A Tribe Called Quest

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Product Details

* Audio CD (September 29, 1998)
* Original Release Date: September 29, 1998
* Number of Discs: 1
* Format: Limited Edition
* Label: Jive
* Catalog Number: 41638
* ASIN: B000009S3D
* Other Editions: Audio Cassette | LP Record
* Average Customer Review: based on 111 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,953 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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1. Start It Up Listen
2. Find A Way Listen
3. Da Booty Listen Listen
4. Steppin' It Up Listen
5. Like It Like That Listen
6. Common Ground (Get It Goin' On) Listen Listen
7. 4 Moms Listen
8. His Name Is Mutty Ranks Listen
9. Give Me Listen
10. Pad & Pen Listen
11. Busta's Lament Listen Listen
12. Hot 4 U Listen
13. Against The World Listen Listen
14. The Love Listen
15. Rock Rock Y'All Listen Listen
16. Scenario (Remix) Listen
17. Money Maker Listen
18. Hot Sex Listen
19. Oh My God (Remix) Listen
20. Jazz (We've Got) (Re-Recording Radio) Listen
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Tribe's last album--they announced their breakup just prior to its release--has all of the problems of Midnight Marauders and Beats, Rhymes, and Life: they're just not People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm or The Low End Theory, Tribe's first two releases. That said, so what? Late-era Tribe is still a force to be reckoned with, even if it's not as much fun or doesn't have all the possibilities of Phife Dog, Q-Tip, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad's early work. The Love Movement's backing tracks recall previous releases but tend to be subtler--and therefore less than memorable--and a few of the tracks here are almost indistinguishable from one another. Q-Tip and Phife Dog bust out with few catch phrases (the exception is "Give Me," on which they rhyme "Boyz II Men, ABC, BBD--naw, we ain't none of them"); overall, they sound more mature than ever before. Are they really? At times, yes, and it seems that maturity is one of hip-hop's few unforgivable sins. --Randy Silver

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The Love Movement? Don't call it a comeback. The simple, stripped-down Ummah production from Beats, Rhymes continues, at times rendering tracks indistinguishable from each other--same tempo, same drums. While the "love" concept gets respect, the execution falls short.… (más)

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* Audio CD (July 30, 1996)
* Original Release Date: 2000
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Jive
* Catalog Number: 41587
* ASIN: B00000053T
* Other Editions: Audio Cassette | LP Record
* Average Customer Review: based on 48 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #23,650 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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1. Phony Rappers Listen Listen
2. Get A Hold Listen Listen
3. Motivators Listen Listen
4. Jam Listen Listen
5. Crew Listen Listen
6. The Pressure Listen
7. 1nce Again Listen
8. Mind Power Listen
9. The Hop Listen
10. Keeping It Moving Listen
11. Baby Phife's Return Listen
12. Separate/ Together Listen
13. What Really Goes On Listen
14. Word Play Listen
15. Stressed Out Listen
Editorial Reviews
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Tribe's fourth album, Beats, Rhymes, and Life, should be the awkward one, the album on which the group, growing up, falters a little as it figures out what it's going to do next. It isn't. Marked by a number of changes, both internally (this is the album on which the Ummah production crew takes over, and it also marks Q-Tip's new religious faith) and externally (by 1996 Quest's jazzy approach to hip-hop had fallen out of popular favor), Beats finds Tribe taking it as it comes and handling all of the challenges with flair. It's a slower, steadier album than either People's Instinctive Travels or The Low End Theory, but that's a description, not a complaint; rather, it gives you plenty of time to enjoy jams like "1nce Again." It doesn't hurt that Q-Tip and Phife Dog are feeling the flow here; an inspired pairing with distinctive voices and different strengths, they trade verses with fluid grace. --Randy Silver
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Get a Hold on Hip Hip, October 19, 2005
Reviewer: Matthew Wilson - See all my reviews
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I believe this was the last true Tribe album. The Love Movement didn't exactly seem like the way they should go out to me. This album reminds me of high school and being down the shore. I can't even explain to you the way I used to zone out to "Get a Hold", an overlooked track on this album. The rhymes are slick, as is to be expected from Q and Phife - and the tracks are all soulful and creatively constructed. 1nce Again was the single off this album and it really captured the Tribe sound as it had developed over time.

A solid effort from one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time.… (más)

Product Details

* Audio CD (March 12, 1990)
* Original Release Date: 2000
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Jive
* Catalog Number: 1331
* ASIN: B0000004WA
* Other Editions: Audio Cassette | LP Record
* Average Customer Review: based on 51 reviews. (Write a review.)
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1. Push It Along Listen Listen
2. Luck Of Lucien Listen Listen
3. After Hours Listen Listen
4. Footprints Listen Listen
5. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo Listen Listen
6. Public Enemy Listen
7. Bonita Applebum Listen
8. Can I Kick It? Listen
9. Youthful Expression Listen
10. Rhythm (Devoted To The Art Of Moving Butts) Listen
11. Mr. Muhammad Listen
12. Ham 'N' Eggs Listen
13. Go Ahead In The Rain Listen
14. Description Of A Fool Listen
Editorial Reviews
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is, quite simply, one of the finest albums in hip-hop. It's easy to argue that A Tribe Called Quest reached their zenith on this, their debut album: though they went on to produce another world-class disc (The Low End Theory) and broadened their palates and their consciousness, never again were they quite this naturally free and easy. Q-Tip and Phife's delivery is deceptively simple, flowing like wine and tasting like candy, and Jairobi adds some contrast. The music, so self-assured that it never raises its voice to make a spectacle, follows suit. Four albums later, on their last tour, songs from Paths of Rhythm still were at the top of the set list. --Randy Silver
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Hip Hop Masterpiece, July 13, 2000
Reviewer: Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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Quite possibly the finest album in hip hop history. When Tribe came onto the scene in the late 80's, no one in hip hop were the using the type of beats they employed. By mixing jazz and smooth R & B, they created a totally original and innovative sound that still sounds fresh ten years later. Q-Tip is the best MC in the business and has a voice as sweet as honey. He and Phife mesh perfectly together. There is not a bad song on the album and standouts include "Push It Along", "Luck Of Lucien" & "Can I Kick It?". Tribe preach a message of positivity and pride in yourself and your culture. This album was a breath of fresh air amid all the negative vibes and anger that was coming from the hip hop community at the time. This album has stood the test of time and nothing that has come along in hip hop has yet to match it. This is not only a hip hop masterpiece, but a musical masterpiece and it can be compared with the greats of any genre.… (más)