3RD BASS- THE CACTUS ALBUM


3rd Bass
The Cactus Album
(1989)
Def Jam Recordings/Columbia Records


Dateline: April 25, 2020

This is one of my favorite albums of all time. Here's a little trivia.  My Dad got his nickname from 3rd Bass. My Dad’s nickname was Pete. That’s what everyone in the family called him. How did he got that nickname is a mystery to me because his name is not Peter. At any rate, when 3rd Bass became popular we all called Dad Pete Nice, after Prime Minister Pete Nice, one of the MC’s in 3rd Bass and that stuck with him until the day that he went home. You know who 3rd Bass reminds me of ?  The Dave Chappelle Show because both of them were around for about two years and faded away into a mystery in the sunset. With us wanting to know when are they coming back. I wonder if they stay around a little longer, how would they fare in the hip hop climate of the day?  They probably would have been pitted against the Beastie Boys the whole time because that’s what the media does. Just because they were the two "legitimate" white rappers of the time in their eyes instead of being known as great rappers. Just like the media pits Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Redd Foxx and Bill Cosby against each other because they were the top black comedians in their eyes too, instead of being just great comedians. Either way, I wished 3rd Bass stayed around for a little while longer because who knew where they would have gone. Especially being on Def Jam which was to me the Motown of hip hop. Also, 3rd Bass helped introduce us to MF Doom back when he was known as Zev Love X.  I have to thank 3rd Bass for that one. Then again, hip hop always changes like a pair of Hanes. Would 3rd Bass still be accepted in a world of Dr. Dre, Pac, Wu-Tang and Biggie? Would they have weathered through the 90s and into the trap and snap era?  Would they have stayed on Def Jam?  Like that Tootsie Roll commercial said, The world may never know.

Artist: 3rd Bass
Title: The Gas Face
Album: The Cactus Album
Label: Def Jam Recordings/Columbia Records

Artist: 3rd Bass
Title: Product of the Environment
Album: The Cactus Album
Label: Def Jam Recordings/Columbia Records

Artist: 3rd Bass
Title: Brooklyn-Queens
Album: The Cactus Album
Label: Def Jam Recordings/Columbia Records

Artist: 3rd Bass
Title: Steppin' to the A.M.
Album: The Cactus Album
Label: Def Jam Recordings/Columbia Records

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