Derelicts of Dialect

3rd Bass | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 26, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fontana Def Jam
• ASIN: B0000024IW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #221,823 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The end of an era, October 14, 2005

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joehiphophead (Kansas city) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Derelicts of Dialect (Audio CD)

I remember listening to this in elementary school and I still pull it out every now and then to remember what it was like when radio rap actually meant something. This album is starting to show its age and that is the reason for the four star rating but it still has some timeless classics on it that I will always listen to. Third bass will be remembered as one of the most influentual Hiphop groups of the 90s forget about Vanilla Ice and his two minutes of fame these cats had some true talent and have influenced countless B-boys and B-girls of this generation. Prince Paul produced several of the tracks on this disc and it is pretty much a skip free listen all the way through. Lyricly these guys were great and added a sense of humor into their music with their word play and use of skits. If you are looking for some old school Hiphop with some substance and some true talent and want to find that place in time when true MCs really shined this may just be your album

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rivals "Fear of a Black Planet" as best rap of all time, August 29, 2001

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Benjamin M. Wagner "bigbaldben" (Mechanicsburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Derelicts of Dialect (Audio CD)

3rd Bass is long gone, but this album will be a keeper for years to come. Much like Public Enemy's "Fear of a Black Planet," Derelicts is filled with layers of hooks and true street rap beats. It also lacks the filler of some albums of it's day. (Even the 30 second tracks are hilarious and keep their freshness over time) The hit from this album "Pop Goes the Weasel," is probably the albums weakest point, due to the novelty of it's subject. The real standouts in a standout album include "Portrait of the artist as a Hood," and "Green Eggs and Swine." If you're down with old school and you don't own this album, you don't know what old school is...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Rap, five stars when it came out in 91, August 1, 2005

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S. C Sochet "samerator" (syosset, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Derelicts of Dialect (Audio CD)

Third Bass was at the top of the world back in 91. They transcended race and they came off as legit rappers. But for some reason, they didn't stay together and they only made two albums, this one and the cactus album from the year before. I know it's not popular to say this, but I liked Pop Goes the Weasel. I think they were just messin' with the Vanilla Man.