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Nice! Seemed like a seminal album for its time, one that set a standard for rap going forward.
Fun and hip hoppy.
Who likes this album? Me, myself, and I (and a lot of other folks)
listened to again funky fresh despite being 35 years old
Some of my favourite songs are on this album. I think I'd be more familiar with it if it hadn't dissapeared from streaming for so long. I still find skits annoying, though.
Hh mld bss
One of those bands I heard of at the time but never really got into. There was a minute there around 1990 or 91 where I was into rap and listened to a lot of De La's Native Tongues contemporaries, The Black Sheep. Wasn't till much later that I actually listened to De La or Tribe and realized what I'd been missing. This era and sub-genre of hiphop really is some of the best there is.
Weird, but kinda fun.
Did not resonate with me really - but beautiful to see the predecessors of soul beats
Nice stuff.
comfy
4.5
Such a joyous and fun album made by creative young friends, with big ideas and the best of eccentricities. This was a joy to listen to.
Chill but energetic beats with some fun rhymes, def great
Classic hip hop jams
Banger of an album. Always fun to spin!
Great
It’s good. Really good but I don’t think it’s in my favorites of the 90s. Tribe called quest was just more my taste. Loved the flows, the beats were pretty good and the q tip appearance as well
Classic early hip hop. Some of the filler/skits are skippable but otherwise a solid album.
Fun hip hop album with loads of weird stuff on. I think it would be improved with cutting out some stuff. Still feel like it deserves a 4 though
Lotsa good tunes
I really liked this! I think it dragged slightly in some areas but I think this sound is so fresh and totally stands up to contemporary ears. Interesting to see some obvious references that have been borrowed since.
A classic and opened up hip hop and rap to a n audience not keen on guns and hoes. Loses a star for interminable skits but the classics are undeniable.
If Hip Hop had a musical comedy category, this album would be at the top of the list. Fun listen.
++: The Magic Number, Change in Speak, Cool Breeze on the Rocks - The Melted Version, Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge), Transmitting Live from Mars, Eye Know, A Little Bit of Soap, Tread Water, Potholes in My Lawn, Say No Go, Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend), De La Orgee, Buddy, Description, Me Myself and I, This is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E), D.A.I.S.Y Age, Plug Tunin' +: Intro, Can U Keep a Secret, Ghetto Thang, Take It Off, Do as De La Does, I Can Do Anything (Delacratic) 9,5/10
Another addition to one of my album "obsession" years (1989). While not my usual genre, this is great fun, well produced and very listenable; I can appreciate the impact.
Now THIS is what I'm TALKING ABOUT. Flows are so good, and it's so interesting to listen to pre-90s hip hop. Love love love it.
Rambunctious and fun. Not sure I'll listen to often but I definitely enjoyed.
Love this era of hiphop. Always love a collab with Q-Tip. Really fun stuff.
So, I see why it's known as the golden age of hip hop after this. I rarely get into hip hop much, although I appreciate what it does. However, this is one of those rare albums that I truly enjoy. It feels unique, full of personality, intelligence, awareness and some smatterings of humour. The beats are good too.
Sonically ahead of its time. 3 MCs with tons of talent only elevate it further. Deserving of it classic status and a must listen for hiphop heads.
Very fun album - I knew "Me Myself and I" already but had never listened to more from De La Soul despite their excellent reputation.
Obviously a classic, it was a little before my time and I’ve never quite grasped it as a masterpiece, although I enjoy it a lot. I love “conscience” hip hop and love rap from this era, and I really like a lot of songs on here. I probably need to listen to it more often to fully get it. That said, it’s objectively really good and I enjoy it a lot, especially Magic Number and Eye Know.
Uno de los álbumes de Hip-hop más creativos que he escuchado y, probablemente, uno de los más influyentes para la corriente "alternativa" del género, con samples sumamente creativos y flows interesantes que no se sienten repetitivos en ningún momento. Altamente recomendable.
Great classic hip hop album. 8/10
This was a fun romp through junior high, except this time I got to listen to all the songs I couldn’t listen when I was younger. I don’t know how much I would listen to this album again but I did get a new perspective and respect for it. Ghetto Thing was an intriguing callout to hood life predating the power of Gangsta rap or Public Energy. Favorite track: Jenifa Taught Me was just a classic misogynistic teen-boy-mentality that made the 13 year old in me snicker.
As far as older rap albums I missed back when they were popular, this one was one the the few "new to me" albums that I quite enjoyed. "Me, Myself, and I" and "Eye Know" are the standouts for me but there were plenty of others that I enjoyed too. The rap skits here were dumb too. I guess I don't get the "art" of rap skits. I feel like an old man about this. Anywho, give me the tunes!
Very interesting/cool. Wasn't familiar with De La Soul at all but enjoyed what I heard and certain parts sounded familiar. Want to check out more.
Quite good! Favorite tracks: "The Magic Number" and "Eye Know." It's a fun, playful album.
An album that is generous and fun, covers alot of ground with lyrical invention not as much in music so I latch onto the tracks I like.
Ahhhh, this brings me back! De la is amazing and I was excited to see this album pop up. I had forgetten they use Wichita as a location for one of the contestants at the beginning of the album, which is where I’m from, so it was even better hearing it. You can’t not move to me myself and I. Loved the listen!
Fun, and it sounds like they were having fun too.
Ça c'est le genre de hip-hop/rap que je préfère: pas d'insultes aux 2 secondes, un travail d'instrumentation recherché et juste du monde qui ont du fun en faisant d'la musique
Fantastic really I think the slightly annoying skits are the only thing keeping it from 5⭐️ Which, considering hip hop is not my normal stomping ground, is a hell of a recommendation
Great album! I’m more familiar with De La Soul is Dead, but this one holds up well in comparison.
Loses a star for the skits. Never was a fan of hip hop skits. Otherwise an underrated masterpiece debut from De La (and Prince Paul). Truly, this wouldn't have been as big a hit if Prince Paul hadn't worked his magic. Love the rap, but the beats so wonderful.
One of my favorite hip-hop albums. They also fell prey to the cutesy interludes.....unfortunately
Another great addition to the hip-hop selection here. Picked this one up on second-hand vinyl about 20 years ago and it was nice to get reacquainted today.
Listened Before? N I enjoyed this one, more 90s hip hop that continues to move the needle in my collection. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Eye Know
lots of cool samples. Very old-school. I would listen again.
I have this pretty much memorized despite never owning it. The songs would probably vaporize without the superlative sampling they are constructed around, but that's what makes it so much fun.
It was decent. Some of the songs were really fun. I'm sure it was influential at the time.
That album is a trip. This is the common mans rap album. It has funny, interesting lyrics and familiar music to go along with their quirky style. Of all the rap I have listened to, this is one I have enjoyed way more than I expected.
great interludes and also great tracks
goofy but in a good way
Not my usual style but I enjoyed it. I liked The Magic Number, A Little Bit Of Soap, Tread Water and Me Myself And I.
