On March 3, 1989, De La Soul released their now classic debut, 3 Feet High and Rising. Unfortunately, that album still can't be streamed anywhere. The last solid update we had on the status of the group's discography came back in August when it was reported that they know owned all of their own masters. Talib Kweli took to his Instagram to celebrate the occasion.

"“After years of being taken advantage of by the recording industry in the worst possible ways, De La Soul now owns all the rights to their masters and is in full control of the amazing music they have created,” Kweli wrote to his Instagram followers. “Let’s salute Plugs 1,2, and 3 for sticking to their guns and showing us that we can all beat the system if we come together as a community. Let’s hear it for black ownership of black art! Congratulations, fellas!”

De La Soul has been in a year-long dispute with Tommy Boy Records when they offered the group an offensive 10% of the royalties to their projects. After four years of failed negotiations and conflict, Reservoir Media bought Tommy Boy Records for $100 million USD. 

Regardless of the streaming status of 3FH&R, there's no disputing that album's impact on popular culture. From the vibrant cover, to songs like "Buddy" and "Me, Myself, and I," the album deserves its rightful place in the group's steaming library which now only includes First Serve, The Grind Date and, and the Anonymous Nobody.

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