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The Story Of... De La Soul's "3 Feet High and Rising"

6 Music Artist CollectionDe La Soul
Episode 5 of 7

Psychedelic, undeniably funky and underpinned by elements of Afro-futurism, the Blessed Madonna tells the story of De La Soul's debut album. A record so sample-rich that it can't be streamed.

1 hour

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Tue 11 Jul 202301:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Bob James

    Take Me To The Mardi Gras

  • Lyn Collins

    Think (About It)

    • Polydor.

  • Syl Johnson

    Different Strokes

  • De La Soul

    The Magic Number

  • Vaughan Mason & Crew

    Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll

  • The Headhunters

    God Made Me Funky

  • Cerrone

    Rocket in the Pocket

  • De La Soul

    Cool Breeze On The Rocks

  • Funkadelic

    (Not Just) Knee Deep (Part 1)

    • Warner Bros. Records.

  • Ohio Players

    Funky Worm

  • De La Soul

    Me, Myself and I

    • Warner.

  • The Blackbyrds

    Dreaming About You

  • James Brown

    Funky President (People It's Bad)

    • Polydor.

  • Kraftwerk

    Trans-Europe Express

    • Cleopatra.

  • De La Soul

    Ghetto Thang

Broadcasts

  • Sat 15 Jan 202222:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 11 Jul 202301:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music