| Derelicts of Dialect | |
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 Studio album by 3rd Bass | |
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Released |
18 June 1991 |
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Recorded |
1990-1991 |
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Genre |
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Length |
82:11 |
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Label |
Def Jam Recordings/Columbia Records/SME Records |
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Producer |
3rd Bass, DJ Richie Rich, KMD, Prince Paul, Sam Sever, SD50 Stimulated Dummies |
| 3rd Bass chronology | |
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Previous |
The Cactus Album (1989) |
Derelicts of Dialect is the second and final studio album by American hip hop group 3rd Bass, released in 1991 on Def Jam Recordings. The album is considered to be a critical success, and gained publicity by featuring the surprise mainstream hit "Pop Goes the Weasel", a diss track towards Vanilla Ice.
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. 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.
Tracklisting[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "The Merchant of Grooves" | - | Berrin, Nash | 3rd Bass | 1:36 |
| 2. | "Derelicts of Dialect" | MC Serch, Pete Nice | Anadon, Berrin, Burrise, Huston, Nash | 3rd Bass, Prince Paul | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Ace in the Hole" | MC Serch, Pete Nice, KMD | Berrin, Dumile, Hodge, Nash | KMD | 3:39 |
| 4. | "French Toast" | - | Berrin, Citrin, Lawson, Nash | 3rd Bass, Sam Sever | 0:49 |
| 5. | "Portrait of the Artist as a Hood" | MC Serch, Pete Nice | Berrin, Citrin, Nash | 3rd Bass, Sam Sever | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Pop Goes the Weasel" | MC Serch, Pete Nice | Bauchamp, Berrin, Dajani, Fuqua, Gabriel, Gamble, Nash, Ross, Wonder | 3rd Bass, SD50 Stimulated Dummies | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Sea Vessel Soliloquy" | - | Berrin, Lawson, Nash | 3rd Bass | 0:40 |
| 8. | "Daddy Rich in the Land of 1210" | - | Berrin, Carter, Hodges, Lawson, Nash, Wright | DJ Richie Rich | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Word to the Third" | MC Serch, Pete Nice | Bartz, Berrin, Citrin, Nash | 3rd Bass, Sam Sever | 5:02 |
| 10. | "Herbalz in Your Mouth" | MC Serch, Pete Nice | Berrin, Dylan, Huston, Nash | Prince Paul, 3rd Bass (co.) | 4:17 |
| 11. | "Al'z A-B-Cee'z" | MC Serch, Pete Nice | Berrin, Bryan, Desmond, Nash | 3rd Bass | 1:52 |
| 12. | "No Master Plan No Master Race" | MC Serch, Pete Nice | Berrin, Citrin, Nash | 3rd Bass, Sam Sever | 4:47 |
| 13. | "Come In" | MC Serch, Pete Nice | Berrin, Huston, Moore, Nash | 3rd Bass, Prince Paul | 3:07 |
| 14. | "No Static at All" | MC Serch, Pete Nice | Berrin, Huston, McCall, Nash | 3rd Bass, Prince Paul | 3:41 |
| 15. | "Eye Jammie" | - | Berrin, Citrin, Nash | 3rd Bass | 1:05 |
| 16. | "Check Yourself" | MC Serch, Pete Nice, Doug E. Doug | Berrin, Citrin, Nash | 3rd Bass, Sam Sever | 2:59 |
| 17. | "Microphone Techniques" | MC Serch, Pete Nice, Nice & Smooth | Barnes, Berrin, Citrin, Green, Mays, Nash | 3rd Bass, Sam Sever | 4:57 |
| 18. | "Problem Child" | MC Serch, Pete Nice | Berrin, Citrin, Nash, Roser | 3rd Bass, Sam Sever | 4:28 |
| 19. | "3 Strikes 5000" | MC Serch, Pete Nice | Berrin, Dajani, Gamble, Lawson, Nash, Ross | 3rd Bass, SD50 Stimulated Dummies | 3:59 |
| 20. | "Kick Em in the Grill" | MC Serch, Pete Nice, Chubb Rock | Berrin, Dajani, Gamble, Nash, Ross | SD50 Stimulated Dummies | 2:36 |
| 21. | "Green Eggs and Swine" | MC Serch, Pete Nice | Berrin, Huston, Nash | 3rd Bass, Prince Paul | 4:45 |
| 22. | "M.C. Disagree and the Re-Animator" | - | Berrin, Nash | 3rd Bass | 0:49 |