Super fun old-school hip-hop album with catchy beats and rhymes.
One of the most childish records I have ever heard, that is nonetheless really good in its own way.
While not really my thing, I was intrigued by this. It was never boring. 3.51/5
Too many unfunny skits or gross out joke songs but every song that isnt one of those kills it
Their energy is infectious despite (or maybe because of) their juvenile behavior, much like watching children playing at recess. Guessing samples from songs of my youth is a game in itself.
Really good album with great sampling but longer than it needs to be.
The intro track is fun. I'm not the biggest hip hop fan, but I am really enjoying their lighter, fun style. The Magic Number was very interesting to me. I don't know that I like it yet, but I'm definitely paying attention. It's almost avant garde hip hop. It reminds me of the progressive rock version of hip hop honestly lol. Jenifa Taught Me is a fun song, and the first one I truly enjoyed beyond just the novelty of a different type of hip hop. Eye Know is also nice. The lyrics of this whole album are fun and different. A Little Bit of Soap was hilarious! This whole album is just fun.
An East Coast and hip-hop classic. This is an outlier in the hip-hop genre just because of how unique it is. I love how the lyrics on here range from goofy to conscious, While maintaining an upbeat and fun, listening experience.
Hip hop is better than rap
One of the greatest hip hop records ever released. Still a classic to this day.
maybe this record should have been called Costco.
This album is tough. It goes from excellent, to okay, to wtf, to I'm annoyed. The excellent first. The beats are exceptional. Easily a five. ten out of ten. Possibly in the top 5% of all rap albums. The rhymes, on the other hand. are just mid. That era of rap left a lot to be desired. As for the ugly, there's an orgy track. No thanks. Skipped. Unfortunately, the remain tracks just felt like filler. Kind of annoying.
I thought I had already rated this one, I know I listened to it (playing catch up is a struggle!)
This one's a bit unusual. Undeniably cool, fun, and great in many ways. Then again, it didn't age particularly well, and I don't see myself spinning it often. Not for everyday use, but very glad it exists. No Madvillain without this. Certainly expanded the genre's scope in an good way.
Some albums/sounds hit harder as a throwback to a particular time and this is one. I wasn't even a fan of this or much hip-hop at all at the time but this is an immediate transport to younger/simpler days. Chill hip-hop that while sometimes approaches repetitive [although that's often the case with hip-hop overall] was and is so refreshing in its upbeat and fun sound. Non-aggressive rapping which fits the music perfectly - and the music is a blast. Excellent album - perfect summer playlist. 7/10 4 stars.
Of hip hop and rap I have said that it feels like I am eavesdropping, listening to music that wasn't made for me. I don't feel that way with this hip hop album and not just because they were sampling Hall and Oates. It's funky, it's fun. Never been a huge fan of skits between songs, they get repetitive after a few listens of an album, but this album is still a joy.
I miss rap albums like this. I mean, they still exist clearly but this style of rap/hip-hop is just so satisfying to me. And the efforts that they take to be "clean" are really amusing - "she was a garden tool" made me chuckle... I love gangsta rap and later artists from the late 90s and early 00s but there is just something wholesome and comfy about these tracks. And the beats/drums/rhythm sections are just top tier. Very enjoyable!
I forgot to listen to this album on Monday so I'm playing it and the next album on Tuesday. Tuesday Update: I'm now listening to it. The flows in a lot of songs here are very good. Some of the interludes suck though. But that doesn't stop "3 Feet High and Rising" from being great. 4 stars for this interesting listen.
Really fun album, I find albums with skits can live or die by how the skits are implemented because if they are annoying it won’t feel worth it, but that is no problem here. I really enjoy the flow and writing, and the instrumentals are also fun for what they are doing.
Man nothing beats old school hip hop. The skits, the cadence, the rhymes, the beats. A great classic hip hop album
Fire
Just a silly goofy album that also happens to be one of the most influential hip-hop releases of all time. Some incredibly catchy songs on here with virtuosic and innovative sampling throughout (to the extent that it pretty much singlehanded changed copyright laws, unfortunately to De La Soul’s detriment). It’s really nice to hear an album where everyone involved is clearly just having a lot of fun working on it
Good album. Funny, topical, good flow that still stands well today. I miss the skits from rap albums and it was refreshing to have so many that still fit well in the album flow.
Great album.
I was so happy when I heard De La Soul’s music was finally coming to streaming services after a long battle with their former label over sample clearing issues. Then the sad news that Dave aka Trugoy the Dove had died just before those albums were rereleased to the world which made for bittersweet times for fans like myself after that. My favorite De La album is “Stakes Is High” but “3 Feet High and Rising” is the one that started it all. When this album came out I was too young to understand the art form of sampling, turntablism, beat production, lyricism and the craft and culture that went into hip hop, all I knew is that “Me, Myself and I” gave me a warm fuzzy feeling every time the video came on MTV. Even now when that song comes on I feel instantly connected to the kid bewildered by the sounds being produced and the stories being told. So listening to this album is always like an instant jolt back in time. Prince Paul’s production is so lush and intricate and really helped De La Soul to distinguish themselves from other hip hop artists from that time. Every song has so many layers to explore yielding new discoveries with each listen. All three MC’s aka Plugs One, Two and Three are in top form through out the entire album. Using their unique vocal delivery and rhyme schemes to tell quirky stories that no one else was telling in hip hop at that time. De La Soul’s lyrics were fun on the surface but made you feel like there’s more being said in the subtext, and usually there was. It’s funny to hear them take stabs at other hip hop artists and styles from that time. I also love that they included some of the other artists from the Native Tongues, it’s always good to hear “the Tribe the Jungle and De La Soul” on the same song. I feel like this was De La’s most psychedelic album, both musically and lyrically. While I may love Stakes Is High a little more for the darker tone and more serious content, this one is still just so much fun to listen to. I give it a 4.5.
Kicking off the album mid-clapping, we're immediately thrust into a situation where we're looking around trying to figure out what is going on. We're in a game show, apparently hosted by DJ Lance. Ok, I'm buckled in . . . let's see where this goes. It's kind of cheating rapping over "Three is a Magic Number;" easily one of my very favorites from Schoolhouse Rock!, it's an instant win for me (Blind Melon did an amazing cover of the original, btw). The bright yellow album cover and hand-scrawled font sets you up for an expression of funk and joy, and they deliver in spades. This is the hip hop I love from my youth, when there was playfulness and themes beyond smoking weed, gang bangin', and hoes (though "Ghetto Thang" and Jenifa--"known as a gardening tool"--does represent, but at least less explicitly (save "De La Orgee")). Indeed, "Take it Off" seems more about discarding out-dated fashion than insinuating that it's business time. I like the skits interspersed with songs and shorter little ditties ("A Little Bit of Soap"). At 23 tracks, there's a continual entertaining jump between the three, and we get to hear James Brown "uh," some French verse from Mars, and learn that the whole world has dandruff. De La Soul takes the music seriously, but not the content. The samples are well-curated and stacked on each other to maximum groove potential. At its slowest, it's still mid-tempo; this album keeps moving and brings the party with it. I hear their lasagna is pretty good too.
