Pop Goes the Weasel

The name of the huge single from 3rd Bass' third album. Released a year after the ill-fated Cactus Revisited E.P. "Pop Goes the Weasel" instantly became a hit and soon went gold. The song helped the album Derilicts of Dialect reach gold status a month later. The song's message was similar to "Gas Face", voicing criticsm towards the many mainstream commerical rap artists that have been gaining attention in the early 90s (ie: Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer). Production came from John Gamble, Geeby Dajani, and Dante Ross (noted for their groundbreaking work on Brand Nubian and Grand Puba's debut albums). Notable sampled funk sounds of the J.B.'s and Stevie Wonder were used in making the track.