People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

Favourite tracks: after hours; I left my wallet in el Segundo; bonita applebum; can I kick it?; youthful expression; rhythm

Great first 2 songs, slow parts but amazing middle. Got slow again and picked up again at the end. Great production, many different sounds.

Not a fan of any hip hop/rap.

The flow is so good. I really enjoyed this.

Great beats, smooth rhymes, classic sound that makes me mentally picture Hammer pants and pastel colors Props for using the word nincompoop!

This very much sounds like an album from 1990. That being said, it holds up pretty well, and I'm glad this was included on the list as I don't think I've heard any of these other than "Can I Kick It?" Solid album. I wish I could give it a 3.5.

This had me dancing in the kitchen a bit. Super cool, smooth. I could go back to this sometime, I really enjoyed the vibes.

Can I kick it? Yes I can!

Definitely can hear the influence this has on other hip-hop artists.

Ne svidja mi se, mada to nije do albuma, generalno ne volim rep. Bonita Applebum ima kul repetitive flow

I really like ATCQ! I love that old school chill 80's / 90's hip hop flow, very poetic, and their samples being so eclectic and jazzy / funky is such a good pairing. It's the creme de la creme, and you can vouch for that. Can I Kick It? Is one of my favorite rap songs. That Lou Reed sample, the flow, lyrics... really really like this song. Also really like Bonita Applebum. A couple of my favorite rap songs, and overall a solid album. As a package though, I think it's a 4/5. Very good, but not front-to-back required experience.

Utter tripe. Best bit is start to sergeant pepper then all downhill.

Juuh

Basic ysäriräppiä/hiphopia. Ihan kiinnostavat taustat.

I have stopped eating ham and eggs

funkay

Great tracks for the first 2/3 of the album, fell off a little bit at the end, 3.5 stars

A definite step up from some of the rap albums I've had so far. This has a variety of flows, some interesting lyrical concepts, and a couple of absolute classics in Can I Kick It and Bonita Applebum. Unfortunately, some of it just didn't seem to land, and I kept thinking of it as a great stepping stone to future stuff. Useful as a historical great, but not something I'll be going back to compared to, say Low End Theory. A high 3/ low 4

Fett album. Jätte bra sampels och jag tycker det är roligt med längre låtar när de snackar osv. Kul att zacka låter var med. Bästa låt: Footprints

Bästa låt: Can i kick it

Jag tyckte om det här albumet typ jättemycket. Rappen är rolig, feta beats och helt min stil. Coola övergångar dessutom Favoriter: Left my Wallet in El Segundo, Rhythm, Mr Muhammad, Ham N Eggs

Not my favorite Tribe album.

4.5/5. Simply incredible, seminal hip hop record with far reaching appeal that oozes cool and good vibes.

a soulful of secrets

Great opening track, such a good baseline. Actually all the songs so far have had a great beat, so classic. Writing the PCG report that is outlining the 231 FBSR bridge cost, man I really want this sorted. I’m just hoping I don’t cry in the meeting. I won’t, we’ll I cant, but I’m sure I will feel like it. LP is in CHCH again, I miss her so much, but I’m so happy she is doing this. It’s great how positive it is making her feel about Beyond. And she’ll be ready to nail once we get back from Europe. Left my wallet in El Segundo just came on, so good.

Lots of good sampling and scratching on these laid back tracks with clear lyrics. Good sound and surprisingly relaxing! Though not my thing, so I'll rate it at 2

I can, in fact, kick this. One hour is still too long for a single album - especially from a genre that I'd never consider to be a favorite, but the steady grooviness and overall accessibility of this record leaves it with something that nearly anyone can enjoy. Including me.

i hadn’t realised i needed to explore more 90s hip hop until this album became one of many daily listens. at about the halfway point i’m loving it. saving it to my library in order to relisten when i am 🪨ed enough for it to be a whole new experience. i love a steady baseline (for the most part), clever lyrics if a simply subject, and a calmer vibe. not my top top genre i will admit but i’m enjoying it. bonita applebaum is perhaps my favourite, if can i kick it is a basic choice (it is). mr muhammad has come out of the woodwork as a late fav, the latter half of this album hits harder than the first half. glad this is the first of many suggestions!

Absolutte banger

I could see people thinking this is good but it really wasn't my style

a tribe called quest is just special. i dont know whether its the beats, the flows, the lyrics, or just the overall vibe, but it just works. perfect. fav songs: lack of lucien, i left my wallet in el segundo, pubic enemy, bonita applebum, rhythm, description of a fool.

Great debut and there’s even better coming.

