The old adage “better late than never” certainly applies to former Def Jam Recordings hip-hop group 3rd Bass, who recently announced their reunion after years of bad blood. The public tension ...

On June 18, 1991, Queens-based rap trio 3rd Bass released their second and final studio album, Derelicts of Dialect. Arriving two years after their critically acclaimed debut, The Cactus Album, the ...

3rd Bass is celebrating the 35th anniversary of their debut, “The Cactus Album,” which arrived via Def Jam Recordings/Columbia Records in November 1989. 3rd Bass is celebrating the 35th anniversary of ...

On this date in 1989, Bed Stuy emcee Pete Nice joined forces with Far Rock mic ripper MC Serch and DJ RIchie Rich for the release of 3rd Bass’ debut LP The Cactus Album on the Def Jam/Columbia imprint ...

Don Newkirk, the NYC musician and hip hop producer who collaborated with De La Soul, 3rd Bass, and more, died on Friday (11/25). The news came via his sister, Olivia Harris, who wrote that he died ...

Classic late-’80s / early-’90s rap group 3rd Bass have now been immortalized as action figures. This set of MC Serch and Pete Nice ReAction Figures are modeled off their 1989 debut The Cactus Album.

Don Newkirk, a musician, artist and producer known for his collaborations with De La Soul and 3rd Bass, died Friday. He was 56. News of Newkirk's death was announced on social media posts on his ...