De La Soul's "Buddy"

One Song

Hartbeat

Music Commentary, Music Interviews, Onesong, Comedy, Music

4.9 • 876 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Back in the late 80s gangsta rap was booming. But three kids from Long Island emerged to spread a message of peace, love, and unity. Those three kids -- Posdnuos, Maseo, and Trugoy the Dove -- were De La Soul and together they broadened the perception of hip hop: They made it funny, weird, and psychedelic. This time on One Song, Diallo Riddle and LUXXURY break down “Buddy” from De La Soul’s seminal album Three Feet High and Rising.

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0:00.0	Peace.
0:01.4	Diallo Riddles the name, and I'm here to break down the definition of Buddy.
0:04.9	Buddy doesn't mean girl or sex, but maybe it does based on the lyrics of the song you're about to hear.
0:10.1	So on that note, we begin our podcast.
0:12.3	Man, who's holding my bloody.
0:14.5	Wait a man.
0:15.4	Now just wait.
0:16.4	We're going to talk about Buddy on this plate.
0:18.9	But before we let the hurt out the gate
0:20.8	make sure all the levels are straight out
0:22.8	the junk.
0:23.5	Let's get into it.
0:26.1	Luxury, or should I say plug 32?
0:28.1	What's up?
0:28.7	Diallo, or should I say plug 184?
0:31.8	I'm pretty good.
0:33.1	I got the lamest number, man.
0:35.9	I got a much better number than you did.
0:37.8	Maybe you got the magic number.
0:38.7	Ooh.
0:39.9	All right.
0:40.4	So today's show, we're celebrating one of our favorite hip-hop groups.
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