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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia
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Day La Soul's Influence on the Pop-Top Ten Hits
Day La Soul's celebrated album, Three Feet High and Rising, was widely embraced by white listeners. It was a rap Trojan horse, infiltrating pop, rock and alternative playlists. Their samples were rock-friendly, ranging from Steely Dan to Hall and Oates. They proved remarkably influential on later acts that scored much bigger crossover hits using their same woke but groovy template. By 1989, the native tongues had even welcomed their first sisters,. Queen Latifa, a solo MC from New Jersey, and Moany Love, a British MC with a very American flow.
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