This album is perfectly on the line between goofy and extremely enjoyable. The drums are immaculate and I was bopping all the way through. 4/5
This album felt like a trip, I didn't know where it was going at any point in time, but I enjoyed the sound overall. 4* Highlights: plug tunin, me myself and i
This was huge. Hippy/trippy, fun, likeable, and so much in the melting pot. 'Eye Know' still stands out and 'A Little Bit of Soap' is hilarious! Overall it's too long for me, the best 40 minutes would make a much better album.1989 was a great year💛🩷🧡💚🌻🌼🌷
Great album. I love the fun, upbeat sound - complete contrast with the darker Public Enemy album we had previously. At an hour long I was worried the album would feel bloated but it didn’t at all. The skits throughout were fun and I read this album was the first to do it which is cool. Apart from De La Orgee - what was that! I liked the fact that it was loosely a concept album with the game show theme. The flow and wordplay were top notch throughout and the samples were brilliantly woven in. Can’t pick one favourite track but Tread Water, Jenifa Tought Me, Ghetto Thang and The Magic Number all stood out to me. Will be coming back to this for sure.
Poppy Hip hop
01) Intro - 7,0 02) The Magic Number - 8,5 03) Change In Speak - 8,0 04) Cool Breeze On The Rocks - 7,0 05) Can You Keep A Secret - 7,5 06) Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge) - 8,5 07) Ghetto Thang - 8,5 08) Transmitting Live from Mars - 8,0 09) Eye Know - 9,0 10) Take It Off - 7,0 11) A Little Bit of Soap - 8,0 12) Tread Water - 8,5 13) Potholes in My Lawn - 9,0 14) Say No Go - 8,5 15) Do as De La Does - 7,0 16) Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend) - 8,5 17) De La Orgee - 5,0 18) Buddy - 8,5 19) Description - 7,5 20) Me Myself and I - 9,0 21) This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.) - 8,0 22) I Can Do Anything (Delacratic) - 7,0 23) D.A.I.S.Y. Age - 7,5 TOTAL: 7,87 (79/100) Current ranking: 75/175 Now this is the kind of rap I really like. Every song is different and interesting, I like the samples, and I like the lyrics and the avoidance of unnecessary swearing just "to sound badass" (we will forget the existence of "De La Orgee"). The album has 23 songs, but boy, sometimes five songs on the album sound like hell whilst this was one hell of the ride. Funky, sunny ride with a smile on my face.
Ik las ergens dat dit album vergeleken wordt met the White Album. Enigszins is deze vergelijking wel te begrijpen. De standaard ondertoon van hiphop uit de tijd van dit album is vaak donker, grimmig en gangsta. De boys van De La Soul tappen uit een ander vaatje: blije hippie achtige teksten over tuinieren en andere ongevaarlijke zaken. Een fijne, welkome switchup, als het niet corny wordt. En bij veel nummers op deze plaat is dat het geval. Bij 1 of 2 nummers dacht ik wel: wat is dit in godsnaam... Maar... dat hoort bij deze experimentele en vernieuwende style van hiphop. Ik kan het goed waarderen, maar concluderend is het album niet voor iedereen weggelegd. Ik denk dat mijn uiteindelijke voorkeur binnen dit genre toch naar the Tribe Called Quest zou gaan. Toch moet gezegd worden dat hier absolute hip-hop classics op staan. Rating: 8/10 Highlights: The Magic Number, Eye Know, Transmitting Live From Mars, Me Myself and I
Eind jaren 80 gebeurde er iets bijzonders in de East Coast rap scene, waar de Golden Age of Hip Hop langzaam tot zijn kookpunt geraakte. De grote vormgevers tot dat moment waren de MC & DJ duo's, gekenmerkt door hun street-wise lyricism. Samples werden gedomineerd door de drumbeats van Clyde Stubblefield (De befaamde 'Funky Drummer' van James Brown), en de poëet rijmde over het leven in de hood, criminaliteit, geldzaken en racisme. Dat laatste liet al doorschemeren dat de 'consciousness' in het genre altijd al daar was, maar mede door De La Soul kregen filosofische denkbeelden en een erkentenis van de plaats van Afro-Amerikanen in het eind 20e-eeuwse USA steeds meer ruimte. Samen met onder andere de tijds- en bondgenoten Jungle Brothers en ATCQ werd er gezocht naar diepere, en soms spirituele, antwoorden op de vragen waar de zwarte jeugd op dat moment mee hadden te dealen. Dit 'Native Tongues' collectief onderscheidde zich van andere Hip Hop acts door deze problemen op een bijzonder positieve manier bij de hoorns te vatten. Er zijn issues, zeker, maar de trots van hun afkomst overstijgt alles. Dit album is eigenlijk het begin van het tijdperk waarin rap meer cartooneske vormen ging aannemen, waarin 'een beetje vreemd zijn' juist werd aangemoedigd. Deze speelse houding is onmiskenbaar op ''3 Feet High and Rising'', waar het album een virtuele gameshow als setting heeft. Aan de hand van creatieve skits worden allerlei thema's voorgeschoteld. Sommige zijn effectief, andere zorgen ervoor dat de flow wordt onderbroken. Ik besef dat de waarde van deze aanpak voor de experimentele/creatieve Hip Hop scene niet onderschat mag worden, maar het zorgt er wel voor dat het uiteindelijk een net iets te langdradig album is om de volledige concentratie bij te houden. Een ander sleutelkenmerk van deze plaat is het gebruik van samples, en vooral waar ze vandaan komen. Het is een ieder Hip Hop liefhebber wel bekend dat de discografie van De La Soul altijd onder de loep heeft gelegen van 'legal authorities', wat een gapend gat achterliet op verscheidene streamingsdiensten. Het gigantische aantal samples, uit allerlei ongrijpbare hoeken van de muziekwereld, leverde jarenlang gehannes op over de rechtmatigheid ervan. Waar de drumbeat van James Brown's Funky Drummer intussen wel kon rekenen op groen licht, trok De La Soul erop uit om elementen te 'lenen' uit minder voor de hand liggende bronnen (Psychedelica, kindermuziek). Dit - in combinatie met een aantal samples uit hit-songs - werd uiteindelijk een behoorlijk kluif voor de copyright department. Maar nu er eindelijk een akkoord is bevonden kan deze monumentale groep in de evolutie van het rap genre eindelijk digitaal bewonderd worden, want het zijn juist de samples die zoveel problemen veroorzaakte die het meeste bekijks trekken. De productie is enorm progressief. Waar de Jungle Brothers and ATCQ meer jazz-heavy waren, en meer voor de smoothness-factor gingen, is dit album een echte dansplaat. Nummers als 'Me Myself and I' en 'Jenifa Taught Me' zijn echt stevig geworteld in een voedingsbodem van housemuziek. De positieve vibe is erg aanstekelijk, wat vooral de song 'Tread Water' onweerstaanbaar maakt. De cartooneske beat matcht perfect met de vocalen van het trio, en doet me enorm denken aan het werk van KMD, de eerste groep van MF DOOM (Mr. Hood is een aanrader). Een soortgelijke aanpak horen we op 'Plug Tunin'', m'n favoriete beat van het album. Aan de andere kant van het De La Soul-spectrum vinden we de serieuzere toon van 'Ghetto Thang', waarin de groep maatschappijkritisch is op een wijze die wat meer overeenkomt met de 'mainstream' van die tijd (Eric B. & Rakim kwam bij me op). Toch blijft de groep heel dicht bij hun positieve, afro-centrische visie die ze zo deed onderscheiden van veel tijdsgenoten. Dit levert een muziekstuk op dat overspoelt van de catchy samples, vrolijke hooks, en slimme teksten, wat de luisteraar bij tijd en wijle laat lachen van oor tot oor. Hij duurt me wel altijd iets te lang, en een handvol songs komt ondanks hun vette productie niet helemaal uit de verf. Maar soms heb je een album dat niet perse hoeft te excelleren op muzikaal gebied om toch een vibe te vangen die erg aangenaam is. De esthetiek van deze plaat is on point. Vooral als het weer wat beter wordt en het zonnetje begint te schijnen. 