It made sense that they came together with the aforementioned Jungle Brothers and the fledgling group A Tribe Called Quest to form the groundbreaking Native Tongues clique. It’s this wide-eyed and liberated attitude that give 3 Feet High and Rising a lot of its charm. Pos, Dove, and Mase, along with producer “Prince” Paul Huston came together to craft the definitive oddball hip-hop album that created the lane for others who wanted to “try something different.” And while making the album, Prince Paul encouraged De La to experiment as much possible, try new things, and not be afraid to make mistakes. There had been other crews that were left of center, like Ultramagnetic MCs and the Jungle Brothers, (more on them in a sec), but De La Soul were positively indecipherable. It’s hard to oversell how 3 Feet High and Rising was borderline alien compared to anything that had been released before it. It was a strange and sprawling piece of work that was the product of four young men making the bold and brave statement that it was okay to be different in hip-hop. Released 30 years ago, 3 Feet High and Rising was unlike anything that had been released before it. This is fitting, because the idea that De La Soul would put something so straightforward on their debut album is borderline unfathomable. The song could only be played if you found the hidden groove while spinning the record’s B-side. It’s technically a “C-side” to “Me Myself and I,” their most successful single. This skit doesn’t actually appear on the original pressing of 3 Feet High and Rising.
“It’s just that we don't deal with all that materialistic stuff, but we still got what it takes to please and supply our listeners, understand my man?” Pos declares. The trio patiently explain to the kid that superficial symbols of status aren’t important if you enjoy the music. Where's your beepers? Why don't you have beepers? Everybody wears beepers. Where's your jeeps, your Maximas?.Don't you know you can't be def if you don't have no gold? Or a car, man? What’s up?. Okay, where's your BMW? You're not supposed to walk.
“Where are your dukey gold chains?” Jeff-voiced by Native Tongues comrade Chi-Ali-inquires.
Mase” Mason are confronted by Jeff, a grade-schooler who doubts their authenticity as rappers. De La Soul explain themselves succinctly on “Brainwashed Follower.” “Weird guys” Kelvin “Posdnuos” Mercer, Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur, and Vincent “P.A.
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