3rd Bass - Triple Stage Darkness

[nuevedeoro888]

real hip hop right here

[kwkable11]

I remember when I was in high school and one of my guys lent me this tape. I played the whole cassette over and over again. This is on my classic hip hop CDs to own list. Vocal skill, dope beats, The Cactus Cee D, you can't go wrong. Love the vocal samples of Rakim "Guide you at a triple stage darkness", from "I Ain't No Joke" and Chuck D's " Follow for now" from "Bring The Noise". The underlying track from BT Express "This House Is Smokin" is a great song.

[michaeljamesmccabe]

Killer track.



[Novacane747]

If u don't know what triple darkness is u can't fully understand the lyrical genius of this album. Google it, read it, listen again...... Certified DOPE! Back to digging in the crates! Novacane 5000 B!

[Milkmann1969]

The cactus album is the most underrated rap album of all time. I agree with "TheOpiumDistric"...whatever the hell that means.

[cjjaxxon]

I thought I had this on my computer. LOL. Went to listen to itcome to find I didn't have it. A jam for real.

[flywonderful1]

One of 3rd Bass's illest songs ever!!!!! They went in on this joint, and the video brought the song out even more... You can hear the 5 Percent Nation's influence throughout the lyrics.... Certified Dope!

[Dactuck]

Thanks for posting! All Day.

[smcg36]

i would rather hear this than that throne nonsense...#mcserch and #petenice always reppin nyc #3rdbass is New York~~

[donniesgotu]

Steppin to the AM was the shit.  Hot dance track that never got any air time.

[MrJasonhenry7]

Love the Rakim sample, on the song you cant go wrong.

[MrJasonhenry7]

How the fuck did he come up with these fuckin lyrics, damn! especially Pete on the opening, damn dude.

[kbilzs]

@MrJasonhenry7 Both of these guys are college educated and you can hear it in their lyrics.

[MrJasonhenry7]

Best song on the album, although there are many good ones.

[milezer0]

Wow it's better than I remembered. Wasn't even a popular track of mine back when. Props.

[MrJasonhenry7]

lyrics on loan from "rakim" lovin it- hearin some Chuck D. in the refrain too.

[MrJasonhenry7]

lyrics on loan from "rakim" lovin it.

[nwagate7]

respect

[merbac]

These guys were pretty goofy, but what a GREAT, GREAT CD!!!

[nwagate7]

one of the best songs for me.Reminds me classic pieces like straight outta compton,fight the power,and the best era 88-98 for those who knows what i mean

[CTSaints89]

@nwagate7 Can't agree more!! In those days; if you stunk it up on the mic; it was curtains and time to pay by gettin dissed severely!!! I always say '89 was the best year for hip-hop;case in point: 3rd Bass drops.

[rarafrom215]

the emcee emceed...the dj djed em...love that shit

[hellfukk666]

Where did they get the Horn sample from?

[gameon227]

@hellfukk666  bt experess this house is smokin funk genre

[kristalhaai]

When you ask people to name some white rappers they will say Vanilla ice or eminem.

But for me these are the best white rappers ever !!!!!

They got flow and sound real .

[marleymarl35]

@kristalhaai i totally agree !! undisputed

[joejoe2136]

now this IS that DOPE SH!T!!!

[ern363]

these duds never got the respect they deserve

[kristalhaai]

@ern363 Yes fucking yes !!!!

[citysims]

@ern363 3rd Bass was way ahead of thier time and never got the respect they derserved!

[Dactuck]

@ern363 They'll get it now. No doubt.

[Dactuck]

Hip -hop decided.

[noochterror]

This shit is mind blowing back then, now, and in the future. Word to the 3rd

[jrich9875]

fuck this beat is fuckin ridiculous...this just had me spittin some ill shit right now lol...i loved this shit in 89 and i love it now..sick

[mbtion]

why was the sample "prime minister" edited/altered on this version, at 0:24?

[larryminzy]

i had the cactus album... i never saw the cactus cee/d lol

[superstrut75]

This is sampled from 'This House is Smokin' by BT Express and the Triple Stage Darkness and song title is sampled from Eric B & Rakim's 'I Aint No Joke' on their first album Paid in Full. Classic Hip Hop.

[DAYWALKER2370]

This was definitely my shit back in the day

[lari861]

@TheEmceeForce I think you're trying to make them say something they are not .

[lambrattle]

@TheEmceeForce - clean your ears-search said "but up from satan"

"you are sleeping" "MCs for Moving Crowds you're Milking Cows grab the sack,suck and fill your foolish mouth"

so you've misunderstood the whole song - emceefarce GGGAAAAAASSSSS FACE

[smcg36]

This song goes hard!! Pete Nice and Mc Search would wipe the flow with m&m....We need to get back to the days of real mcs!!! LONg LIve HiP HOp!!!

[hassafella]

This was my joint right here! A lack of knowledge of self via the Mind, Spirit and Physical equals "Triple stage darkness"

[cookie1350]

they murdered the b.t, express sample

[teef1027]

my favorite 3rd Bass song-- that track is bananas -- You can hear the PE influence in this song --

[sanandreasfault]

damn this is tight. love this song

[illphilwolny]

thnx for posting this record, if only because it reminded me to go and get the damn shit on mp3 already

I remember going to buy this on vinyl, and how exciting that was. Although I always remember how dope the record is, i forget the excellent production on some of the lesser known joints.

This song is fuckin smooth, from the era when everyone had to come correct with lyrics and delivery

"Knowledge is a child with a mind and a crayon" ..Dude I knew had this as his yearbook quote!

[rbsnjax]

"prime minister" (in reverse) is sweet

[soleboy2]

this is hard 3rd Bass music

[MSGROOTS]

WE DID THEY SPLIT UP?!

[TheOpiumDistrict]

Internal nonsense. They should have worked it out. The most overlooked hip hop group ever formed. Way ahead of their time.

[foofdog14]

@TheOpiumDistrict Absolutely right. One of the all time greats. The Cactus Album is the most underrated rap album of all time.

[chrisrap4ever]

my fav shit!

[chadfield]

yeeyar guide you out of triple stage darkness

[eddiebyrd]

thanks!