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Listen to samples used in the making of the album on WhoSampled. The track ‘Brooklyn Queens’ appears on our 1989 Rap Megamix. The track ‘Brooklyn Queens’ appears on our Classic Material 1989 mixtape. The singles ‘The Gas Face’ and ‘Steppin to the AM’ come in at #16 and #23 respectively on Ego Trip’s Top 40 Rap Singles of 1989. The album comes in at #7 on Ego Trip’s Top 25 Rap Albums of 1989. A decade later, Rhapsody included The Cactus Album in its list of “The 10 Best Albums By White Rappers”.” In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source’s 100 Best Rap Albums.

It was certified gold by the RIAA on April 24, 1990, the same day as Biz Markie’s The Biz Never Sleeps, which was released two weeks prior to The Cactus Album.The Cactus Album peaked at #5 on Billboard’s Top Hip Hop/R&B Albums chart and at #55 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album received positive reviews from the hip hop press. “The Cactus Al/Bum (also known as The Cactus Cee/D and The Cactus Cas/Ette depending on release format) is the debut album by hip hop trio 3rd Bass, released on Def Jam Recordings on November 14, 1989. 3rd Bass 49 Audio CD 24 offers from 2.00 Cactus Cee/D THIRD BASS 14 Audio CD 13.66 Mama Said Knock You Out LP Explicit LL Cool J 230 Vinyl 22.14 Midnight Marauders Vinyl A Tribe Called Quest 1,740 Vinyl 21 offers from 17.90 Bigger And Deffer LP Explicit LL Cool J 260 Vinyl 23.99 Super What Mf Doom & Czarface 21 Audio CD 14. Producers: Pete Nice, MC Serch, Sam Sever, Prince Paul, The Bomb Squad Cool.3rd Bass ‘The Cactus Album’ 30th Anniversary Crazy, right? And considering how obscure the source of this sample is-a flexi-disc included with a 1971 book about communicating electronically with the dead, written by a Latvian psychologist named Konstantin Raudive-I think it’s mayyyyybe safe to assume that someone in 3rd Bass was a Smiths fan, and that mayyyyybe they actually took the sample from a Smiths record and not from the original source…but what do I know! Those crackles sure sound like they line up, though. You are sleeping… Now, if you’re a Smiths fan who appreciates Morrissey’s excellent use of samples, you’ll know that this is the very same sample used at the end of “Rubber Ring” (3:33 mark). They both used the same sample! If you skip ahead to the 22:18 mark above, the beginning of “Triple Stage Darkness,” you’ll hear it: You are sleeping, you do not want to believe. Mojo Risin Mix) from 3rd Basss Steppin To The AM / The Cactus for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. It’s a FANTASTIC album, though, and it still sounds great (maybe even better) 26 years later.Īs an interesting (debatable) aside, did you know that 3rd Bass and The Smiths have something in common? Other than being white guys with tall hair, I mean. Speaking of cactuses (I’m having a hard time with the word “cacti” for some reason), when was the last time you listened to 3rd Bass? I had The Cactus Album on heavy rotation during 19, and then 3rd Bass just kinda… evaporated.

The Black Vinyl / Early-1800s illustrated cactus chart The Kingpins / Michael Cera Cactus buttonĤ. The Cactus Album The Cactus Al/Bum (also known as The Cactus Cee/D and The Cactus Cas/Ette depending on release format) is the debut album by hip hop trio 3rd Bass, released on Def Jam Recordings on November 10, 1989. Banquet Atelier & Workshop / Ten Cacti and Paddle Cactus screenprintsģ. Visual Cities by Mariadiamantes / Cactus printġ. Confetti Riot / Cactus print tea towel and pillows- white and peachĦ. Sea & Asters / Geometric Cactus Planterĥ.

Or maybe it’s succulents in general, since I can never seem to remember what makes a succulent a cactus.Īnyway, I put together a little collection of some of my favorite cactus-themed stuff. When they were signed to Def Jam they changed their. I don’t know if it’s because of the time I recently spent in Marfa with Daniel, or it has to do with all of the still-living (!) plants in my apartment, but lately I can’t get enough of cactuses. They recorded a couple of songs including Wordz of Wizdom which ended up being included on the Cactus Album.