A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group formed in Queens,New York City,in 1985,originally composed of rapper and main producer Q-Tip,rapper Phife Dawg,DJ and co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad,and rapper Jarobi White. The group is regarded as a pioneer of alternative hip hop and merging jazz with hip hop,influencing numerous hip hop and R&B musicians.
The Low End Theory is the second studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest,released on September 24,1991,by Jive Records. Recording sessions for the album were held mostly at Battery Studios in New York City,from 1990 to 1991. The album was primarily produced by group member Q-Tip,with a minimalist sound that combines bass,drum breaks,and jazz samples,in a departure from the group's debut album,People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990). Lyrically,the album features social commentary,word play,humor,and interplay between Q-Tip and fellow member Phife Dawg.
Midnight Marauders is the third studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest,released on November 9,1993,by Jive Records. Recording sessions for the album occurred at Battery Studios,Platinum Island Studios and Scorcerer Sound in New York City. Its production was mainly handled by Q-Tip,with contributions from Skeff Anselm,Large Professor and the group's DJ,Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A culmination of the group's two previous albums,People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm and The Low End Theory,it features an eclectic,gritty sound based on jazz,funk,soul and R&B samples,in addition to socially conscious,positively-minded,and humorous lyrics.
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed,better known by his stage name Q-Tip,is an American rapper,record producer,singer,and DJ. Nicknamed the Abstract,he is noted for his innovative jazz-influenced style of hip hop production and his philosophical,esoteric and introspective lyrical themes. He embarked on his music career in the late 1980s,as an MC and main producer of the influential alternative hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. In the mid-1990s,he co-founded the production team The Ummah,followed by the release of his gold-certified solo debut Amplified in 1999. In the following decade,he released the Grammy Award-nominated album The Renaissance (2008) and the experimental album Kamaal the Abstract (2009).
Beats,Rhymes and Life is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Released on July 30,1996,by Jive Records,it followed three years after the highly regarded and successful Midnight Marauders. Produced by The Ummah,the album is a departure from the joyful,positive vibe of the group's earlier albums and is regarded as their darkest album in content. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 27,1998.
Malik Izaak Taylor,known professionally as Phife Dawg,was an American rapper and a member of the group A Tribe Called Quest with Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. He was also known as the "Five-Foot Assassin" and "the Five-Footer",because he stood at 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m).
"1nce Again" is a song by the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest,released as the first single from their fourth album Beats,Rhymes and Life.
"Electric Relaxation" is the second single from American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest's third album,Midnight Marauders (1993). It contains a sample of the song "Mystic Brew" by jazz organist Ronnie Foster.
"Hot Sex" is a single by hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. It was released in 1992 on the soundtrack for the film Boomerang and was later featured on European editions of the group's third studio album Midnight Marauders one year later in 1993. The track was also featured as a bonus track on the group's fifth album The Love Movement in 1998,and on the 1999 compilation album The Anthology.
Ventilation:Da LP is the debut studio album by the American rapper Phife Dawg,released in 2000. Though the album was not a commercial success,the singles "Bend Ova" and "Flawless" were minor hits. It was the only solo album released during Phife Dawg's lifetime.
"Award Tour" is a song by A Tribe Called Quest,released as the first single from their third album Midnight Marauders. The song features rapper Trugoy on the chorus,from the fellow Native Tongues group De La Soul. It contains a sample of "We Gettin' Down" by Weldon Irvine,from his 1975 album Spirit Man. The B-side of the single is the original version of the Midnight Marauders track "The Chase,Pt. 2",which notably features the first known verse by future Tribe collaborator Consequence. "Award Tour" remains Tribe's highest charting single to date on the Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number 47. It also topped the Billboard Dance Singles chart.
"Jazz (We've Got)" is the second single from A Tribe Called Quest's second album The Low End Theory. The original material sampled in the song was provided by Pete Rock,and was then recreated in a similar way by Q-Tip. Although Pete Rock is not officially credited,Q-Tip credits him in the outro of the track,rapping "Pete Rock for the beat,ya don't stop."Rolling Stone lists "Jazz (We've Got)" on their list of 20 essential songs from the group. On their list of 10 lyrics that prove Phife Dawg's talent,Pitchfork included a rhyme from "Jazz (We've Got)":"Make sure you have a system with some phat house speakers / So the new shit can rock,from Bronx to Massapequa." The article notes that,"these kinds of stunt rhymes may not have been the most common component of Phife's lyrical arsenal,but they were usually the most 'oh shit' moments in any given verse,since they sounded so unexpected without really feeling forced."
"Find a Way" is a song by A Tribe Called Quest,the first single from their fifth album The Love Movement. The New York Times' Ben Ratliff wrote that "Find a Way" "innocently wonders about the point at which friendship spills over into sex."
"Bonita Applebum" is the second single from A Tribe Called Quest's debut album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. The song contains samples of "Daylight" by RAMP,"Memory Band" by Rotary Connection,"Jagger the Dagger" by Eugene McDaniels and "Fool Yourself" by Little Feat. Rolling Stone featured "Bonita Applebum" on their list of 20 essential songs from the group.
"Oh My God" is the third single from A Tribe Called Quest's third album Midnight Marauders. The song contains a sample of "Who's Gonna Take the Weight" by Kool &the Gang. It also features Busta Rhymes on the chorus. Rolling Stone magazine included "Oh My God" on their list of 20 essential A Tribe Called Quest songs,noting "It's not easy to listen to Phife boast 'When's the last time you heard a funky diabetic?' now that the disease has taken his life. But that line also sounds fiercer and more defiant than ever."
Linden Boulevard is a boulevard in New York City. Its western end is at Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn,where Linden Boulevard travels as an eastbound-only street to Caton Avenue,where it becomes a two-way street. The boulevard stretches through both Brooklyn and Queens. This boulevard,especially the area of Cambria Heights between Springfield Boulevard and the Nassau County line represents a smaller version of shopping centers located on Jamaica Avenue and Queens Boulevard. Linden Boulevard also continues into Nassau County to Valley Stream where it turns into Central Avenue;this was one of several former names of the street in Queens.
A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group,formed in 1985. They released six studio albums,five compilations,sixteen singles and two extended plays. The group was made up of rapper/main producer Q-Tip,the late rapper Phife Dawg and DJ/co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Phife Dawg was only persuaded to join when a fourth member,rapper Jarobi White,joined the group. In 1989 they signed a demo deal with Geffen Records,but not given a full-fledged recording contract. After receiving many offers,they opted for the Jive Records label,an independent rap label. In under a year,they managed to produce People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm to a lukewarm reception,reaching #91 on the Billboard 200,though it did achieve gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service is the sixth and final studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. It was released on November 11,2016,by Epic Records.
"We the People...." is a song by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest,and the first single from their sixth and final album,We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service. Produced by Q-Tip and co-produced by Blair Wells,the song contains a sample of the drum break of "Behind the Wall of Sleep" by Black Sabbath. The chorus of the politically-charged song parodies Donald Trump's presidential campaign. "We the People...." was critically acclaimed and included on several year-end lists by publications.
"The Space Program" is a song by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest,from their sixth and final album,We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service. Produced by Q-Tip and co-produced by Blair Wells,it is the opening track on the album,and includes posthumous vocals by group member Phife Dawg,who recorded the song with the group before his death in March 2016. Praised as the "triumphant return of the Tribe",it is a political hip hop song that addresses gentrification and racism in the United States.
