The Cactus Album

[b]CD Cover:[/b] [img]http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000024K6.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg[/img] [b]Artist:[/b] 3rd Bass [b]Album:[/b] The Cactus Album [b]Time:[/b] 65:59 [b]Description/Info:[/b] Besides the upper-middle-class frat-punks-in-rap-clothing shtick of the Beastie Boys and emissary/producer Rick Rubin, who both gained a legitimate, earned respect in the rap community, 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. That is, until The Cactus Album. 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. For 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. The album embodies New York life. 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. 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. It may not have completely integrated rap, but it was a precursor to a culture that became more inclusive and widespread after its arrival. Tracks: 1. Stymie's Theme 2. Sons Of 3rd Bass 3. Russell Rush 4. The Gas Face 5. Monte Hall 6. Oval Office 7. Hoods 8. Soul In The Hole 9. Triple Stage Darkness 10. M.C. Disagree 11. Wordz Of Wizdom 12. Product Of The Environment 13. Desert Boots 14. The Cactus 15. Jim Backus 16. Flippin Off The Wall Like Lucy Ball 17. Brooklyn-Queens 18. Steppin' To The A.M. 19. Episode #3 20. Who's On Third 21. Wordz Of Wizdom (II) [b]Rating:[/b] 5 OF 5 [b]Release Date:[/b] Oct 23, 1989 [b]Recording Date:[/b] ? [b]Label:[/b] Def Jam [b]Genre:[/b] Rap [b]Bitrate:[/b] 128kbps [b]File format:[/b] mp3 [b]File size:[/b] 60.7 MB [b]Tracker name/Information:[/b] http://ddram.kicks-ass.net:6969/announce http://punktorrents.com:80/announce.php http://inferno.demonoid.com:3389/announce http://tracker.prq.to/announce http://torrents.operationivy.com/tracker/announce.php

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re_spec02 (2006-01-11)

Finally, I was trying to find this album a couple of weeks ago. Thanks.
Long live the catus, Pun intended (long catus)

Culax (2008-09-06)

Well Be Like That!!
I Am cool 99.7% of the Time!
Whats up with .03%
I need 100%%%%%%%%%
The Gas Face song is Imcomplete

SevenSea (2009-06-24)

Me Like Good Up. Props Gus