "doodoo"? --D.A.I.S.Y. Age...yeah, don't get this at all. it's basically an anti-groove
Soft rap.
nice Schoolhouse Rock sample but the orgy song kinda ruined it
Maso
Jesus f. Christ, i thought I'd never live this down...
I don’t care for this so much. I don’t get it. All I really know is that they said “Ecoute”!!! I agree with the Wikipedia that it's not like any rap album you or anybody else has ever heard. Unfortunately, it just wasn't for me.
Soundtrack for shenanigans and chicanery.
I really don't understand the love that these guys get.These are nursery school rhymes.And i'm not talking about the content we don't need gangster rap.But what we need is how about some complex lyricism?I mean, a lot of these songs are just so boring tribe called quest.You know, had a lot of clean, fun songs too.But they were interesting.The topics were interesting.The schemes were interesting.The construction of the songs were interesting de.La soul did not hit those marks
I think this is a 2.9 - I saved two songs from it but not all the way there for a 3.
Again, not a bad album. There are some good songs there. But overall, it's just not for me.
Dated hip hop
436/1001 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Too much silliness abounds in this album to concentrate on it or take it seriously. The highs are pretty high ("Me Myself and I", sampling Steely Dan, the one with the yodeling, the wordplay throughout about "jenifa") but the lows (the skits, the orgee, some of the boring "yeah I'm so great" stuff near the end) drag it down. I respect the originality on display here, but taken at face value it sounds more like an experimental mixtape than an influential album that I'd want to listen to again.
Old school! Never listened to the whole thing. I think I will stick with the hits. The skits we’re annoying.
2*. pas mon style
# Album Name: 3 feet high and rising # Artist: De La Soul # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: Honestly, i was expecting big big things after reading the reviews. Firstly, the positives - the hits are fantastic. I love em. I can only imagine what it was like when they first hit. But sadly, this album suffers like a lot of american rap/hip hop with its stupid skits and ridiculously long track list. I mean 3 amazing songs out of 23 tracks?! This should have been cut down massively. I think it would have been much better. # Top Tunes: Me myself and I / Eye know / 3 is the magic number # Would I listen to it again? No. Just hits.
Inte min grej
Well, unfortunately I was underwhelmed by the album. A few songs had some pop but the pop was the sample and the vocals only took away from the samples. I say unfortunately because I started enjoying music at about this time in 1989/1990. EPMD or NWA seemed to be way stronger lyrically and I hoped this was similar. Sounded like they had a lot of fun making it as 19-21 year olds but unfortunately it sounded like a bunch of 19-21 year olds. I wish I got it but didn't.
You could really feel that they had fun making the album. The vibe I get is of friends goofing around. I like that the album is so positive. I gave it a good listen, but to be fair I am not very good at hearing the lyrics to songs. I probably would need to sit concentrated with the lyrics in front of me to get the "intended" experience. I personally feel like the album has aged poorly. I get that it was influential and unique when it came out, but having listened to the things that come after this one it no longer stands out to me. I have also heard so many different spoofs of this style produced after this record that I can't take some of the songs seriously even though I tried. Some of the beats were good, but most of the album didn't really resonate with me. Honestly some songs just registered as noice. It did however just breeze by despite the runtime. A few songs I liked, including for example Eye Know, Magic Number. I am glad I listened to it and it was fun, but I will probably never feel the urge to listen again. Ultimately not for me.
I know of De La Soul from the collaborations done with the band Gorillaz. This is my first introduction to the group's own music. I have always pretty consistently given albums from this era of rap fairly low ratings, and this is not an exception. It's a fun album, but it gets to the point where the tracks don't sound unique after a while. Also, in my opinion, a bit too long. I still appreciate the lyricism, but I can not get past my hatred of the skits. There's one in particular (you'll know when you listen) that is completely unnecessary and brought me to the brink of ranking this a 1.
that's a no from me
Old school hip hop - it was not enjoyable though, a lot of the songs were redundant and annoying. The "skits" in between didn't make any sense.
Fun! But I believe this is the start of the destruction of music. Synthesized, nothing really new. In fact it keeps stealing from other songs.
Some bops but some songs felt more like novelty tracks because of lyrics.
I get it. Just don't like it much.
