Album
The Cactus Album
1989 · Hip Hop
11 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Cactus Album is a Hip-Hop album by 3rd Bass, originally released in 1989. On Gatefold: 37 pressings tracked, owned by 11 collectors.
About
3rd Bass's initial novelty was their pale skin color, but <i>he Cactus Album</i> showed that the only crutch Serch and Prime Minister Pete Nice relied on was the one propping up Nice's bum leg. Def Jam's choice to add 3rd Bass to its roster resulted in a late '80s burner, much of it due to pre-sample clearance wanderlust. Gary Wright's "Love Is Alive," for example, is wonderfully layered into "Wordz of Wisdom." The intro to Aretha Franklin's "Think" propels its first hit "The Gas Face." The Emotions' "Best of My Love" gets the hip-hop flip on the summertime money shot "Brooklyn-Queens." The duo shows an enviable chemistry and mastery of metaphor. This version also contains one of the funniest outtakes: "Flippin' Off the Wall Like Lucy Ball."
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Stymie's Theme0:12
- A2Sons Of 3rd Bass4:46
- A3Russell Rush0:24
- A4The Gas Face3:48
- A5Monte Hall5:24
- A6Oval Office3:30
- A7Hoods0:17
- A8Soul In The Hole3:49
- A9Triple Stage Darkness4:09
- A10M.C. Disagree0:43
Side B
- B1Wordz Of Wizdom6:30
- B2Product Of The Environment6:15
- B3Desert Boots0:22
- B4The Cactus4:39
- B5Jim Backus0:02
- B6Flippin' Off The Wall Like Lucie Ball3:16
- B7Brooklyn-Queens3:36
- B8Steppin' To The A.M.4:53
- B9Episode #30:12
- B10Who's On Third0:57
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- Boom Bap
- layered
- playful
- witty
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Zev Love XFEATURING
11 collectors on Gatefold own this · 37 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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