Say No Go
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| Single by De La Soul | ||
| from the album 3 Feet High and Rising | ||
| Released | 1989 | |
| Format | CD single 12" single |
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| Recorded | 1988 | |
| Genre | Hip Hop | |
| Length | 4:45 | |
| Label | Tommy Boy | |
| Writer(s) | P. Huston, K. Mercer, D. Jolicoeur, V. Mason, P. Wynn and G. Clinton | |
| Producer(s) | Prince Paul, De La Soul | |
| De La Soul singles chronology | ||
| "Me Myself And I" (1989) |
"Say No Go" (1989) |
"The Magic Number" (1990) |
Say No Go is a single by De La Soul from their influential 1989 album 3 Feet High and Rising.
The song is a cautionary tale about the use of class-A drugs, in particular "base" (otherwise known as crack-cocaine); a topic they would tackle on their follow up album, De La Soul is Dead, albeit from a different perspective, on the song "My Brother's A Basehead".
In the opening line, MC Posdnous raps: "Now let's get right on down to the skit / A baby is brought into a world of pits / And if it could've talked that soon / In the delivery room / It would've asked the nurse for a hit". The chorus, "Say nooo go!" is a reference to the anti-drug campaign "Just Say No".
'Say No Go' includes samples from the following songs
- Hall & Oates: "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"
- Detroit Emeralds: "Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)"
- Emotions: "You Got the Best of My Love"
- The Funky Four Plus One More: "It's The Joint"
The song's relevance in 1989, and indeed at present time, was tremendous as it dealt with what had become a new phenomenon in largely urban neighbourhoods, often referred to as ghettos. This phenomenon later came to be known as the crack epidemic.
Other rap artists who rallied against the spread of crack included Public Enemy ("Night Of The Living Baseheads") and Boogie Down Productions.
[edit] Track listing
- Say No Go (Say No Dope Mix) (6:15)
- Say No Go (New Keys Vocal) (4:51)
- Say No Go (Radio Mix) (4:21)
- The Mack Daddy On The Left (2:33)
- Guest Appearance: Chi Ali
- Say No Go (New Keys Instrumental) (5:01)
[edit] External links
| De La Soul |
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| Posdnuos | Dave | Maseo |
| Studio albums |
| 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) | De La Soul Is Dead (1991) | Buhloone Mindstate (1993) | Clear Lake Audiotorium (EP) (1994) | Stakes Is High (1996) | Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump (2000) | AOI: Bionix (2001) | Live at Tramps, NYC, 1996 (2004) | The Grind Date (2004) | The Impossible: Mission TV Series - Pt. 1 (2006) |
| Singles |
| Potholes in My Lawn| Plug Tunin'| Buddy| Eye Know| Me Myself And I| Say No Go| The Magic Number| Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)| A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"| Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa / Keepin' The Faith| Breakadawn| Ego Trippin' (Part Two)| Fallin'| Stakes Is High| Itzsoweezee (HOT)| 4 More| Oooh.| All Good?| Thru Ya City| Baby Phat| Shoomp| Shopping Bags (She Got From You)| Rock Co.Kane Flow|Feel Good Inc. |
| Related articles |
| Native Tongues | Prince Paul | Spitkicker |