8,5/10 Highlights: Tread Water Plug Tunin' Me Myself and I
Wat is lekker vind aan 3 Feet High and Rising ten opzichte van andere hip-hop albums uit dezelfde tijd is de kalmte. De flow en kalmte van de beats en ritmes en de rust die in de rap zit van het trio. De samples zijn zomerser en minder gangster dan veel andere hiphop. De rap daaroverheen is ontspannen en rustig. Dat maakt het geen vurig album, wat natuurlijk de aantrekkingskracht is van andere rap-platen. Maar het wel veel meer 'listenable'. En dus ook veel leuker om vaker aan te zetten. Bijvoorbeeld met een lekker zonnetje in huis. Dan schenk je je vriendin een lekker cocktail in. Paar toastje brie, wat stokjes bleekselderij en De La Soul door de speakers. Ik noem maar wat. Blijvertje. 8/10 Highlights The Magic Number Eye Know
Do as De La Does Me Myself and I
I enjoy the concept and use of samples, but there is a bit too much filler.
A classic hip hop album. I wish hip hop had gone more in this direction and evolved from here instead of turning towards gangsta rap. It’s a dated sound but there are some great tracks here.
This was a good time.
I’m a sucker for samples, and this album hits really well. Old school hip hop that feels really pure. Definitely a great album to vibe to and simply enjoy. Agree when the reviews say it’s a masterpiece. You rarely hear a hip hop album so well put together, without profanity.
Liked the old school melodic rhyming. Just don’t get that anymore.
Loved this, had a groove to it that no other album so far has had. Very very fun.
7.8/10
This is just good feel good music. I love that it doesn’t take itself too seriously. The game show idea pulls the whole thing together. The delivery on some of the bars are hilarious. When the more serious lyrics come in they feel a bit jarring, but not in a bad way. Some of these songs feel not fully fleshed out but more-so just ideas, which I think is cool and adds sort of a stream of consciousness to it. As soon as I saw Otis Redding feature I knew I’d love it. Yeah, now we’re getting into some heavier themes and I still love it. the playful music and storytelling narratives hides the deepness and darkness of the lyrics.
What a fun record!
Really, really close to 4 stars. Could get there one day. 3.5/5
It's a crime against music that this wasn't available for streaming until March of 2023.
Really great vibe and production here. Love how this album flows on and has different sections.
A great album during the golden age of hip-hop.
das smootheste hh end90er, läuft coil dahin und enthält Klassiker wie eye know oder say no go
That was actually a lot of fun.
Very irreverent and lots of good beats. This is definitely an enjoyable listen and I can hear fingerprints from this album all over the place.
I love this album. De La Soul is a treasure.
FUN!
Music is best when it allows you to feel what the artist was feeling when they created it, and this album certainly made me feel like I was stoned and goofing off with my buddies.
Classic hiphop, goede beats, goede samples, vrolijk.
Great fking entertainig album. Really a great early project that aged great!
Didn't listen but they're one of my ex-husband's favorite bands, so have listened before and also have seen them live:p
Fun!
Doesn’t have my fave De La Soul (“A Rollerskating Jam Named ‘Saturdays’”) but it’s pretty chock full of good ones. Skits are rather superfluous and it was longer than I remembered, but solid fun.
This was a fun album. I like this style of using sampling in fun ways.
Fun
4,5. full einhæft og ég hef ekki lengur þolinmæði fyrir innskotum.
Great hip hop album with some misses on it
Soulful, funky, and fun hip hop album, De La Soul were at the top of their game on this one.
If this album was just music I would rate it higher. The odd interludes really date it as an early hip-hop album, but it doesn't age well.
Top tier sampling
My eye! I felt like I was finding something new when I discovered this as a teen.
Laid back, feel-good, old-school jazzy hip hop. It doesn't have any real standouts but the whole album is very listenable. (I could happily delete all the skits though). 3.5 stars
Didn't think I'd like this much, but was a fun listen. Wouldn't listen to this every day, but It's very fun.
Całkiemprzyjmne, 4/5
early hip hop! cool. Very listenable. 4 star, bonus star for "De La Orgee" which would be embarrassing if I worked in a physical office, but funny as hell by myself.
I remember their positivity hiphop in the time of gangsta rap. Love(d) it!
This album had so many bangers (the orgee one I could do without though lol)
Never heard of them. Find myself listening to a couple tracks a few times.
fun listen!
- Fresh, clever rhymes delivered with energetic, bouncy rhythms by young, passionate dudes that seem to be reading their raw, sincere bars off the notebooks they scrawled them into. Totally into this. - Not dated...honestly feels quite innovative for 1989. - Unfortunately, a couple of the singles (of which there were 8? Why?) stand out way more than the rest. - "The Magic Number" is frenetic and captivating. "Eye Know" is quietly confident and pulsating. I also like "Me Myself and I", but way more for the mixing than any of the rap.
I feel like I remember that album being better. Still a classic.
Great album.
A truly fun album.
I consider 3 stars to be a pretty good rating. This one is 3.5. Groundbreaking for its time, but some of it hasn't held up, but a lot has. I get bothered by repetition and rap back then had a ton of it. But its a classic.
Such a great album that is ruined by skits. Isn't that all the best 90s hip hop albums?
I enjoyed this a ton. Will probably go on semi regular rotation for me.
