It wasn't really a movement, barely even a moment, but the Daisy Age was an ethos that permeated pop, R&B and hip hop at the turn of the '90s. Playfulness and good humor were central to de la Soul's 1989 debut album, 3 Feet High And Rising, which would go on to cast a long, multi-colored shadow over rap.
an acronym purported to stand for “da inner sound y'all”
an acronym purported to stand for “da inner sound y'all”
In an era dominated by gritty, hypermasculine imagery, 3 Feet High and Rising's playfulness and Daisy Age aesthetics stood in stark contrast to the prevailing modes of hip-hop.
by ultraxen3000 October 4, 2023