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The Cactus Album (Parental Advisory)

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PLAY QUEUE 1 Stymie's Theme		save
PLAY QUEUE 2 Sons of 3rd Bass		save
PLAY QUEUE 3 Russell Rush		save
PLAY QUEUE 4 The Gas Face		save
PLAY QUEUE 5 Monte Hall		save
PLAY QUEUE 6 Oval Office		save
PLAY QUEUE 7 Hoods		save
PLAY QUEUE 8 Soul In The Hole		save
PLAY QUEUE 9 Triple Stage Darkness		save
PLAY QUEUE 10 M.C. Disagree		save
PLAY QUEUE 11 Wordz Of Wizdom		save
PLAY QUEUE 12 Product Of The Environment		save
PLAY QUEUE 13 Desert Boots		save
PLAY QUEUE 14 The Cactus		save
PLAY QUEUE 15 Jim Backus		save
PLAY QUEUE 16 Flippin' Off The Wall Like Lucy Ball		save
PLAY QUEUE 17 Brooklyn - Queens		save
PLAY QUEUE 18 Steppin' To The A.M.		save
PLAY QUEUE 19 Episode #3		save
PLAY QUEUE 20 Who's On Third		save
PLAY QUEUE 21 Wordz Of Wizdom II		save

MOG Editorial Review

At a time when hip-hop had very little integration, 3rd Bass threw any and all questions hip-hop fans had about race and unity when they put out The Cactus Album in 1989. Rather than dwell on their status as one of the only interracial groups around, though, 3rd Bass found their charm by acting natural, focusing on making funky beats that could go toe-to-toe with like-minded friends including A Tribe Called Quest. At times, the group repped their home state on the Prince Paul-produced "Brooklyn-Queens" and produced a proper mission statement on "Sons of 3rd Bass," all while producing a grittier equivalent of their peers' jazzy beats. While many white rappers were treated as novelties at the time of the album's release, The Cactus Album was the rare work of confidence that demanded it be taken seriously by critics and fans alike.
AMG Review of Cactus Album

Stanton Swihart
All Music Guide

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.