http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.450&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rssIf early Beastie Boys was geared towards frat kids and Vanilla Ice appealed to their high school counterparts, then 3rd Bass was perhaps the first white hip-hop group that appealed to the growing throngs of Caucasians who grew up as die-hard enthusiasts of the genre. Comprised of emcees Serch (Michael Berrin), Pete Nice (Pete Nash) and DJ Richie Rich (Richard Lawson), 3rd Bass seemed to spring from nowhere in 1989 with their debut LP, <I>The Cactus Album</I>. With production by De La Soul's Prince Paul and Public Enemy's The Bomb Squad, <I>Cactus</I> is widely considered an early hip-hop classic. Serch's street-hardened voice and irreverent lyrics were a perfect foil for the more austere approach of Pete Nice. While that album and its single, "Gas Face," put them on the map, the Queens trio is best known for parodying Vanilla Ice on their breakout 1991 hit "Pop Goes the Weasel," the first single from the <I>Derelicts of Dialect</I> album. It was a brilliant strategy that not only garnered them a lot of publicity, but would also help distance 3rd Bass from the then-inevitable stereotypes of a Caucasian rap group. Subsequent albums never quite had the same artistic or commercial impact -- though Serch earned a footnote in hip-hop history as the person who discovered Nas. - Sam ChennaultEast Coast Undergrounden720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:49:55 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.450&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss If early Beastie Boys was geared towards frat kids and Vanilla Ice appealed to their high school counterparts, then 3rd Bass was perhaps the first white hip-hop group that appealed to the growing throngs of Caucasians who grew up as die-hard enthusiasts of the genre. Comprised of emcees Serch (Michael Berrin), Pete Nice (Pete Nash) and DJ Richie Rich (Richard Lawson), 3rd Bass seemed to spring from nowhere in 1989 with their debut LP, <I>The Cactus Album</I>. With production by De La Soul's Prince Paul and Public Enemy's The Bomb Squad, <I>Cactus</I> is widely considered an early hip-hop classic. Serch's street-hardened voice and irreverent lyrics were a perfect foil for the more austere approach of Pete Nice. While that album and its single, "Gas Face," put them on the map, the Queens trio is best known for parodying Vanilla Ice on their breakout 1991 hit "Pop Goes the Weasel," the first single from the <I>Derelicts of Dialect</I> album. It was a brilliant strategy that not only garnered them a lot of publicity, but would also help distance 3rd Bass from the then-inevitable stereotypes of a Caucasian rap group. Subsequent albums never quite had the same artistic or commercial impact -- though Serch earned a footnote in hip-hop history as the person who discovered Nas. - Sam Chennault http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288443&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 9 Sep 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2288443 tra.2288443 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 Def Jam Greatest Hits alb.257794 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/2/3/1323265_170x170.jpg 1997-09-09 00:00:00.0 1997-09-09 00:00:00.0 true The Gas Face tra.2288443 232000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288443&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288443&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2275362&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 21 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2275362 tra.2275362 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 Def Jam Music Group 10th Anniversary Box Set alb.99655 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/7/0/1580793_170x170.jpg 1995-11-21 00:00:00.0 1995-11-21 00:00:00.0 true Pop Goes The Weasel tra.2275362 233000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2275362&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2275362&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.392576&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Mon, 23 Oct 1989 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 392576 tra.392576 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 The Cactus Album alb.135693 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/5/9/1079555_170x170.jpg 1995-05-30 00:00:00.0 1989-10-23 00:00:00.0 true The Gas Face tra.392576 229000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.392576&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.392576&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2275363&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 16 May 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2275363 tra.2275363 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 Love Hip Hop alb.206622 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/2/3/1323285_170x170.jpg 2000-05-16 00:00:00.0 2000-05-16 00:00:00.0 true Pop Goes The Weasel (radio mix) tra.2275363 227000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2275363&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2275363&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.392572&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Mon, 23 Oct 1989 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 392572 tra.392572 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 The Cactus Album alb.135693 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/5/9/1079555_170x170.jpg 1995-05-30 00:00:00.0 1989-10-23 00:00:00.0 true Triple Stage Darkness tra.392572 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.392572&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.392572&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288441&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Mon, 23 Oct 1989 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2288441 tra.2288441 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 The Cactus Album alb.135693 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/5/9/1079555_170x170.jpg 1995-05-30 00:00:00.0 1989-10-23 00:00:00.0 true Steppin' To The A. M. tra.2288441 290000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288441&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288441&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29240953&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 12 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 29240953 tra.29240953 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 Rapmania: The Roots Of Rap alb.29239382 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/2/5/1745223_170x170.jpg 2003-08-12 00:00:00.0 2003-08-12 00:00:00.0 true Gas Face tra.29240953 236000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29240953&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29240953&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.392586&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Mon, 23 Oct 1989 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 392586 tra.392586 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 The Cactus Album alb.135693 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/5/9/1079555_170x170.jpg 1995-05-30 00:00:00.0 1989-10-23 00:00:00.0 true Brooklyn-Queens tra.392586 217000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.392586&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.392586&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20210243&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 20210243 tra.20210243 3rd Bass art.450 0.0 Old School Rap alb.20204728 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/7/8/1218755_170x170.jpg 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Gas Face tra.20210243 238000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20210243&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20210243&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706833&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 18 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2706833 tra.2706833 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 Derelicts Of Dialect alb.132629 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/3/9/1079345_170x170.jpg 1994-07-26 00:00:00.0 1991-06-18 00:00:00.0 true Derelicts Of Dialect tra.2706833 