![]() ![]() Matching MC Serch’s bombastic, goofy good nature and Prime Minister Pete Nice’s gritty, English-trained wordsmithery (sounding like a young Don in training), 3rd Bass’ debut album is revelatory in its way. 3RD BASE CACTUS ALBUM RAR FULLįor one, it is full of great songs, alternately upbeat rollers (“Sons of 3rd Bass”), casual-but-sincere disses (“The Gas Face”), razor-sharp street didacticism (“Triple Stage Darkness,” “Wordz of Wizdom”), and sweaty city anthems (“Brooklyn Queens,” “Steppin’ to the A.M.,” odes to day and night, respectively), with A-plus production by heavyweights Prince Paul and Bomb Squad, as well as the surprising, overshadowing work of Sam Sever. The duo may not have come from the streets, but their hearts were there, and it shows. Not every single idea plays out successfully - Serch’s Louis Armstrong impression on “Flippin’ Off the Wall…” is on the wrong side of the taste line, and “Desert Boots” is a puzzling Western-themed insertion - but they are at least interesting stretches that add to the dense, layered texture of the album. Who both gained a legitimate, earned respect in the rap community, It may not have completely integrated rap, but it was a precursor to a culture that became more inclusive and widespread after its arrival.Ģ2.Besides the upper-middle-class frat-punks-in-rap-clothing shtick of the Beastie Boys and emissary/producer Rick Rubin, The Cactus Album was also important because it proved to the hip-hop heads that white kids could play along without appropriating or bastardizing the culture. There were very few white kids in rap's first decade who spoke the ![]() Poetry of the street with compassion and veneration for the form. Songs, alternately upbeat rollers ("Sons of 3rd Bass"),Ĭasual-but-sincere disses ("The Gas Face"), razor-sharp streetĭidacticism ("Triple Stage Darkness," "Wordz of Wizdom"), and sweatyĬity anthems ("Brooklyn Queens," "Steppin' to the A.M.," odes to day and Matching MC Serch's bombastic, goofy good nature and Prime Minister Pete Nice's gritty, English-trained wordsmithery (sounding like a young Don in training), 3rd Bass'ĭebut album is revelatory in its way. Was also important because it proved to the hip-hop heads that white Taste line, and "Desert Boots" is a puzzling Western-themed insertion -īut they are at least interesting stretches that add to the dense, Impression on "Flippin' Off the Wall." is on the wrong side of the Idea plays out successfully - Serch's Tom Waits The duo may not have come from the streets, but their hearts were Night, respectively), with A-plus production by heavyweights Prince Paul and Bomb Squad, as well as the surprising, overshadowing work of Sam Sever. Kids could play along without appropriating or bastardizing the culture. It's just unfortunate that while 3rd Bass might have been one of the most underappreciated hip-hop acts around, this patchy remix collection too frequently gives their detractors more than enough ammo to fire back at them.Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne (Deluxe Edit.Kool Keith - Black Elvis/Lost In Space (1999).Various Artists - Death Row: The Singles Collectio.Various Artists - America Is Dying Slowly (1996).It may not have completely integrated rap, but it was a precursor to aĬulture that became more inclusive and widespread after its arrival. In any case, for those desperately looking for anything new from a band cut too short in their career, Cactus Revisited might still placate such woes. Plus, to make matters worse, the previously unreleased "3 Strikes 5000" quickly loses its collector gem value since it later appeared on the band's superb Derelicts of Dialect full-length. "Wordz of Wisdom," for instance, is clearly the worst delinquent because despite an absolutely delightful use of Depeche Mode samples, it quickly staggers as it tries to stretch out into its eight-minute entirety. Some remixes such as the more danceable version of "The Cactus" or Prince Paul's terrifically energized take on "Gas Face" are mighty entertaining, but others seem to just sit on their thumbs and lengthen the original tracks. A bit of a between-album attempt to keep the band in people's sights, Cactus Revisited takes most of the biggest hits from 3rd Bass' debut and hands them over to such respected mixers as Marley Marl, Dave Darrell, and Prince Paul for them to play with.
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