A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest
Formed: 1988 in Queens, NY
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Disbanded: 1998
Genre: Rap
Styles: Hip-Hop, Alternative Rap, East Coast Rap, Jazz-Rap
Group Members: Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, Phife Dawg
Biography: Without question the most intelligent, artistic rap group during the 1990s, A Tribe Called Quest jump-started and perfected the hip-hop alternative to hardcore and gangsta rap. In essence, they abandoned the macho posturing rap music had been constructed upon, and focused instead on abstract philosophy ...Read full biography
The Low End Theory
Released: 1991
Label: Jive Records
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While most of the players in the jazz-rap movement never quite escaped the pasted-on qualities of their vintage samples, with The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest created one of the closest and most ...Read full review
Midnight Marauders
Released: 1993
Label: Jive Records
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Though the abstract rappers finally betrayed a few commercial ambitions for Midnight Marauders, the happy result was a smart, hooky record that may not have furthered the jazz-rap fusions of The Low End ...Read full review
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