Say No Go

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"Say No Go"
Single by De La Soul
from the album 3 Feet High and Rising
Released	1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Alternative hip hop Golden age hip hop
Length	4:21
Label	Tommy Boy
Songwriter(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. It reached number 18 in the UK charts. The tune is heavily based on sampling "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Hall & Oates.

Background[]

The song is a cautionary tale about the use of 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, Posdnuos 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".

"Say No Go" was also a popular dance song and the instrumental for the song has been used on TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Track listing[]

1. "Say No Go (Say No Dope Mix)" - 6:15
2. "Say No Go (New Keys Vocal)" - 4:51
3. "Say No Go (Radio Mix)" - 4:21
4. "The Mack Daddy on the Left" - 2:33
   • Guest Appearance: Chi Ali
5. "Say No Go (New Keys Instrumental)" - 5:01

Samples

"Say No Go" includes samples from the following songs:

• Hall & Oates: "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"
• Sly Stone: "Crossword Puzzle"
• The Detroit Emeralds: "Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)"
• Emotions: "Best of My Love"
• The Funky Four Plus One More: "That's The Joint"

Charts[]

See also[]

• Just Say No

External links[]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics