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Buhloone Mind State

De La SoulAudio CD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 21, 1993)
  • Original Release Date: 1993
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Rhino / Ada
  • ASIN: B000000HJ3
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,280 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Intro
2. Eye Patch
3. En Focus
4. Patti Dooke
5. I Be Blowin'
6. Long Island Wildin'
7. Ego Trippin' (Part Two)
8. Paul's Revenge
9. 3 Days Later
10. Area
11. I Am I Be
12. In The Woods
13. Breakadawn
14. Dave Has A Problem...Seriously
15. Stone Age

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De La Soul's third album renounces the pop crossover, mocking wit, and conceptual sprawl of their earlier work in favor of a relaxed, sober set of individual tracks. They also rely more on their friends: there are a couple of top-notch guest shots by Shortie No Mass, and the JB Horns add deliciously jazzy solos and vamps all over the disc. Prince Paul is still producing, but he contents himself with sharp funk and jazz loops. Though not the group's most dazzling work, Buhloone Mindstate has some of the group's finest lyrics: "I Am I Be," a meditation on Black English and identity, and "Breakadawn," a subtle tribute to hip-hop's old school. --Douglas Wolk

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De La is the truth! M. Block  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
This could be one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever made. curopolis@webtv.net  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
I would highly recommend this album to anyone, even if you don't usually like hip hop. Gift  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Slamming September 27, 2004
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Format:Audio CD
When I ask most hip hop heads what their favorite De La album is I almost always get "3 Ft..." as a response. Occasionally, I'll meet someone who is well-schooled who goes for "De La is Dead." Why has this album been so slept on? This is hands down their best record, in my opinion, and an artistic peak for both De La and Prince Paul. This album makes my top ten hip hop albums of all time list with a bullet. "Area", "I Am I Be", "Eyepatch", "Breakadawn", and of course "Ego Trippin'". Come on people, this album is a masterpiece. I think part of the problem is that the peak tracks come in the latter half of the record so it takes a thourough listen to really absorb its brilliance. And in all fariness it may be a simple matter of taste. The first four De La albums are all classics, but the production and rhymes on this one cannot be topped. At this point Native Tongues were on the outs and you can hear subtle references to this internal dispute throughout the album. I think this rift caused De La to get more introspective on this record and focus more on what they could offer as an individual entity. The result is the peak of the famed De La Prince Paul calloborations and the end of an era for De La Soul. Prince Paul went all out on this one sampling all kinds of crazy sh**t, like old Jeffeson Starship records. This album also stands as a lasting conceptual crtique of hip hoppers gettin' bigheaded when they get famous. "It might blow up, but it won't go pop.." In one shot De La made every egomaniac rapper look like a complete fool. I would highly recommend this album to anyone, even if you don't usually like hip hop.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars SOME OF THE BEST RHYMES OF ALL TIMES February 2, 2000
Format:Audio CD
De La would have taken hip hop into a direction of more complex rhymes and provoking thought, if hip hop fans could have been more turned on to this disc. Instead hip hop plateau'd and today is not significantly better than it was 10 or even 15 years ago. When compared to hip hop today, Buhloone Mindstate is on another level. Pos puts together rhymes that are unbelievable. Dove and Mace are right there with him and the result is the best rhyme flow I've ever heard. "Breakadown" and "I Am I Be" are amazing. "3 Days Later", "En Focus", "Patti Duke", "Eye Patch", "Area", etc. are all tight. "Long Island Wildin" is hilarious. The disc is flat if you just pop it in and don't really pay attention. But when you do listen closely, the tracks keep getting better and better and you hear exactly how amazing De La is. The disc has been underrated and overlooked. To me, it's the best, the apex of hip hop music.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars hoo ha November 5, 2000
Format:Audio CD
I was watching some teevee earlier this afternoon, something I rarely do ...all of a sudden multiple Delasoulians pop up in the "Breakadawn" video. Pulled out the cd and blew the dust off, popped it in the deck.......set adrift on memory bliss. I love De La. They're not all up in ya face with... man I've lost all will to finish this review. I think I'll just go stop someone in the street and tell them about De La Soul. It's a beautiful day people, turn off your damn computers. :-) seeeeeeeeeeeya
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty fly says this white guy
I don't really like the rap all that much, but this CD is pretty good, with cool beats & lyrics. It sounds experimental at times, and the band isn't angry but intelligent, funny &... Read more
Published 4 months ago by John
5.0 out of 5 stars When Hip Hop was changing
The CD cam in a timely manner with no defects, this cd cameut in the earky 90's when hip hop was going through a transformation from the old school mc's to a new generation. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Christopher Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars Greatness.
Listening to great hip-hop has always been an emotional experience for me. I remember my first time listening to "Ego Trippin'". Read more
Published 18 months ago by Cornelius DeMarcus
5.0 out of 5 stars should be called De La Soul's greatest hits
this is like the low end theory of the de la realm. It is a more matured version of 3 feet high and rising just like how the low end theory was a more matured version of peoples... Read more
Published 22 months ago by hendu
1.0 out of 5 stars Bull Looney
After picking back up my passion for DJing, i had to upgrade my cd libary, i realized that in my de la soul collection, that this was the only one i didnt have not because i didnt... Read more
Published on September 8, 2010 by G. Muhammad
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best De La Album
93' was a good year in hip hop. While the world was immersed in the listenings of "Hip Hop Hooray" off of Naughty by Nature's "19 Naughty III" and "Doggystyle" (both classics that... Read more
Published on March 26, 2010 by Dr. Eddie Fever
5.0 out of 5 stars A TRUE CLASSIC FOR REAL HEADS
This album is in my top ten ALL TIME, all types of music. I started listening to hip hop in 1987 and I remember the first time I listened to this album. Read more
Published on June 28, 2008 by M. Block
5.0 out of 5 stars "It Might Blow Up, But It Won't Go POP!" (Rating: 9 out of 10- -4.5...
Before you start, if you do not have De La Soul's first two albums, 3 Feet High and Rising and De La Soul Is Dead, go out and buy BOTH albums, and then finish reading this... Read more
Published on June 24, 2008 by Chandler
5.0 out of 5 stars "I'm thinkin' how a 9 and a blunt is a switch, but turn out the lights...
I was introduced to De La Soul when I saw the video for "Potholes In My Lawn" on the Video Jukebox when I was in high school. Read more
Published on March 2, 2008 by J. Highsmith
4.0 out of 5 stars One for the "island"
Yo washup ya'll ... I don't listen to rap anymore ... but if I had to be exiled to an island wit just me and my honey and the choice of 3 rap albums I'd pick Run DMC,... Read more
Published on October 21, 2007 by RR
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