3 Feet High and Rising

1989 debut studio album by De La Soul
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3 Feet High and Rising

Summary

3 Feet High and Rising is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,509 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 3 Feet High and Rising's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's genre is hip-hop[4].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's genre is conscious hip-hop[5].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's genre is golden age hip-hop[6].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's genre is trip hop[7].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's genre is jazz rap[8].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising was produced by Prince Paul[9].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising was performed by De La Soul[10].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's record label is recorded as Tommy Boy Records[11].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's place of publication is recorded as United States[12].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising is part of De La Soul's albums in chronological order[13].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising was distributed by LP record[15].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising was distributed by compact disc[16].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising was distributed by music streaming[17].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising was distributed by music download[18].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's review score is recorded as 5[19].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising was released on March 3, 1989[20].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's tracklist is recorded as The Magic Number[21].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's tracklist is recorded as Eye Know[22].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's tracklist is recorded as Potholes in My Lawn[23].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's tracklist is recorded as Say No Go[24].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's tracklist is recorded as Plug Tunin'[25].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's tracklist is recorded as Buddy[26].
  • 3 Feet High and Rising's tracklist is recorded as Me Myself and I[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • First release date: 1989-05-14[29]

  • Genre(s): conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap, progressive, psychedelic[30]

  • Community tags: abstract, boastful, bouncy, community, conscious, conscious hip hop, deadpan, east coast hip hop, eclectic, energetic, friendship, happy, hip hop, humorous, jazz rap, love, male vocalist, mellow, optimistic, playful, progressive, psychedelic, quirky, rhythmic, sampling, sarcastic, sentimental, sexual, skit, spring, summer, surreal, uplifting, urban, warm[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5243f39c-c344-3989-a0f6-2a2f75a9d827[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on 3 Feet High and Rising was De La Soul[10]. It was produced by Prince Paul[9].

Publication

3 Feet High and Rising was published on March 3, 1989[20]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include hip-hop[4], conscious hip-hop[5], golden age hip-hop[6], trip hop[7], and jazz rap[8]. It is part of De La Soul's albums in chronological order[13]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[15], compact disc[16], music streaming[17], and music download[18].

Reception

3 Feet High and Rising's review score is recorded as 5[19].

Why It Matters

3 Feet High and Rising ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,509 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . amoeba.com. amoeba.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . t411.me:8080. t411.me:8080. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Apple Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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