I don’t anything about Hip-Hop but this album was really fun
great but de la orgee threw me off a little
jenifa taught me certainly inspired j cole in wet dreamz i feel like take that mock neck awff ! i like how you can’t tell when one song ends and another begins good vibes
So nearly 5 stars. Some killer tunes and a real step forwards for hip hop.
My friend got this record and a Michael Keaton Batman 1989 t-shirt on the same day and that's a great fucking combo.
Some classic tracks here, but the skits are distracting and don't add anything.
Great example of sampling. So many samples from iconic songs.
Well executed Hip Hop. I always liked these guys as they could churn out enjoyable tracks without the usual lyrics that other alleged hip hop groups churned out with lyrics full of repeated profanities and ignorant references.
A turning point in American hip hop, from the aggressive gang orientated sounds of the east vs west coast to what was coined the daisy age. Obviously regurgitated from every uneducated music magazine. Great samples, imaginative lyrics go listen.
An enjoyable, fun, and genuine-seeming album with a lot of heart.
Fun but the orgy song was not it
Who doesn't love De La Soul? My father-in-law probably doesn't. But other than that, nobody doesn't like De La Soul. Especially this album. Me, Myself, and I is so good. What have I done that is that good? I should get back to work.
4/5 Really great musical ideas throughout the album, great lyrics and vocals. Feels very janky but not in a bad way, super unique and inventive. Favs: the magic number, eye know
I don’t think I like the smiths
This still had that old style of rapping that I normally wouldn't care but it was well used and musically this album is incredible. It holds up extremely well.
Really fun
No geral os beats são incríveis e os versos mt bem feitos, mesmo que em algumas músicas sejam muito simples e sem graça. Ainda assim bem divertido Fav tracks: Can U Keep a Secret, Jenifa Taught Me, Eye Know, Tread Water, Pottholes in My Lawn, Me Myself and I, This is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime ERA Least fav track: De La Orgee
Upbeat, fun album to be served up on a Friday
Good album as a whole, but the only song that really stood out to me was "The Magic Number" (not to say the other songs are bad, they're great.
Faz rap parecer algo extremamente divertido
Great precursor to 90s hip hop, and it’s easy to see the influence it had on the genre overall. A few tracks are dated, a few others age poorly as simply juvenile (De La Orgee, I’m looking at you), but an overall stellar statement.
Musically so cool, but some lyrics are a little silly, while others are NSFW or kids. Seems like a snapshot of a certain time.
Positive hip hop, vocally very good. I liked it very much when it came out.
I really love this album, it’s fantastic and full of references that keep the project interesting. De La Soul has a unique sound that set them apart from the rest. The intro is a great introduction to what the album will bring as well as a great introduction to the group themselves. This has a star taken off solely for the track “De La Orgee”. The fuck was that. A song would have an incredibly hard time annoying me as much as that one did. Fucking hell I hate that song. Rest of the album was perfection. 4/5
7.5/10
I dig it. De La Soul has continued to have an impressive musical career and obviously had much influence on the hip hop revolution of the 80s and 90s.
NICE! De La Soul! kende hun hits wel al, en heb de albums eens geluisterd toen ze eindelijk op Spotify kwamen recent en ik vind dit heel nice. Het is de tegenhangner van de gangsterrap. Dit is poppy, vrolijke hiphop! Het gaat vrijwel alle kanten op qua teksten, maar de echte sterren zijn voor mij de beats. Die zijn vrolijk en laid back. Flowerpower hiphop at its best! Nadeel: De La Orgee, waaaaaaarooooom hebben zoveel old school hiphop albums sex interludes, zelfde met de outro van Buddy. Het is zó onnodig en zorgt er alleen maar voor ongemak. Daarom krijgt het album van mij geen 5 sterren, ook vind ik het net te lang en is niet alles even sterk. Daarbuiten? Dikverdiende 4 sterren, dit album en deze artiest is gewoon pure FUN. FAVO: The Magic Number, Ghetto Thang, Eye Know, Buddy, Me Myself and I
Enjoyed it. The lyrics felt less important than the music itself. I'd listen again
Like a late evening of joking with your friends, chatting about life and then making up the most absurd stories you can think off. Really love it, although it's a little long for me. Fav Tracks: Jenifa Taught Me, Ghetto Thang, Eye Know, Me, Myself and I
i don’t have a lot to say about this album - honestly, it’s just different to most albums you’ll hear in in hip hop. its innovative use of samples creates a playful and eclectic sound, transporting you to a different world and is like a breath of fresh air and full of positivity and creativity, and for that it gets an 8/10 for me. full review on ig @musicwithnessa
Really fun and bright hip hop album. The samples are great. It feels like the soundtrack to a Spike Lee film. It took a bit of a dive after the orgey skit which clashes with the vibe of the rest of the album.
The gueto. I Like that one
Solid 4 stars.
Nostalgic and fun, upbeat and bright
Good shit! Som andre old school hiphop album kan de drite i skits, men likte dem godt! ikke hørt før
I liked it, I knew "The Magic Number" but nothing else. Spoken word inserts seem to be quite new for this album and inspired other things I like, thinking like the Alt-J or Glass Animals spoken word inserts/transitionals.
The first lets say 3/4 of the album are actually pretty good (never listened to a hip-hop album before), i like the concept of a quiz show. But after "De la orgee" it gets wierd, dont really like the last part but anyway.
Great fun rap album. Love these unique takes on a genre.
This is one of the first HipHop albums I remember listening to and really liking when I was young. It's best tracks like The Magic Number, Change in Speak, or Me Myself and I are just really, really strong. There are also some straight up odd tracks like Can U Keep a Secret where it is clearly early days of the genre and they are seeing what sticks and I kinda love that energy. It's also a long album with 23 tracks rolling over an hour of listen time, but some of the tracks just didn't hold up.
Great vibe, fun listen. A little long and while I appreciate the game show theme it will hurt it’s replayability.
Lifted up by standout tracks
Pretty fun! Don’t think I want to sit through it over and over again. The skits were cool
I enjoy hip hop in small doses. I like the wit of the lyrics, the clever arrangements of the riffs. Not my goto for listening. But good fun.
Very classic album. Pivotal in the genre and paved the way for so, so many after it. New and rush and dynamic even to this day.
I was so delighted when I saw this one come up. I haven't listened to it in decades. A friend made me a cassette dub back then and I would listen to it traveling around Manhattan. Brought me right back to those days when we would stay up recording our own raps. There's so much joy and playfulness here. I'm diving into the rest of their catalogue after this.
Love the 'old school' hip hop.
Rap halt… aber gut. Me, myself and I
Thank goodness De La Soul's catalogue is finally available on streaming so more people can listen, and listen in higher fidelity than whatever YouTube does to audio. I love the Otis Redding flip on "Eye Know", the "Transmitting Live from Mars" interlude, the screaming about Coca Cola on "Do as De La Does", and how this album is a little over an hour and doesn't overstay its welcome.
