346) 3 Feet High and Rising

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At the end of the eighties, De La Soul rolled out their new style of "D.A.I.S.Y. Age," which stood for "Da Inner Sound, Y'All." They led the Native Tongues posse -- no gold chains, just samples, skits, jokes and beats, biting everyone from P-Funk to Hall and Oates and Johnny Cash.

Total album sales: 1 million +

Peak chart position: 24

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