Pressing Plant ID: Made in USA Digital Audio Disc Corp. Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): DIDPвЂ“072039 5 Producer вЂ“ Prime Minister Pete Nice (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7 to 17, 19 to 21), Sam Sever (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 21) The Cactus Lyrics: 3rd Bass deals with the first place / Of where your mind is / The kind of stuff that you want to smoke blunts with / Take pictures. Phonographic Copyright (p) вЂ“ CBS Records Inc.ДЄrt Direction, Design вЂ“ Howard Zucker, Drawing Board Graphics*Д®dited By вЂ“ Adam Gazzola (tracks: 11, 12, 20, 21), Steve Ett (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 9, 16)Д®ngineer вЂ“ Bruce Buchalter (tracks: 8, 11, 12), Greg Gordon (tracks: 2, 5, 9, 14), Kevin Reynolds (tracks: 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 20, 21) Producer вЂ“ Eric 'Vietnam' Sadler*, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee

Other (DADC code): DIDP 072039 SPARS Code: AADДef Jam Recordings вЂЋвЂ“ CK 45415, Columbia вЂЋвЂ“ CK 45415Д¬o-producer вЂ“ 3rd Bass, M.C. is the debut album by hip-hop trio 3rd Bass, released on Def Jam Recordings on October 23, 1989. RecordingД¬redits Art Direction, Design вЂ“ Howard Zucker, Drawing Board Graphics* Edited By вЂ“ Adam Gazzola (tracks: 11, 12, 20, 21), Steve Ett (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 9, 16) Engineer вЂ“ Bruce Buchalter (tracks: 8, 11, 12), Greg Gordon (tracks: 2, 5, 9, 14), Kevin Reynolds (tracks: 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 20, 21) Producer вЂ“ Prime Minister Pete Nice (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7 to 17, 19 to 21), Sam Sever (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 21) Written-By вЂ“ M. Recording Mixed At вЂ“ Chung King Studios Mixed At вЂ“ Island Media Studios Mixed At вЂ“ Greene St. Recorded At вЂ“ Chung King Studios Recorded At вЂ“ Island Media Studios Recorded At вЂ“ Greene St. Productions Produced For вЂ“ Sam I Am Productions Inc. Manufactured By вЂ“ Columbia Records Produced For вЂ“ R.I.F. Phonographic Copyright (p) вЂ“ CBS Records Inc. Shocklee* 4:50 19 Episode #3 0:11 20 Who's On Third 0:59 21 Wordz Of Wizdom (II) 7:56Д¬ompanies, etc. Serch*, Pete Nice* Engineer вЂ“ Nick Sansano Producer вЂ“ Eric 'Vietnam' Sadler*, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee Written-By вЂ“ E. Serch* 3:16 17 Brooklyn-Queens Written-By вЂ“ Prince Paul 3:37 18 Steppin' To The A.M. Puffy McScruffy 4:40 15 Jim Backus 0:04 16 Flippin' Off The Wall Like Lucy Ball Producer вЂ“ 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch* 6:15 13 Desert Boots 0:21 14 The Cactus Producer вЂ“ Mr. Disagree 0:44 11 Wordz Of Wizdom Engineer вЂ“ Chuck Valli 6:31 12 Product Of The Environment Engineer вЂ“ Mark Mendelbaum* Producer вЂ“ 3rd Bass, M.C.

Serch*, Pete Nice* Engineer вЂ“ Nick Sansano Producer вЂ“ Eric 'Vietnam' Sadler*, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee 3:32 7 Hoods 0:17 8 Soul In The Hole 3:49 9 Triple Stage Darkness 4:10 10 M.C. Dumile*, Prince Paul 3:49 5 Monte Hall 5:26 6 Oval Office Co-producer вЂ“ 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch*, Pete Nice* Engineer вЂ“ Curt Fresca* Producer вЂ“ Prince Paul Rap вЂ“ Zev Love X Written-By вЂ“ D. Prince Paul was masterly on the production here, and the thing still sounds pretty damn good.Label: Def Jam Recordings вЂЋвЂ“ CK 45415, Columbia вЂЋвЂ“ CK 45415 Format: CD, Album, DADC Country: US Released: 1989 Genre: Hip Hop Style: Tracklist 1 Stymie's Theme 0:13 2 Sons Of 3rd Bass 4:46 3 Russell Rush 0:24 4 The Gas Face Co-producer вЂ“ 3rd Bass, M.C. Their bit hit off this album вЂњThe Gas Face,вЂќ on which they dissed some fallen rappers of the day and which featured KMD member Zevlove X, who later become the notorious MF Doom. ThereвЂ™s nothing like a big, dopey Jewish guy to get white hip-hop on track. He was funny as hell, articulate and really tight on the mic. I heard MC Serch do some freestyling on a radio station L.A, around the time of the release of this album, and the guy was actually pretty awesome. They managed to walk the line, and gain some legitimacy by not trying to be something they werenвЂ™t. TheyвЂ™re clearly having a lot of fun on this album, and the lively production keeps things upbeat without getting cheesy and clownish. Sure, they picked on easy targets like MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice, but they goofed around and mixed in some more serious tales from the street (despite not necessarily being from there). Yeah, man, weвЂ™re hard! These guys didnвЂ™t go that route. Where many white rappers failed was in their being too earnest (or too goofy). Do we remember these guys because they were good, or because they were white? I think the answer is a little bit of both.

3rd bass the cactus album cover