

In hindsight though it’s not hard to pick up on the double entendre of lines like “The Beast now lives in the Capitol “ and Pete Nice referring to them as “three bastard sons” he gave birth to. At the time all I cared about was how fly the rhymes from MC Serch and Pete Nice were, how ill the scratches from Richie Rich sounded, and how dope the Sam Sever track was - sampling from Blood, Sweat & Tears for the music and from Edgar Bergen for comedic lines like “He is stupid, but he KNOWS that he is stupid, and that ALMOST makes him smart”. Pressing Plant ID: Made in USA Digital Audio Disc Corp.“Pop figures who figured they’d get paid/Exploiting art the black man made”Īs a teenage Flash when “ The Cactus Album” first released in 1989, the fact that “Sons of 3rd Bass” was a Beastie Boys diss song completely flew over my head. Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): DIDP–072039 5

Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Records Inc.Īrt Direction, Design – Howard Zucker, Drawing Board Graphics*Įdited By – Adam Gazzola (tracks: 11, 12, 20, 21), Steve Ett (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 9, 16)Įngineer – Bruce Buchalter (tracks: 8, 11, 12), Greg Gordon (tracks: 2, 5, 9, 14), Kevin Reynolds (tracks: 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 20, 21) Producer – Eric "Vietnam" Sadler*, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee Other (DADC code): DIDP 072039 SPARS Code: AADĭef Jam Recordings – CK 45415, Columbia – CK 45415Ĭo-producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. RecordingĬredits Art Direction, Design – Howard Zucker, Drawing Board Graphics* Edited By – Adam Gazzola (tracks: 11, 12, 20, 21), Steve Ett (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 9, 16) Engineer – Bruce Buchalter (tracks: 8, 11, 12), Greg Gordon (tracks: 2, 5, 9, 14), Kevin Reynolds (tracks: 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 20, 21) Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7 to 17, 19 to 21), Sam Sever (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 21) Written-By – M. Recording Mixed At – Chung King Studios Mixed At – Island Media Studios Mixed At – Greene St. Recorded At – Chung King Studios Recorded At – Island Media Studios Recorded At – Greene St. Productions Produced For – Sam I Am Productions Inc. Manufactured By – Columbia Records Produced For – R.I.F. Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Records Inc. Shocklee* 4:50 19 Episode #3 0:11 20 Who's On Third 0:59 21 Wordz Of Wizdom (II) 7:56Ĭompanies, etc. Serch*, Pete Nice* Engineer – Nick Sansano Producer – Eric "Vietnam" Sadler*, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee Written-By – E. Serch* 3:16 17 Brooklyn-Queens Written-By – Prince Paul 3:37 18 Steppin' To The A.M. Puffy McScruffy 4:40 15 Jim Backus 0:04 16 Flippin' Off The Wall Like Lucy Ball Producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch* 6:15 13 Desert Boots 0:21 14 The Cactus Producer – Mr. Disagree 0:44 11 Wordz Of Wizdom Engineer – Chuck Valli 6:31 12 Product Of The Environment Engineer – Mark Mendelbaum* Producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch*, Pete Nice* Engineer – Nick Sansano Producer – Eric "Vietnam" Sadler*, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee 3:32 7 Hoods 0:17 8 Soul In The Hole 3:49 9 Triple Stage Darkness 4:10 10 M.C.

Dumile*, Prince Paul 3:49 5 Monte Hall 5:26 6 Oval Office Co-producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch*, Pete Nice* Engineer – Curt Fresca* Producer – Prince Paul Rap – Zev Love X Written-By – D. Label: Def Jam Recordings – CK 45415, Columbia – CK 45415 Format: CD, Album, DADC Country: US Released: 1989 Genre: Hip Hop Style: Tracklist 1 Stymie's Theme 0:13 2 Sons Of 3rd Bass 4:46 3 Russell Rush 0:24 4 The Gas Face Co-producer – 3rd Bass, M.C.
