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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, 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, and demonstrates influences ranging from De La Soul to A Tribe Called Quest. Several anecdotes and skits on the album are influenced by 3 Feet High and Rising. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derelic...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