# 539 : 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul This album feels like a hip-hop carnival—bright, bouncy, and occasionally baffling. It’s packed with charm and goofy skits, but also kind of overstays its welcome like a guest who won’t leave after dessert. A funky, feel-good time capsule of late-80s hip-hop that’s more of a vibe than a must-revisit. Great for a one-time joyride, but maybe skip the extended stay. Listen out for: (3 is) The Magic Number Listened : 05/08/2025
Pretty one-note
Entiendo el valor histórico que se le da a este álbum en tanto que: Eligieron tocar elementos líricos humorísticos, absurdos o surreales, evitando conscientemente los elementos machistas clásicos que han estado en el hip hop. También popularizaron el concepto de sketch en el hip hop, que ha sido utilizado hasta hoy en día como una parte esencial de los álbumes de este estilo. Dicho esto, no puedo decir que me haya gustado este álbum, no es mi estilo. Tiene "buenas vibras", pero la música es repetitiva hasta el cansancio, y los samples no son de mi agrado. Además es un álbum muy largo para lo que llegan a desarrollar con el concepto (tanto lírico como musical). Si el álbum durara la mitad de lo que dura tal vez tendría una mejor experiencia de escucha, e incluso de repetición. Pero así solo estoy esperando a que termine mientras lo escucho. "Ghetto Thang" y "Me Myself and I" tienen un groove que si me gustó, pero lamentablemente son las únicas canciones con las que conecté un poco. Tal vez en 1989 el álbum generó más impacto, pero hoy en día hay álbumes de rap muy superiores en todos los aspectos.
Best Song: Me Myself & I 2/5. Not my thing!
Too many interludes and overlong. Annoying in places too.
Great beats/sampling vs. Boring rapping/skits (The latter wins handedly, alas)
weak
Not my style
Started off pretty strong but got boring
Whatever - how do all the 1990s rap bands manage to sound the same?!
Had some fun beats, but not my jam as a whole.
Не врубаюсь. Ну и коллажи сэмпловые не увлекают.
It's one of the classic Hip hop albums that I really just don't like, it's kinda dumb and annoying.
Other than a couple interesting sample choices this is pretty… not great.
Similar sound to almost all tracks. Not my style of music.
just all sound the same idk some do groove tho
Funky and fun. Not my style.
that album sounds sooooooo dated now. early hip hop if you like that kinda thing. Not pour moi
de la seussical I turned it off at orgee and cannot bring myself to go back
the intro REALLY sets the stage for how “funny” this album is this shit made me wish I was 6 feet and sinking 💀 not for me
I met a monkey and I walked around! I did a dance but I didn't frown! Life is cool when you have friends. Giraffes, lions, in a pig pen! That's how this shii sounds to me 💔 Fav song: Eye Know
Three very good and well known singles here (3 is the magic number, Eye Know and Me, Myself and I) but the rest of the album is poor
Standout Songs: Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge) Eye Know Say No Go Me Myself and I
Heard of the group before. I might go to hell for this but I really don't vibe with most of 80s/90s hip hop. In my defense I'm a music over lyrics girl so hip hop is the literal opposite of what I'm looking for and the instrumentals of early hip hip have quite a same-y beat throughout the entire song 2/5
I really don't understand this album. It listens like a bunch of college mates just went to a recording studio and fucked around for an hour with a drum machine. I've come in blind so I might be missing some cultural significance but it sounds like a complete hodgepodge of simple, repetitive beats and one tempo raps with some in-jokes and teenage humour. On a plus note it's quite joyful and they seemed to have a good time.
not a big fan of the album, but when it was done playing, it lead to some good/fun 80s rap/hip-hop vibes.
I didn’t like it too much but I liked some of the drums and the experimental vibe
Almost too positive, threw me off.
Would make for decent background music if it weren't for the interspersed sketches. The album is also already long enough without them, so they make it a bit of a slog to get through. But the music is nice enough and makes me want to move, which is always a good thing in my book
two
Complete
1,6/5
langweilig 2
The Magic Number is a good track but I didn't have lasting power with this album. It is not a genre I listen to often. I would not be opposed to listening to this album again, but I would not be searching for opportunities to do so.
