But those spending it were reliably left at mysterious loose ends. This was an easy assumption to arrive at if one’s only concern was making money. And folks devoting time, energy and dollars to keeping up with deluxe reissues and box sets in multiple genres understand that extensive annotation of and commentary upon background specifics was/is an expected component in the retail price.Īs a relatively young art form, hip-hop has suffered from experiencing its burgeoning stylistic era(s) in a business setting that wrongly assumed buyers of contemporary music (as opposed to those dropping cash on older material) cared about little more than the sounds, the labels mostly throwing context and packaging to the wayside. 2 is freshly available from Wax Facts Press.Īnybody having spent hours inspecting the treasures in a jazz-centric record shop knows LPs in the multifaceted style regularly came adorned with notes (Hentoff! Williams! Jones!) on the back of the sleeve. Aptly subtitled “more liner notes for hip-hop junkies,” Check the Technique Vol. To get the complete scoop on this and assorted other hip-hop achievements one needs seek out the books of Brian Coleman.
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Due to this stature one might assume the full story behind its creation has long resided in the historical record, but that’s not the case. Released a quarter century ago by the Def Jam label, Brooklyn trio 3rd Bass’ The Cactus Album stands as a hip-hop classic. Go forth, buy records, and be nice to people. - Ed. Our recurring job henceforth, tipped to you via that nifty icon lower left, is to inform your crate digging via our archives. Not lost on us is that record reviews-new releases-serve their purpose, but if you stop by TVD with any regularity or fire up our (free) Record Store Locator App, you’re bound to uncover both old and new records in record shops that should (or shouldn’t–let’s face it) be in your collection. Puffy McScruffy, Pete Nice, Sam SeverĮric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee, 3rd Bass (co.), MC Serch (co.), Pete Nice (co.As Pitchfork recently commissioned select retrospective reviews of David Bowie’s catalog after his passing, here in the office we looked at each other and thought, “Well, way to catch up with what we’ve been up to lo these 9 years.” Prince Paul, 3rd Bass (co.), MC Serch (co.), Pete Nice (co.)Įric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee, 3rd Bass (co.), MC Serch (co.), Pete Nice (co.)
In 1998, it was selected by The Source as one of the 100 Best Rap Albums. It was certified gold in sales by the RIAA in 1990. The Cactus Album peaked at #55 on the US Billboard 200, and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album received positive reviews from music critics, and the group gained publicity be being the second white group to achieve hip hop credibility, after the Beastie Boys. The album features the debut appearance of MF DOOM, then known as Zev Love X, on the song "The Gas Face". The album was predominantly produced by Sam Sever alongside group members MC Serch and Pete Nice, along with contributions by Prince Paul and The Bomb Squad. The Cactus Album is the debut studio album by American hip hop group 3rd Bass, released in 1989 on Def Jam Recordings. Puffy McScruffy, Pete Nice, Prince Paul, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Sam Sever, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee 1988-1989 at Chung King Studios, Green Street Studios and Island Media Studios (New York, New York)ĭef Jam Recordings/Columbia Records/CBS Recordsģrd Bass, MC Serch, Mr.
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