You know, I’m not usually a big fan of hip hop but this was really good. Like, really good. The flow and the lyricism were impeccable. While I did get fatigued with the album eventually, it was still phenomenal. The beat was solid (if a bit repetitive) throughout the album. Very little negative to say. If I liked hip hop more this may be a 5
What a fun and experimental album. You can really feel the energy of some friends just messing around and seeing where the energy took them. It did drag on a little bit and I think the total run time would benefited if there was a little more diversity in the beats, but for a solid progenitor of hip hop I can't help but enjoy it.
This is definitely a great album, and a significant watermark in Hip hop. Great sampling, lyrics and flows. It's definitely very influential also. However, it looses points for me due to the skits, particularly the orgy one. They don't add much of anything to the album experience, and the ones that are a bit funny don't stay funny after the first few listens.
4 Smooth, creative hip hop that’s as catchy as it is fun. It really seems like these guys were having a blast making this album, and that comes through in the listening - there isn’t a dull moment anywhere to be had between the constant stylistic changes and goofy skits. The whole game show setup in particular was something I thought was a really fun idea, though I’m a little disappointed we never heard any of the answers. I mean, how many times DID the Batmobile catch a flat? The songs here are obviously great as well, with The Magic Number probably being far and away my favorite - shoutout to the new Spider-Man movie for including it and Schoolhouse Rock! for inspiring it. I also found myself really enjoying Change In Speak, Jenifa Taught Me, and the Otis Redding-sampling Eye Know, though I do feel like the songs grow to become just a little less interesting (or maybe a touch tiring) the further the album goes on. I can’t help but feel like there’s some fluff in here that they could have cut which would have helped both the overall flow and runtime. If nothing else, it really could have done without the orgy skit. Regardless, though it’s not perfect, I still thought this was a really fun record and one I see myself listening to again in the future. Even though I didn’t love every track, the good vibes are strong, and there were so many crafted little touches here and there that I couldn’t help but appreciate, like the sound of vinyl crackle across the album or any of the amusing, random breakdowns (”Hey, look at little Derwin! Look at him go!”). Definitely a standout album from the genre.
Hip hop trio. Belle découverte. Plus funky que thug comme hip to the hop. Good vibes chill. 4 pour la découverte
creative hip hop
Made me dance
Expected it to be better to be honest
Cool beans
A ton of fun to listen to and oozing with creativity. Glad I listened to this!
Good, not great.
Some super creative stuff on here that makes it well worth listening again. I don't love the skits but I get that they're a product of that era.
Ultra fun rap music from a time where creativity in hip-hop was just beginning to flourish
All the skits makes it a little bloated but it’s such a fun listen
Stellar start of the album but the end was a little let down.
very groovy indeed. not high up on my favourite albums but a really fun listen to have in the background
Loved it - really groovy
So fun
Joyous music 4.4
It’s cool
It was pretty fun to listen to. Also live the magic number
very funky and swaggy, not sure about songs 17 and 18 tho haha
I knew this album back in the day strictly because of Me, Myself and I. This is the first time I've listened to it all the way through. I enjoyed it. There is a weird fixation with the term "doo doo" .
Love. Gentle rap in the early days.
So close to a masterpiece
That orgy track was weird wasn't it
3.5
Really cool album that kept a red thread throughout it. 'My Myself and I' and 'Eye Know' were probably the best songs, and overall it was just a very good session where I felt like all tracks gelled together but still stood out enough at the same time. I am fairly sure Gorillaz (which I am a big fan of) has taken quite a lot of influence from this, as it reminded me of them in the sense that it is quite playful and a bit weird at times, but still rockin. They could have skipped the whole Jeopardy!-like meta they had going as it didn't really seem to end up anywhere. Apart from that, really cool album that I've never heard before, really glad I did! Strong 4!
Prefacing these notes with my choice to listen with headphones while vacuuming. Noise pollution aside, De La Soul made a truly unique album here. Unique is over used, as is sampling in this De La Soul's album; nevertheless, considering the release date for this album, their skilled mixing balances out any notion(s) of overuse. Although I did not enjoy every track or the progression through members of the tracks individual perspectives, I cannot deny this is one of a kind.
Like Tribe caled Quest and run DMC had a baby
9/10 highkey a hiphop fan when i happen to listen to it. Was funny and i love that in music
Old school hip hop. Would listen again
Ultra-creative and fresh. Still sounds great.
This was fucking awesome. Great lyrics and beats and first hip hop album like this I have ever heard. Very cool stuff. 4/5
Jackson Pollock: Listened to this before, but not much so this will be relatively fresh. Magic number is so bouncy and joyful. I don't like jennifer. De La Orgy was uncomfortable at work. What was with these things in the 90s. Oh, just realised this was 1989. I'm instantly more impressed, inspired biggies interlude.. Favs: Least Favs: Jennifer De La Orgy Overall: Still cannot really get into it, though 1989 changed my perspective a little bit. Clearly ahead of time and highly influential. I still just don't love it
Fun and funny to listen to. Rhymes were also lit !
If there were any time to get yourself familiarized with De La Soul and their discography, it would be now, considering that for the first time ever, their music is fully on streaming. And their debut record proves just how ahead of the curve and eclectic they have always been. This album is one of the first true jazz rap records. And considering it came out in 1989, 90's rap would take many notes from this album. But I have to be completely honest. The beats are consistently solid and well made. That is for sure. But I know the highs that this genre can reach. And to me, this isn't 100% it. I don't think this group would really reach the peak of their blend of abstract and jazz hip-hop instrumentals until the albums that came out after this. My biggest complaint for this would honestly have to be the skits. Now usually I don't mind skits at all. MF DOOM puts a skit in damn near every song, and I love most of them. And De La Soul were some of the first to do skits. But if you cut all of them out, it takes almost half of the album away. This is only 23 tracks long because of those. It sounds like they were having fun while making them, and that's great, but does De La Orgee really need to exist? Reminds me of the "blowjob" song from Ready to Die. Really, the biggest appeal this record has is just how much fun it is. Every song is lively and full of energy. There really isn't a dull moment to be had. One of the best mood boosters, and an album that will have you feeling great about life. Rating: 7/10
This was sick minus the orgy
Quality.
This is top class in patches, but it definitely outstays its welcome. It's gentle, witty hip hop, doesn't quite have the bite of some of the other stuff that was around at that sort of time, but it mostly avoids the misogynistic stuff and glorification of violence that most of the that stuff does, so it's aged better. Eye Know and Me Myself and I are classics, The Magic Number would be as well had I not heard it too many times. Plenty of fun ideas, quick wit, and good sampling, but loses its way a bit too often. Could've been a 5/5 35-45 minute album, but the bloat drops it down to a 4.
I couldn’t help but smile as I was listening to this. Every track has great sampling and some of the better rapping I’ve heard on a Golden Age hip-hop album. The only thing holding it back are the skits (especially THAT one).
