Released 1988 Recorded 1988 Length 3:43 | Format CD single12" single Genre Alternative hip hop | |
"Plug Tunin'" is the debut single by the influential hip hop trio De La Soul. A remixed version appeared on their album 3 Feet High and Rising.
Lyrically, the song is idiosyncratic; "Transistors are never more shown with like / When vocal flow brings it all down in ruin / Due to a clue of a naughty noise called Plug Tunin' (Hmm-mm, hmm-mm, hmm-mm, hmm-mm, hmmmm)", however, musically it laid the foundations for the sound the group would realise more fully with their debut album 3 Feet High and Rising.
The song is sampled on the Gravediggaz' "Defective Trip.", which is also produced by Prince Paul.
Track listing
- "Plug Tunin' (Are You Ready for This?)" - 3:41
- "Freedom of Speak (We Got Three Minutes)" - 2:52
- "Freedom of Speak (We Got More Than Three)" - 4:16
- "Plug Tunin' (Something's Wrong Here)" - 3:10
- "Strictly Dan Stuckie" - 0:38
References
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