2,5
DNF. Stopped at the orgie song and turned it off. Didn’t intentionally keep it off, just never turned it back on again. Not my cup of tea but also not the worst thing ive heard
Had some really good songs, a lot of the good ones had samples. Then a whole bunch of annoying crap that took up time.
Shit intro Maybe the song magic numbers is used by jack black in school of rock continue refrencing it. I like the frequent use of old piano in the background good hip hop Too many songs, one thing i HATE about hip hop albums. Like pharacydes etc.
Very 90s rap sounding. Very jokey and unserious album
Kind of all over the place. I wasn't into it.
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There is a couple of minutes of decent ideas here. Problem is there is an hour of Rap around it. 2 stars or D-.
Prince of Bel Air vibes
Most of the album was okay but not great; I liked "The Magic Number" up at the front and maybe a few other tracks. The humor mostly didn't land for me. Speaking of which... reading about this album, it looks like this one is credited with starting the trend of hip-hop albums having skits? Hip-hop skits have been a continual source of fascination to me since starting this project so I'm actually pretty grateful to have a bit of that background filled in. It's weird because... the recurring skit here is pretty bad? Real cornball.
Love the samples and the direction it was going with hip hop but it fell short for me.
I thought I looked old school hip hop but this didn't really do much for me. There was some funky tracks in there and some classic tracks which I have heard samples from in Krafty Kuts sets.
Not my thing
A cool sound but the record does stay past it's welcome
quite o.k. for a hip-hop album - but it stays hip-hop for me.
The beats weren't bad. The vocals, however, were annoying most of the time, and Can U Keep A Secret was deeply upsetting. It made my skin crawl. And everything else is, at best, pretty lame.
It was alright. I enjoy soul music but none of the songs really stood out to me.
Aah! De La Soul! I didn't like their stuff back in the day, and I still don't like it now. This album bored the tits off me, with the exception of a couple of tracks. I'll give it a couple of stars, but that's all.
Alright
Don't like old wrap that much
Not my style of rap. It’s kind of silly and old school sounding.
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Mwah
2/5 this was fine
old school的 hip hop 听不太来诶
2 , slabo
They really didn't knock themselves out with finding new beats along the way. I remember this coming out. It felt like the 'clean' rap that was being pushed out at the time. Pre or post Will Smith, I don't recall. Never grabbed me, and listening now there's a little - I remember this. But not a whole lot else.
Old school hip-hop. Not very interesting in 2025
2/5 not for me
This album gets repetitive after a few songs and as such is the nature of rap.
This is the 2nd album this week that I am questioning why it is on the list. It isn't innovative, it isn't poignant and quite frankly it isn't good. The songs are mostly nonsensical, and goofy. I think there are much better artist to represent the genre in this time frame. Is the album fun yes, is it a MUST LISTEN? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Did not like.
meh
Muss man mal ausprobieren.
Not my fave...
Nicht meins
Not my thing at all.
Klassikko, mutta ei ihan omaan makuun. Sorgen.
Me no like
An album that is foot-tappable at best, outright annoying at worst. Some of these transitions sucked ass, the songs were well-produced and it seemed like the artists had fun creating this but I did not have a lot of fun listening to this. Highlight: Me Myself and I
Album was ok until about half when thru, then it headed south. Not my style and language was too potty.
One word to describe it is baffling. I thought the first song with the introductions was interesting and I would not have expanded on it at certain parts of the album. At this point, I am not surprised that such an idiotic, stupid, and pointless album is on the list. Sooooooo many great artists don’t have many albums but you gave these bums an album come on man. Also why does Apple Music have it in their top 100 albums of all time. This is just not worthy of that but it’s all subjective.
Totally mid. Better than any sort of gangsta rap but still totally mid. I don’t get the hype. All the tracks are just kinda juvenile and dumb. Also it is just entirely too long. 23 tracks is a ridiculous amount.
This is all a bit dull to my 2024 ears.
Already marked this down for being so goddamn long. And then some more cause it just isn't my thing.
Hmm has like 2/3 Nice songs on it and the rest is uncomfortable noise
Sin interés. No hay ningún disco de americana o country entre los 1001??
I like the idea of De La Soul more than the execution. Part of it was probably listening to the album during a 9 hour car ride and the judgement I received from my wife whenever they said “so and so has dandruff” for a minute straight. I see them as a similar niche to Tribe, but I like Tribe better.
