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Fans of theNative Tonguescollective were already familiar with the jig, though.
4,080, Q-Tip famously rapped in Tribes Check the Rhime.
Record-company people are shady.
But its bigger than that.
If3 Feet High and Risingcould go missing, anything could.
Referencing the psychedelic spirit of the late 60s in its music and iconography,3 Feet Highdeclared aD.A.I.S.Y.
Age,as thePlugslampooned emerging tropes in rap, laughing at everyones preoccupations with brand loyalty and materialism.
1991sDe La Soul Is Deadupped the ante by poking fun at themselves while broadening their lyrical and musical palettes.
Theironic hip-house songis a riot; thedisco tuneis timeless.
1996sStakes Is Highworked out a more statesmanlike though no less abrasive posturing.
The commercial sounds of songs like All Good?
with Chaka Khan threw longtime fans for a loop.
De La andPrince Paulblamed Tommy Boy as their classics missed out on streaming splits.
Great music is rendered bafflingly scarce all the time.
Our icons and our culture and history deservemuch more.