Real 90s hip hop. Not my go-to but ATCQ is top tier in this genre. Best track: #7 - Bonita Applebum. (Woof, what a beat!)

A true classic. As hip-hop goes this is as good as it gets. Everything is there for this to be one of the great albums of all time, but the group (especially Q-Tip) just needed a little more experience. The following two albums prove that. This album is like the painting before the mona lisa, and everything here gets expanded on in the near future to perfection. 5/5 Will listen too repeatedly.

Lyrics that flow like wine into the mouth of Dionysus, this group kills it

favs: Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts), Can I Kick It?, Go Ahead in the Rain, Bonita Applebum least fav: Youthful Expressions

Brilliant debut.

"Fresh Prince rap," goes one reviewer. Count me as one of the many people you're "pissing off" with that dumb take, just as you rightly predicted. The aim of this app is NOT to piss off people, though. It's to truly *listen* to the albums for what they are, no matter what your mileage of the genre and era it stems from is. Of course, you need a set of good ears in order to do that. Should we set up a GoFundMe page to provide them for ya? To be clear, my gripe with that review is NOT about expressing "opinions" and "tastes": everyone has different aesthetic leanings and biases, so I do get that someone can give less than four stars to this record. It's just that if you want your opinion to be taken seriously, you need to avoid starting your review with something you already *know* is pretty unfair to describe the thing at hand. And it's not about the battle between so-called "modernity" and the previous generations, as this particular reviewer also seems to suggest. There are current trap artists that I love these days, for instance... But just like every era of rap and hip hop, you have the good acts and the lame ones. And to differentiate between the two, you need a good set of ears, once again... So can I kick this review in the proverbial ass? Yes, I can! Now about *People Instinctive Travels...*, it is a game changer, enough said. Fun and lively and subtle and original. Opening doors to a golden age where rap would reach a much needed "mature" stage. Admittedly, this ATCQ debut is not the masterpiece that *The Low End Theory* will then be. And it doesn't exactly have the string of stellar hits from the first side of *Midnight Marauders* either. But, yet, nonetheless, however, and that being said, it's still a hip hop classic. 4.5 stars, rounded up to 5. Number of albums left to review: 464 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 253 (including this one). Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 125 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 160

While I was never a fan of this era of rap music or what I've dubbed "Fresh Prince Rap" (how many will I piss off with that generalization?). I understand these guys helped lay the foundation for many artists that would come along and in opinion do it better. The backing tracks (or samples) are probably the best part of the album however they're a product of a bygone age of hip hop that did nothing for me then and does even less for me now. Flow, wordplay, delivery and the hooks are all a little too simple and repetitive. To me it just doesn't hold up to modern music or even to music of the same genre that would proceed it by just a few years. It's a relic of it's time and best looked at as just that for those of us who were too young or just not around to appreciate it when it was fresh. Should have left the album in Segundo/10

It's amazing how stripped back these songs are: snare, kick & high-hat, some jazz samples for horns, and a bass line - the perfect platform for Q-Tip's hyper-enunciated clean and clear delivery with his classic cadence that itself carries the beat. You see how this that spawned a million cringey mystical-lyrical slam poetry imitators. Playful and conversational, the lyrics here vary between story-telling and abstract - mostly upbeat and bright-eyed. Overall the sound is laid-back and affirmative with a underlying sense of humor. Description of a Fool and some of the other songs with longer instrumental sections hint at what would become down-beat, instrumental hip-hop, and trip-hop. They're having fun messing around with samples and peicing it all together, could have more restraint sometimes (Why does it start with a 7-minute collage of 4 song-ideas with one good verse between them?! Why the tag 'say rhythm' bit at the end of Ham and Eggs?). These sample-heavy albums can be kind of distracting (where's that from? What else have I heard that in?) but some fun bricolage as they graze on, digest, and renew the archive of 20th c pop rnb soul and rock. Lots of great tracks: Luck of Lucien, El Segundo, Bonita Applebum, Can I Kick It, Youthful Expression, Go Ahead in the Rain

3.5

I've actually have heard "Find A Way" some time ago, and it has been a personal favorite of mine. I really like the album so far, I like that they have their own style yet still influenceful. Cool, I like it! 👍

Smooth. Runs a little long but lots of experimental samples/beats keep it interesting. Struggled to focus on work while listening, just kept being distracted by the music. Not all experiments work though. Would've been stronger if a couple of songs got cut. Rating is mostly a weakness of 1-5.

Yeah wae good at the time and can you kick it is a classic rest seems a bit dated and tired.