Cool album. OG jazz rap. Very scuffed but a cool record underneath. The De La Soul on this album is pretty different to the De La Soul on Feel Good Inc that defined a section of my youth. Still respect the fuck outta this album.
8/10. This was a really good album. I was a bit worried when I saw it was an hour, because I had a couple long slogs to get through this week, but I was sad when this one ended.
Definitely a little disappointed that I didn't like this album more. I've heard a lot of good things about it but nothing really stuck other than the song that sampled Peg and an overall sense of it being decent. 7/10
Fun listen. Song about washing your ass is great.
It’s a 3.5 for me personally but that’s not an option so it gets 4 stars A) for how much I enjoy “The Magic Number” and B) because I can see how influential this album would’ve been
Really liked it because of the mixture of the beats and melodies. Interesting combinations and flow. Thoughtful lyrics mixed with some silliness. Right up my ally.
Catchy and fun album.
I would have never listened to it but it’s so fun :)
4.5
fun, funky, love the interludes
Tread Water was awesome. Very fun album overall.
Refreshing throwback to hip hop’s golden age. Fun, witty, crafty, and creative. The interludes didn’t really stand the test of time but not many classic hip hop albums can claim that theirs do.
Solid front to back. Great album.
Jee onneksi viimein striimattavana tämä. Huisan letkeä ja positiivinen. Harva kasarin rap-levy on näin iskevä edelleen. Sanotaan 4,5/5. Tarvii ehkä pari kuuntelua enemmän, että nostaisin viiteen.
Fresh ja hauska hiphop-pläjäys! Kesti hyvin tunninkin kuunnella.Ei ihme et levy on kestänyt aikaa.
I really enjoy how this album doesn’t take itself too seriously yet is one of the defining records of hip hop. This album is an early progressive rap/art rap album that elevates hip hop despite the album itself being corny and unserious in parts. The sampling on this album is incredible as well.
never heard, quite good
Tremendous, inventive and fun.
A lot of skits. A lot of samples. Pretty good. A little too childish. 3.5/5
Definitely one of my Favourite hip hop albums
Very fun album, solid 80s hip-hop sound while still sounding great 30 years later. Great blueprint for later jazz/psychedelic rap albums even if the lyrics and beats are a bit basic by today's standards. 8/10 Favorites: *The Magic Number *Ghetto Thang *Eye Know *Tread Water *Say No Go *Buddy *Me Myself and I
Een heerlijke brij flauwekul, ik kan er wel om lachen. Plezier en originaliteit, en nauwelijks een onvertogen woord. Klinkt nog altijd fris.
De La Soul wordt vaak in één adem genoemd met A Tribe Called Quest. In een tijd waarin alle rap rauw moest zijn, maakten zij muziek met meer soul en minder lading. Over het getal 3 bijvoorbeeld. Het eerste album van A Tribe Called Quest hebben we eerder gehad. We kunnen de debuutalbums dus nu naast elkaar zetten. En wat valt op? Het album van A Tribe Called Quest heeft echt meer Soul...De La Soul moet het hebben van enkele echte uitschieters, de meest bekende nummers. Die trekken het geheel boven het gemiddelde.
Vrolijke hiphop uit de late 80s / early 90s. Met veel funky beatjes en samples. De hoes straalt al blijheid uit, in contrast met de boze gangsta rap. Deze gasten willen helemaal niet stoer doen, maar willen kinderachtig blijven. En dat maakt ze veel stoerder dan die kinderachtige gangstarappas.
Love the hip hop classic Fridays, and I love this album. Amazing to finally have it on streaming, especially considering the laundry list of samples on here. I’m only docking half a point for De La Orgy which even by 90’s hip hop standards is super rough. RIP Trugoy the Dove (4.5/5)
Fun storytelling to easy beats
Funky - cheeky and really good fun hip hop. I mean as usual the skits get very old very quick but at least on this record they’re short and don’t get in the way… Except the orgy song. This record basically excludes itself from being played unattended and publicly. Shame as it’s a strong album.
Really good. Lots of interesting beats, smart lyrics, generally upbeat and at least somewhat danceable. Tread water was great.
WOW: This was an experience for sure. I clicked play and after the intro I was met with a fucking banger in three is the magic number. I loved how this album felt like a radio show mixed in with a game show and each song kinda felt like a question. The flow was just lovely. The album cover is so incredible retro, giving vibes of Tracey Beaker. My one stick with the album is it kinda fell of towards the end as well as containing one of the weirdest songs ever, WHY A FUCKING ORGY?!?
Liked it
I was so close to giving this full marks. So close. It's clever, fun, funny, and just SO skillfully made. It should have been a slam dunk. But it sure as hell went off the rails around the 2/3 mark, didn't it? The crew managed to pull their act back together well enough to keep it at a 4-star rating but it was a near thing. Such a shame, too. Cut tracks 16 through 19 and you've got an inarguably top-shelf album. But those four tracks absolutely drag this down a star.
Odd and interesting, weirdly sexual, but very good
#1 album -Gender: Hip-Hop, Rap, Pop -76/100 -Had to library -Would listen it for ambiance (maybe to study) -Feels like your walking in the street of New York Some sunny rap Really like the monologue hh
4.5/5. Shoutout Spider-Man. Hip hop albums like this are just so fucking fun, cool and interesting. Nome of that pseudo gangsta shit of its time, only immaculate vibes. Unfortunately just like any rap record from this era, there’s at least one stupid skit about sex.
Landmark rap album which is heavy on melody and humour rather than bitches and motherf*ckers. Intelligent samples and bears repeated plays. Gameshow skits are bearable. Gives me a lot of warm vibes.
I Like it
very fun, seeing its release date was way ahead of its time
Old hip hop is definitely not my area of expertise, but I generally just really enjoyed this one. It was fun throughout and I liked the short little mini-songs in between a lot of the tracks (Transmitting Live from Mars had great vibes, De La Orgee was totally ridiculous). This still isn't like my top genre or anything, but I respect it and found this one fun to listen to (though a little longer than I might have preferred at 63 minutes). Probably closer to a 3.5 score overall, but will round up since it was good vibes. Favorite song: Me Myself and I Other: The Magic Number, Transmitting Live From Mars, Eye Know, Tread Water, Plug Tunin’ (Last Chance to Comprehend), Buddy
Egy-két számban van kraft.
Great fun! Cool framing device, unexpected lyrical turns, quirky and surprising samples - and an overall sensibility that seems to be somewhat left field where rap of the era is concerned. Props for a Steely Dan sample. Some of the narrative based tracks remind me of Slick Rick, in the best way. Top entertainment.
amazing album, excellent
naurutusalbumi chilling & wibing... Noh.. chilling subjective.. wibing objective... säästyy yhdeltä tähdeltä..