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706833&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706833&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28464738&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:36:59 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 28464738 tra.28464738 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 Def Jam Music Group Tenth Year Anniversary Box Set alb.28463440 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/0/6/1686068_170x170.jpg 2009-06-02 00:00:00.0 null true Pop Goes The Weasel tra.28464738 233000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28464738&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28464738&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28464725&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:36:58 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 28464725 tra.28464725 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 Def Jam Music Group Tenth Year Anniversary Box Set alb.28463440 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/0/6/1686068_170x170.jpg 2009-06-02 00:00:00.0 null true The Gas Face (Radio Edit) tra.28464725 229000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28464725&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28464725&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288440&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 21 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2288440 tra.2288440 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 Def Jam Music Group 10th Anniversary Box Set alb.99655 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/7/0/1580793_170x170.jpg 1995-11-21 00:00:00.0 1995-11-21 00:00:00.0 true Steppin' To The A.M. tra.2288440 290000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288440&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288440&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2115633&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2115633 tra.2115633 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 The Cactus Revisited alb.212541 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/4/3/9/1079344_170x170.jpg 1994-11-22 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Gas Face tra.2115633 133000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2115633&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2115633&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288449&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Mon, 23 Oct 1989 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2288449 tra.2288449 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 The Cactus Album alb.135693 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/5/9/1079555_170x170.jpg 1995-05-30 00:00:00.0 1989-10-23 00:00:00.0 true Oval Office tra.2288449 212000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288449&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288449&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13486469&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 13486469 tra.13486469 3rd Bass art.450 0.0 M.any Y.oung L.ives A.go: The 1994 Sessions alb.13467941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/7/0/980738_170x170.jpg 2007-03-06 00:00:00.0 2007-03-06 00:00:00.0 true Cats in the Cradle tra.13486469 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13486469&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13486469&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13486471&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 13486471 tra.13486471 3rd Bass art.450 0.0 M.any Y.oung L.ives A.go: The 1994 Sessions alb.13467941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/7/0/980738_170x170.jpg 2007-03-06 00:00:00.0 2007-03-06 00:00:00.0 true Commute tra.13486471 240000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13486471&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13486471&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.392575&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Mon, 23 Oct 1989 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 392575 tra.392575 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 The Cactus Album alb.135693 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/5/9/1079555_170x170.jpg 1995-05-30 00:00:00.0 1989-10-23 00:00:00.0 true Russell Rush tra.392575 25000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.392575&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.392575&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288447&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Mon, 23 Oct 1989 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2288447 tra.2288447 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 The Cactus Album alb.135693 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/5/9/1079555_170x170.jpg 1995-05-30 00:00:00.0 1989-10-23 00:00:00.0 true The Cactus tra.2288447 280000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288447&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2288447&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706844&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 18 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2706844 tra.2706844 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 Derelicts Of Dialect alb.132629 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/3/9/1079345_170x170.jpg 1994-07-26 00:00:00.0 1991-06-18 00:00:00.0 true No Static At All tra.2706844 224000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706844&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706844&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706848&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 18 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2706848 tra.2706848 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 Derelicts Of Dialect alb.132629 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/3/9/1079345_170x170.jpg 1994-07-26 00:00:00.0 1991-06-18 00:00:00.0 true 3 Strikes 5000 tra.2706848 243000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706848&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706848&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706850&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 18 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2706850 tra.2706850 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 Derelicts Of Dialect alb.132629 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/3/9/1079345_170x170.jpg 1994-07-26 00:00:00.0 1991-06-18 00:00:00.0 true Green Eggs And Swine tra.2706850 285000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706850&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706850&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706851&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 18 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2706851 tra.2706851 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 Derelicts Of Dialect alb.132629 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/3/9/1079345_170x170.jpg 1994-07-26 00:00:00.0 1991-06-18 00:00:00.0 true Derelicts Of Dialect (SD50 remix) tra.2706851 253000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706851&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706851&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706852&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 18 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2706852 tra.2706852 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 Derelicts Of Dialect alb.132629 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/3/9/1079345_170x170.jpg 1994-07-26 00:00:00.0 1991-06-18 00:00:00.0 true Pop Goes The Weasel (radio edit) tra.2706852 227000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706852&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2706852&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2115635&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by 3rd Bass on Rhapsody Online 2115635 tra.2115635 3rd Bass art.450 0.99 The Cactus Revisited alb.212541 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/4/3/9/1079344_170x170.jpg 1994-11-22 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Wordz Of Wisdom tra.2115635 480000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2115635&variant=play&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2115635&variant=data&rws=%2F3rd-bass%2Ftop-tracks.rss