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Don’t Call Him a Scrub: De La Soul’s 3ft High and Rising:

De La Soul's 3ft High and Rising

By What Had Happened Was

3:00 AM EST on February 16, 2022

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  • Season3
  • Episode2
Dante's first job after leaving Rush Productions was becoming A&R for the famed Tommy Boy Records in 1987. The first project he was assigned was the debut album from soon to be legendary rap group De La Soul. In this episode Dante tells the story of how De La put the album together, the reason the infamous lawsuit happened and the origin of the nickname Dante the ScrubLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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