Did you write the address on 3 Feet High And Rising? What did you get?
February 13, 2023 11:55 AM Subscribe
De La Soul’s 3 Feet High And Rising has an opening skit framing the album as a game show, with the final track soliciting the owner to send in their answers and two proofs of purchase to Tommy Boy Records, 1747 First Avenue, NYC, care of Dante the Scrub.
I’ve always wondered if anyone did this, and what they got as a prize. Did you do this? Do you know someone who did? Can you find a record of what happened when someone did?
Best answer: I didn't do this, and don't know anyone who did.
But, from an oral history of Prince Paul (1999, The Source):
Prince Paul: People would actually answer the questions and cut out the proof of purchase on the back of the album. I remember with the shredded wheat question, someone wrote: "Oh, it's a trick question. The fibers aren't intertwined, they're interwoven."All the mail went to Dante Ross-here was a big box of mail at Tommy Boy called "Dante The Scrub Mail."
Dante Ross: I used to call everyone "scrub." One day we were doing a show down in Texas with Sir Mix-A-Lot. It was like 100degreesand I was trying to get De La to jump in the pool. They wouldn't even get in. I was like, "Damn,you can't get Black people to go in the water! Y'all are scrubs!" So they called me "Dante The Scrub" in revenge. But I got Maseo back. I called him Baby Huey and the name stuck. I never looked at the "Dante The Scrub" mail. But I do know that no one ever had the right answers.
posted by box at 3:19 PM on February 13, 2023 [4 favorites]
But, from an oral history of Prince Paul (1999, The Source):
Prince Paul: People would actually answer the questions and cut out the proof of purchase on the back of the album. I remember with the shredded wheat question, someone wrote: "Oh, it's a trick question. The fibers aren't intertwined, they're interwoven."All the mail went to Dante Ross-here was a big box of mail at Tommy Boy called "Dante The Scrub Mail."
Dante Ross: I used to call everyone "scrub." One day we were doing a show down in Texas with Sir Mix-A-Lot. It was like 100degreesand I was trying to get De La to jump in the pool. They wouldn't even get in. I was like, "Damn,you can't get Black people to go in the water! Y'all are scrubs!" So they called me "Dante The Scrub" in revenge. But I got Maseo back. I called him Baby Huey and the name stuck. I never looked at the "Dante The Scrub" mail. But I do know that no one ever had the right answers.
posted by box at 3:19 PM on February 13, 2023 [4 favorites]
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