The Cactus
3rd Bass
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Verse 1 3rd bass deals with the first place of where your mind is the kind of stuff that you want to smoke blunts with take pictures, like allen funt would. snapshots get the crack hot good to get it, but don't sweat it cause if you pursue she'll chalk the cue and boom, stroke the 8 ball stick and run and were having fun prickin my cactus like I'm shooting my gun quickly til it explodes and I unload the cactus Verse 2 I stand for lust of quenchin, G sit on cactus and rotate enough time to clock a digit ass so large it won't quit so I step to kick to the oval office in my intro throwin low bass to the third line a girl on mines a prop so I found loops to hold and then a boomin butt to go to go lo solo readily it's the cactus behind door 3 Verse 3 The smart villain, chillin like Gilligan out on an island fishin with my string and bamboo caught somethin in a see thru nighty might be a little tasty A 300 pound white girl no on to see this, boom I dropped my fluid like a chemist shes contained and I'm a lame brain but doing the wild thing kicked the fat thing off of my swing larger than Jim Backus it's the cactus Verse 4 No boots your money spent last call for toxicants one move to reach a throttle eyesight is through a goggle I trips to the hype type good looking in the dark light it's appetizing to conversate to a fossil pushing 58 all bags and her butt sags in the desert no price tag a household tool and a stank ho the cactus turned Hammers mother out
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Written by: MICHAEL BERRIN, PETER J. NASH, SAM CITRIN
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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10 facts about this song
Artists Behind the Song"The Cactus" is a track by the American hip-hop group "3rd Bass". The group consisted of three members - MC Serch, Prime Minister Pete Nice, and DJ Richie Rich. The three broke stereotypes being a critically acclaimed white hip-hop group in a domain dominated by African-American artists.
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Album & ReleaseThe track is part of the group's debut album "The Cactus Album," or "The Cactus Cee/D," released in the year 1989. This album is considered one of the classic foundational albums of hip-hop.
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Track PositionIn the "The Cactus Album," "The Cactus" is the third song.
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Musical Style"The Cactus," like the rest of the album, is noted for its witty lyricism and clever wordplay. It blends elements of golden age hip-hop and features complex rhymes patterns typical of that era.
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CollaborationsThe song includes production contributions from Sam Sever, apart from band members MC Serch and Pete Nice.
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ReceptionThe song has been recognized for its contribution to hip-hop music, helping to provide a platform for the increasing diversification of the genre during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Sampled Tracks"The Cactus" contains samples from several songs across different genres. The samples include Sly & the Family Stone's "Remember Who You Are", Jimi Hendrix's "Happy Birthday", and "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps.
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ControversyThe song subtly disses several other rappers, including MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice, which stirred up some controversy. This was in line with MC Serch and Prime Minister Pete Nice's commitment to preserving what they saw as the authenticity and rawness of rap music.
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Song TitleThe title of the song, "The Cactus," is derived from a euphemism for a penis. This unconventional song title is reflective of 3rd Bass's non-conformist attitude toward mainstream hip-hop.
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LegacyEven decades after its release, "The Cactus" is still considered one of the definitive songs from 3rd Bass and is a testament to the group's significant influence in hip-hop's golden era.
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