Never really been able to get into hip hop/rap style music.
Tough listen for sure
*“3 Feet High and Rising”* by De La Soul is a light and playful hip-hop album from the late '80s, full of inventive samples. While it wouldn’t be my choice for focused listening, it’s perfect as background music. The album is a mix of different genres that create a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, putting you in a good mood.
Back when hip hop was innocent. Bring back those times.
Eh... I can see it's is important but not great
Meh. They should have said the music critics that rated these albums had a member of De La Soul in them.
This has a very Fresh Prinz, frat-boy feel to it. Abd it's not just cuz they sampled Steely Dan. I enjoyed it like Saturday morning TV.
Ok, I can't handle this kind of crap. I don't really enjoy hip hop or rap. The skits are just annoying. I can see why it might be influential but it's not for me. I do remember a few songs from the time it came out so there was a bit of nostalgia but not enough to make it a 3.
I cannot believe how wholesome this sounds...until De la orgee.... A bit sleepy other than Me Myself and I though
Confusing and forgettable
It sounds like they had a lot of fun making this album. I didn’t have much fun listening to it.
I'm simply not a hip hop lover and this didn't change my mind.
are these guys supposed to be funny? the rhythm is not bad i guess...
Not my thing
why does it need so many goofy skits, the (limited) actual music in this album wasn't even that bad
Not great. Many better from that era.
I just don't like this style of hip hop. It's incredibly boring and samey. This record is waaaayyyy too long. Can't go to 1 but it's a super soft 2.
Old school hip hop, kan ikke lige komme ind i det. Det er lidt ligesom funk, men bare mere kedeligt fordi der kun er beatet og bassen tilbage. Fint med origins, men for mig er tiden løbet fra det.
i understand the concept but i'm not really sensible to it
I felt like I was watching a school assembly rap about not smoking, then one of their songs was actually a school house rocks song
Odd, but I kinda like odd. Fun listen but I got tired of it after a while tbh (sorry). Didn’t dislike but wouldn’t necessarily go back to it! Love to expand my range though
Why are yodeling
Kinda goofy and annoying. The samples aren't particularly compelling. Not good.
didn't get my going... a little weird with the whole gameshow thing...
So this is one of those albums that I appreciate but don't really enjoy. The music is there and I really like that the lyrics aren't all about gang life and clubbing. But it's also not really my thing. Would be nice if more like this had become mainstream at the time but I know well enough to know that this group and this album were hugely influential even if I wasn't aware of them as a kid.
Pretty good, sometimes funny 80's rap. I don't remember hearing it when I was young but I enjoyed hearing it. Probably not something that I would listen to very often but I do like it. Easy to get into rhythms and good lyrics.
- Unterhaltsam und ordentlich angefunkt - Aber auch hier habe ich ein ähnliches Problem, wie bei anderen HipHop Werken aus den 80er/90er. Es wirkt etwas obsolet - Außerhalb von Kult und Pioniergeist kann ich dem leider nichts abgewinnen 2,5/5
I've listened to some other De La Soul album that I liked much more, but this was kind of meh.
It was a good jam in the beginning, but got kinda old. Just a bit too long. They were a good vibe but idk it just couldn’t hold my attention for that long
Dentro do contexto hip hop e rap, é um dos mais legais. Temas interessantes, letras compreensíveis, batidas reais e não somente eletrônicas. Porém, como sempre repito, rap é música fortemente de nicho e não tem a intenção alguma de ser agradável a todos. POrtanto, como não sou do nicho e não gosto do estilo, sempre tenho preguiça de ouvir os raps propostos. Mas esse é bem legal.
This album is clearly a staple in hip hop for the backpack/alt rap sound. Although I recognise the importance of it, it sounds outdated to me and doesn’t hold up as well as a tribe called quest’s low end theory. Enjoyed some of the skits and some of the flows throughout Best song: BUDDY (Q tip feature was nice) Worst song: DAISY Age
Poetic simplicity, I like it. I'll listen again . I'll give it points for creativity, kinda like poetry jam in a cafe vibe, but it wears on me after a few songs. 2 stars
Maybe just from the album cover, I thought I would and wanted to like this more than I did. A lot of it sounded very similar and was not in my wheelhouse. Saved from a 1 by a cool Steely Dan sample (“Eye Know”) and another from Hall and Oates (“Say No Go”).
