Derelicts of Dialect
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| Studio album by 3rd Bass | ||||
| Released | June 18, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Genre | Golden age hip hop | |||
| Length | 82:11 | |||
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Def Jam/Columbia/SME Records CK 47369 (North America) 468317 (international) |
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| Producer | 3rd Bass, Prince Paul, KMD, Sam Sever, SD50 Stimulated Dummies | |||
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| Allmusic |
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| Rolling Stone |
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| Entertainment Weekly | B [2] |
Derelicts of Dialect is Queens-based emcees 3rd Bass' second LP (following its debut LP and an EP) and final studio album, released on Def Jam Recordings. The album is considered to be a critical success (explicitly not aimed toward a mainstream market), and gained publicity by featuring the surprise mainstream hit "Pop Goes the Weasel," a diss track towards Vanilla Ice. The music video features former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins as Ice. X-Clan is dissed on songs such as "Herbalz in Your Mouth."
The album is noted for its variety of styles (both musically and lyrically), and demonstrates influences ranging from De La Soul to A Tribe Called Quest (both members of the then-flourishing Native Tongues Movement). Several amusing anecdotes and skits on the album are influenced by De La Soul's album 3 Feet High and Rising.
Derelicts of Dialect was certified gold by the RIAA three months after its release.
The Merchant of Grooves
Derelicts of Dialect
Ace in the Hole
Portrait of the Artist as a Hood
Pop Goes the Weasel
Daddy Rich in the Land of 1210
Herbalz in Your Mouth
Al'z A-B-Cee'z
No Master Plan No Master Race
Come In
No Static at All
Eye Jammie
Microphone Techniques
3 Strikes 5000
Problem Child
Kick 'Em in the Grill
Green Eggs and Swine
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