Derelicts of Dialect

Derelicts of Dialect
Studio album by 3rd Bass
Released	June 14, 1991[1]
Recorded	October 1990 – May 1991
Studio	Chun King, Greene Street, Calliope Studios, New York City
Genre	Hip hop
Length	82:11
Label	Def Jam Columbia
Producer	3rd Bass Prince Paul Sam Sever John Gamble Geeby Dajani Dante Ross KMD
3rd Bass chronology
The Cactus Album (1989) Derelicts of Dialect (1991)
Singles from Derelicts of Dialect
"Pop Goes the Weasel" Released: May 1, 1991[1] "3rd Bass Theme a.k.a. Portrait of the Artist as a Hood" Released: October 10, 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Derelicts of Dialect is the second and final studio album by New York hip hop trio 3rd Bass. It was released on June 14, 1991, through Def Jam Recordings. The recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios, Greene St. Recording, and Calliope Studios, in New York City, from October 1990 to May 1991. The album was produced by 3rd Bass, Prince Paul, Sam Sever of Downtown Science, John Gamble, Dante Ross and Geeby Dajani of Stimulated Dummies, and KMD. It features guest appearances from Chubb Rock, KMD, Nice & Smooth.

The album is considered to be a critical success (explicitly not aimed toward a mainstream market), and gained publicity by featuring the surprise mainstream hit "Pop Goes the Weasel", a diss track towards Vanilla Ice. The music video features former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins as Ice. X Clan is dissed on songs such as "Herbalz in Your Mouth".

The album is noted for its variety of styles (both musically and lyrically), and demonstrates influences ranging from De La Soul to A Tribe Called Quest (both members of the then-flourishing Native Tongues movement). Several anecdotes and skits on the album are influenced by 3 Feet High and Rising.

Derelicts of Dialect peaked at number 19 in the United States, at number 46 in the UK, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on September 17, 1991.