3rd Bass The Gas Face for Throwback Thursday

3^rd Bass is a hip hop group that was active in the late 80s and early 90s. The group consisted of MC Serch, Pete Nice, and DJ Richie Rich. They would become one of the first successful interracial hip hop groups. MC Serch and Pete Nice were two of the very few white hip hop artists who were widely respected in the community. In November of 1989, 3^rd Bass would release their debut album called The Cactus Album. The album received positive reviews from the hip hop press. The Cactus Album made my playlist this week and it’s one of those albums that doesn’t age. The Cactus Album peaked at No. 5 on Billboard’s Top Hip Hop/R&B Albums chart. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source’s 100 Best Rap Albums. The Gas Face was one of their big hits off The Cactus Album.

The Gas Face is my featured Throwback Thursday track this week. The accompanying music video, which featured a bevy of humorous cameo appearances. Gilbert Gottfried, Flavor Flav, Salt-n-Pepa, and Erick Sermon, garnered MTV airplay. The song also features Daniel Dumile in his recording debut. At the time, he was recording under the alias Zev Love X and was a member of the rap trio KMD, but he would later come to be known as MF Doom. There is a little known fact that the late, great MF Doom was featured on this record. Check out the video for The Gas Face up above. Below you can check out the track listing and stream link to the Cactus Album.