3rd Bass – The Cactus Album

First Appearance: MF Doom... on 'The Gas Face' - UM

The longbox from 1989 says on the back, "this compact dic contains one bonus track"...the CD has track 21, whereas the vinyl album only had 20 tracks.

An excellent, and very full album with excellent wordplay, and some very dope beats, especially with the limited scope of tech of the '80s.

Absolutely essential for any connoisseur of the genre, though a bit dated to the ears of some, this is nevertheless a very dope album, and deserves nothing less than an 8.5/10. The lyrical content on The Cactus album is slick, and the beats are hella fresh to me, even for the somewhat gimmicky electronic sound present on some tracks and somewhat lengthy progression of tracks.

Favorite Track: Triple Stage Darkness

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Slammin' LP for 1989. Lots of 'new' samples and tip-top production.

Almost closing a decade of New-School Hip Hop. This legendary and greatly produced album is best listened in its entirety for its special flow and narrative fun.

Quality early hip-hop.

Vocal sibilance throughout the album, which I can do without. I seem to recall that the ‘muffled’ mastering was present even on the original release. Plenty of bass. Overall, fun addition to the hip-hop section.

Vinyl is flat and quiet.

4 stars.

Still in love with this album 30 years after its release date.

This is one of the most overlooked hip hop album.

Three comments on one of raps greatest albums and also one of the first fully legit albums by white boys in the rap world, PS I wish the reissue's would have been on double vinyl.

low-leveled reissue.