That's not my taste in musik.
I get the appeal but this genre of music is not for me at all.
It seems like they had a lot of fun making this album. However, that did not lead to a fun listening experience. This album felt like it was 80% skits and bad joke songs. The joke songs seemed like they were written by 8 year olds. They were all about doo doo and bad breath and stinky people. The rest of the songs on here were mostly just ok rapping with a couple decent exceptions. The beats on the real songs were pretty cool though.
I just never connected with this album. Seemed like the only songs that stood out were because of the sample used.
I understand that at the time this must have been a groundbreaking album but I didn’t relate to it that much.
I can definitely see how this is influential in so many ways, however I really didn’t like it. For me, when there’s talking in an album it kind of ruins it and makes it less music. I can understand why people like it and the impact it’s had on music to come, however that’s where my compliments end.
O no, more rap... But a little bit musical than others... ⭐⭐ for this reason, not for more...
Skimming the comments, I saw several bemoaning that this album wasn’t on Spotify. That has been rectified, it is on there today (05/29/2024). Meanwhile: I’m not a hip-hop fan, and nothing I’ve heard through this project has changed that. In clouding “2 Feet High and Rising”. On the plus side, it is not angry, violent and misogynistic. That sets it aside from most other hip-hop I’ve heard, and that’s good. It is also a bit more “hook-y” than most hip-hop. The sound is mostly open, no wall of sound. That said, the scratching / samples are still “not my thing”. I like the open sound, but the production / mixing just feel amateurish. Maybe that was intentional, though. I like the absence of angry, violent, profane lyrics, but these lyrics seem too far the other way, light and insubstantial. The interludes are stupid. I didn’t like it on The Who’s “Sell Out”, I don’t like it here. I’d like to give this a 3 as being the most listenable hip-hop I’ve come across here. But, I really didn’t enjoy it, and can’t imagine listening again. So…. 2/5
Für HipHop ok 2/5
This didn’t really speak to me.
Yo!Yo!Yo! I think this has lots of energy. And it sounds like they are having a great time! Some tracks seem pointless - A Little Bit of Soap, to name but one. Not my thing. Too long! And a bit irritating. More playground thang than Ghetto Thang. 3, alas, is not the magic number from me.
2/5 Enjoyed some of it but if you were to cut the stuff I didn’t like the album would probably be less than 15 minutes long. The lyrical content was also generally way too playful and childlike which isn’t for me but I suppose with albums like this you probably would not have gotten nwa
I'm sure this was influential but I'm not vibing with it. Uh, searching for positives...I liked the bass on Ghetto Thang. Unfortunately some of the tracks were just bad (ex: Take it Off, Do As De La Does). Needs a lot of editing, but even then I'm struggling to imagine listening to this again.
This one completely misses me, it’s not bad, but why is it considered a top hip-hop album?
More RAP, which I do NOT consider music. The audio is nice but ruined by the "talking".
kinda mid favourites: "The magic number", "eye know", "buddy"
No soy muy fan del hip hop
Interesting ideas, but always ends up sounding like Sesame Street. 2.0/5.0: Disappointing
Meh, fun background music but no songs that I would save to listen to again. One song came on that I thought was cool and saved, and then realized it was from another of their albums.
Variety of hip-hop songs. Interesting mix tape.
No. Sketches are tedious, raps are ancient.
Probably they were good in the 80s. Some of the sampling is nice. But not my thing.
A few of their songs were enjoyable. Way too many sketches and call me old fashioned, but an entire track of explicit sex sounds is just going to make me uncomfortable. Not an album I will be returning to, but i did enjoy enough of the album to keep it from a 1 star.
I don't know about this. It seems rather silly to me. The wife likes it better than the last two though. She said it didn't make her want to kill people, so there's that. I'm just not sure that this fits into my lifelong internal definition of "music."
I didn’t love it
I can see why it's important, I can appreciate the fun of it, but I didn't really connect.
Awesome beats and flow but the lyrics were just to odd for me to really get into it. Will listen to some more of De La Sol though!