Rappers Posdnuos and Trugoy the Dove talked about anything they wanted (up to and including body odor), playing fast and loose on the mic like Biz Markie. Thinly disguised under a layer of humor, their lyrical themes ranged from true love ("Eye Know") to the destructive power of drugs ("Say No Go") to Daisy Age philosophy ("Tread Water") to sex ("Buddy"). Prince Paul (from Stetsasonic) and DJ Pasemaster Mase led the way on the production end, with dozens of samples from all sorts of left-field artists -- including Johnny Cash, the Mad Lads, Steely Dan, Public Enemy, Hall & Oates, and the Turtles.

Playboy Feb. 1989". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011 . Retrieved 2011-08-16.Buddy (Native Tongue Decision Part 1) [feat. Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah and Monie Love] Setaro, Shawn (2023-02-09). "Here's How De La Soul Cleared The Samples For Their Classic Catalog's Streaming Debut". OkayPlayer . Retrieved 2023-03-09.

In 2011, 3 Feet High and Rising was among 25 albums chosen as additions to the Library of Congress' 2010 National Recording Registry for being cultural and aesthetical and also for its historical impact. [46]

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Cameron Schaefer, Vinyl Me, Please Head of Music: This feels like the feeling I had when we did Ready to Die. We’re known for doing the less obvious stuff, but sometimes, this is one of the best records that’s ever been made, and I want it. One of the benefits of working at Vinyl Me, Please in the capacity that we do is that we’re in a position where we can sort of curate to our own wants and record collections (laughs).

Feet High and Rising has been included on numerous "best-of" lists. In 1998, the album was included in The Source 's "100 Best Albums" list. [35] It was ranked number 346 on Rolling Stone 's 2003 list of the " 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", [36] maintaining the ranking in a 2012 revision of the list, [37] then rising to number 103 in a 2020 revision. [38] 3 Feet High and Rising was voted number 138 in the 2000 edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums, [39] while in 2005, it ranked 88th in a survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. [40] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [41] a b c Azerrad, Michael (March 23, 1989). "3 Feet High And Rising". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022 . Retrieved June 13, 2012. the singles, “Me Myself and I”, “The Magic Number,” “Buddy,” and “Eye Know”. The album title came from the a b Jenkins, Craig (March 7, 2023). "De La Soul's Music Is Here to Stay (For Now)". Vulture . Retrieved March 8, 2023.The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020 . Retrieved August 4, 2021. Lydia Slater (9 September 2010). "Toby Mott, from the punk of Pimlico to power player". Evening Standard.

Minor replays, but very intricate,” Mason said matter-of-factly, before breaking out into giggles imitating the stuttering time-code pattern on its vintage gear. Released amid the 1989 boom in gangsta rap, which gravitated towards hardcore, confrontational, violent lyrics, De La Soul's uniquely positive style made them an oddity beginning with the first single, “Me, Myself and I.” Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a “hippie” group, based on their declaration of the “D.A.I.S.Y. Age” (Da. Inner. Soul. Yall). Sampling artists as diverse as Hall & Oates, Steely Dan and The Turtles, 3 Feet High and Rising is often viewed as the stylistic beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop (and especially jazz rap). 3 Feet High & Rising was chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry for its cultural significance and general excellence. Andrew Winistorfer: This is a title that, at least as long as I’ve been at Vinyl Me, Please, has been one of the most requested Records of the Month. Everytime we do a classic rap album, there’s people on social media saying, “Why haven’t you done 3 Feet High and Rising?” which became especially loud when we did Buhloone Mindstate last year in Rap & Hip Hop. It’s been big on our surveys, too. Sometimes, the answer here is as simple as people want this record, this record rules, we love this record and we can put it out. We’re just giving the people what they want. Just so happens they want one of the best rap albums of all time. a b "The Art of the Album Cover: De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising by Toby Mott + the Grey Organisation". hypergallery.blogspot.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-05-29 . Retrieved 2012-12-04.

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Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.