3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul

I'm enjoying the game-show intro. I hope the rest of the album is a full game-show. Wow, "(3 Is) The Magic Number" is a song that I heard once in a while a LONG time ago, and I've never known what it was. I love the hook, and the verses. "Can U Keep A Secret" is a weird song, it's a funny idea but isn't that great to listen to. Lots of people have dandruff. "Eye Know" sounds like its sampling just Otis' whistling, which is funny. This is a great song, the other sample is great too. "Take It Off" is another weird song. "A Little Bit of Soap" has dope flow and a fun beat. It's also funny. Please use soap. "Tread Water" is back to the fundamentals with a dope beat and bars. I forgot to write my thoughts on the back half of the album, but it was all pretty good. "This Is A Recording" was my favorite. I maintain that an hour is too long for almost any album, and this album had its boring sections. Despite that, the highs were high enough that I'm willing to give this a 9. 9/10

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