A Tribe Called Quest
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In stark contrast to the anger and venom of a wave of early 1990s gangsta rap acts, A Tribe Called Quest built on the influence of De La Soul and Gil Scott Heron in tackling social issues with poised intelligence and a sound that drew on jazz, soul and funk music. The childhood friends signed a deal with Jive Records in 1989 and soon gained recognition for their sophistication and laid-back rhythms, before the release of classic debut album People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythms (1990). Sampling Lou Reed's Walk On The Wild Side and Ian Dury's What A Waste, the single Can You Kick It? became their big anthem and the albums Midnight Marauders (1993) and US Number 1 Beats, Rhymes and Life (1996) brought great critical acclaim. They split in 1998 with Q-Tip and Phife Dawg going on to solo careers, but have reformed intermittently for reunion gigs since. The group remain seminal figures in hip hop, and a huge influence on acts such as Kanye West, Ludacris and Tyler The Creator.
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- Track Popularity
- Award Tour
- Can I Kick It?
- Scenario by Fatman Scoop
- Check The Rhime
- Bonita Applebum
- Electric Relaxation
- Oh My God
- Find a Way by James Yancey
- Stressed Out by James Yancey
- Jazz (We've Got)
- We Can Get Down
- God Lives Through
- Verses from the Abstract
- Buggin' Out by James Murphy
- Clap Your Hands
- Lyrics To Go by Dan the Automator
- 4 Moms by James Yancey
- The Love
- Steve Biko (Stir It Up)
- Keeping It Moving by James Yancey
- The Pressure
- The Hop
- Excursions
- Skypager