Fun as hell. I miss when hip hop was this positive
They get me from the opening track - the intro, which parodies a tv quiz show & is a rip- off of Cheech & Chong’s Let’s Make A Dope Deal (from their debut album, 1972) down to the tinny organ in the background. The sampling here has never been bettered. Steely Dan’s Peg sounds great in Eye Know, as does Hall & Oates’ I Can’t Go For That in Say No Go. And the song’s copied are totally interesting, from the great Bob Dorough’s Three Is The Magic Number, in The Magic Number, to The Jarmels’ A Little Bit Of Soap ( written by the legendary Bert Berns). These guys had great taste to start with, & knew what to do with it. Love this record.
This one was really fun. Great beats, fun to listen lyrics, but it felt a little to long for me. Didn't enjoy the intermissions that much either. Overall it's still a great album.
Undeniable bangers on here, but too many damn skits.
Fantastic album. The type of album that probably could have gotten me into rap music 5 years earlier if I would have discovered it as an early teen. Up there in the pantheon of formative rap. 4/5
Another of those cases where I wanted to listen to this, but for whatever reason, I have yet to (I'm sure this will never happen again on this list!). It's relaxing to put on and puts you in the zone. I like to play Tetris when listening to a new album, which gets me in the zone for the game. It's upbeat enough to energize me, yet it's peaceful to listen to. I understand why this album has a large appeal, and I'm one of those people. Something I will be adding to my "dance" playlist. One of those albums that you can relisten to as much as you can, and I'm sure my rating will only go up the more I do that! 8.5/10
Mostly great but it’s over bloated with some filler
bAsed
I've long said that the 90's is the longest decade, it started early and finished late, this is one of the albums I point to as part of my case. A lot of the sound of the 90's hip hop is influenced by those that came in the twilight years of the 80's and much like Primal Scream's Screamadelica (which is from the same era), it's definitely a few years ahead of its time and ended up influencing artists several years down the line. But this album is a lot of fun to listen to, with a good mix of humour and strong lyrics with samples from some iconic songs. Although perhaps don't listen to De La Orgee in public, probably not a good idea Stand out songs: - The Magic Number - Tread Water - Buddy
This is such a fun album. Great music, samples and lyrics. The gameshow snippets are also a jovial element - I wonder what the specially selected grand prize was? The most enjoyable hip hop album yet. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: The Magic Number Date listened: 11/07/23
classic 90s hip hop, perfect mix between good beats and funny interludes
One of my favorites of the era. 4.5
Had know idea who this was but liked it a lot. I only knew the three song at first but the others were really good too. I’m shocked they aren’t bigger on Spotify.
Joyous.
Say No Go. Enough said.
Great. Before gangsta everything was good in the world.
What happens when a bunch of talented goofballs get together to make a record? You get a really fun album with just good vibes all around. 8/10
Banging! Love a bit of De La Soul but hadn't heard a full album recently anyway. Such a great use of sweet funky smooth samples and great rapping. Will definitely listen again
Wonderful, jolly and fun
Reaaaaal nice
4.5 stars. As smooth as the hip hop group's name rolls off the tongue this debut album is wonderful and creative. Strong beats that a sample a range of musicians, lyrics range from comedic to comedic giving the record a positive vibe. Standouts are "Me Myself and I" and "Eye Know."
As much of a manifesto as it became an albatross, the D.A.I.S.Y Age was heralded as De La Soul released one of the most important albums in not just hip-hop but music history. Its innovative usage of sampling (which wound up costing them in the long run), album oriented skits (some have aged for better or worse) and its lack of militaristic posturing that was prevalent in the genre at the time (the affiliation with Native Tongues) made Trugoy, Maseo, Posdnuos and producer Prince Paul the rather soon-to-be unfortunately tagged "hippies of hip-hop". While this album on the whole is greatly respected, there is a sense of feeling that one had to have been there in order to understand the hype, as the album wears its time and place on its sleeve (De La Orgee, Take It Off, looking at you) but it does not being the album down. If anything, it adds to the mythos that have surrounded De La Soul ever since they first came on the scene and the legal troubles that plagued them later on that made them Johnny-come-latelys to the current digital world. Glad to have them still around, glad to have people finally listen to them and glad to see this album on the list. Rest in peace Trugoy the Dove. Favorites: The Magic Number, Change in Speak, Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin' Revenge, Ghetto Thang, Eye Know, Tread Water, Potholes in My Lawn, Say No Go, Plug Tunin', Buddy, Me Myself & I, This is a Recording..., D.A.I.S.Y. Age.
Legendary group, great samples, meaningful lyrics, and for once a +1 hour album, which doesn't bore me. All those skits though...
Overall, it's a great album, and an extremely fun listen. Some of the songs get a little repetitive with the lyrics. Also, some of the songs on the album (Can U Keep A Secret, Transmitting Live From Mars, De La Orgee) are genuinely unnecessary and take away from the album.
Goofy ass album. Great samples.
Skönt sound, både bra och dåliga låtar. Gillade generellt
Enjoyed this one! Always happy for a hip hop album on here, especially De La Soul. Hadn't heard before and I think we had another one of theirs I liked more than this one but still better than most.
Nice, a hip hop classic that I haven't gotten around to hearing yet! De La Soul is an undeniably pioneering rap group, but I feel that they are often forgotten in the conversation of acts like Tribe, Wu-Tang, NWA, etc. Maybe a little too nerdy for some people. I really love how varied the sampling is on here, so many genres pulled in and forced to work for them. Extremely creative record, and definitely sounds ahead of its time, by at least 4-5 years. Though I do hear the age in the quicker BPM of some of the tracks that could obviously be B-Boy, breakdancing tracks. Still, a hallmark album that I'm grateful was put in front of me. Really enjoyed it! "Me Myself and I" is a banger I didn't realize I knew. This is an album that could grow to a 5 star for me. Favorite tracks: Me Myself and I, Buddy, Eye Know, The Magic Number, Ghetto Thang, Transmitting Live from Mars, Say No Go, Tread Water, Jenifa Taught Me, Plug Tunin, Daisy Age. Album art: Absolutely iconic, one of the great old-school hip hop covers for sure. Love the bright colors and the circular positioning of the guys. Funny that the group bristled a little at being called a "hippie" rap group, and yet this debut is emblazoned with flowers and stars in that hippie style. 4.5/5
A heron glides into view and spits a melody that makes me feel invigorated. It is dawn and the sun crawls across the curtains as I roll over and try to shake off last night's vodka Redbulls. A sharp terror fills me as I recall typing a passive aggressive message to a girl whom I barely know from the local coffee shop, who smiled at me once and I took it as a sign that we would fall deeply in love. I had been Facebook stalking her for weeks and after passing her in the street yesterday evening, I must have found some misguided courage. I check my outbox. There it is. I cannot bring myself to read it. I fix myself another vodka.
Great album nice background music very 90s pop like great tracks to start the day The music is like the album expressing fun things