Great to be reminded of how good this album was, though it does sound a bit dated now

Can I kick It? Is it possible this is greater than the Lou Reed sample? Probably not, but it's a great track and makes the whole album worthwhile. I also enjoyed the party vibe in Ham 'N' Eggs and the laid back smoothness of I Left My Wallet In El Segundo.

I pulled over to ask where we was at His index finger, he tipped up his hat El segundo, he said, my name is Pedro If you need directions, I'll tell you pronto Need a civilization, some sort of reservation He said a mile south, there's a fast food station Thanks, señor, as I started the motor Ali said, "Damn, Tip, what did you drive so far for?" 5/5

Old school hip hop and there sampling. It's just so good. I don't expect anything less from A Tribe Called Quest, the flow and songs on this album are so good. Can I Kick It? is one of the best hip hop songs of the 90s, even of the genre of hip hop.

Solid, but a bit too long for me.

I enjoyed this album. I only remember hearing a couple of these songs before. I love all the quotes and musical references.

Definitely some corny flow that people was cutting edge at the time, it’s just that rap has progressed so much (for better or worse). The mixing is exceptional, the band really put together some dope bass lines and drum beats; the scratching is very fitting of the era. I think there are certainly some standout tracks, but the album drags on. I respect the flow and influence this had on hip hop. Considering that it is a good album.

A Tribe Called Quest push out there debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, and it is truly marvelous. The funk and jive of this album complement the laid back rap n’ rhymes from all artists, especially Q-Tip, who did a great job on this album. The group was able to near flawlessly formulate this hour plus long chill Hip-Hop eargasm. Diversity maybe could have pushed this album to a 10, but it is still a testament to the groups’ unmatched skill and excellence. All in all, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is an amazing album. Best Songs: Push It Along, Youthful Expression, and Description of a Fool Worst Song: Bonita Applebum

Not something I’ll seek to revisit. Lots of repeated refrains and beats. Not well-recorded. 2/5

Very similar to Ready to Die in terms of, it’s a long album with a similar sound so it makes it harder for the latter songs to stand out. That being said, each song in isolation is great, it strips hip hop back to its roots and clearly has inspired a lot of modern stuff. Just prefer shorter albums personally.

Not a rap fan

This is a really really really good album. And an album you can confidently hand to anyone who has never really listened to 90s hip hop before, of all backgrounds, and get them invested. I listened to this a ton on a Tribe binge a few years ago. Ambitious, funny, never too serious but also very serious, just a lot of soul and heart. I have to give this a 5 because it's gotta be in the top 10 of hip hop albums I'll remember in 30 years. 5/5

Less aggressive, inoffensive rap - like Arrested Development. The trouble is, it's rap, not music.

A solid album that grows in quality with age. A great jazz rap experience

Not a defining album of it’s genre

More nostalgic vibes. Push It Along is a great opener. I wish the album was a bit more fluid, it seems to hint with mentions of the next song at the end or most songs but the flow doesn't feel right. Pubic Enemy made me laugh. Fave tracks would be I Left My Wallet in El Sedungo, Bonita Applebum, and Can I Kick It?

Feels way less dated that some of the other hip-hop albums on the list from this time period. Good stuff. Fave track - "Can I Kick It?" I liked at the time just from passive awareness, and it's still a great tune. "Footprints" caught my ear this time through, too....

As someone who hasn’t ever really liked rap, I enjoyed this one a lot. I really like footprints with that hint of Stevie Wonder in there. The whole album had a chill vibe compared to modern rap that just seems to aggressive. This album really brings out what rap was about, being poetic in your own way.

Mmm

One of hip-hop’s truly essential records. Fun, complex, satisfying.

Not in the same league as The Low End Theory, but still a very good debut album of course.

Jazzy and groovy hiphop. Very enjoyable all the way through.

Laid-back with some great samples (Walk on the wild side!) but not something I would replay.

этот как-то не захватил меня

I really enjoy A Tribe Called Quest music... Didn't in my younger years but now do. 4/5

Stone cold classic. What a groove.

Weirds uninons between songs, I love it

Trevlig pratsjungning. Trevligare än de flesta pratsjungningar.

This is MY kind of hip-hop. I knew there had to be good hip-hop on this list! I suppose it is alternative. I love this jazzy production that juxtaposes the backing instruments and the rapping; the former sounds like it comes from the 1930s, while the latter sounds like it's from the 1990s. 'Luck of Lucien': they even sampled the Beatles! It was a pleasant surprise to discover that 'Can I Kick It?' is by this group. 'Ham 'N' Eggs' cements the idea, if there was any doubt, that this is a hip-hop group like no other. It was refreshing to not hear the N-word. Favourite songs: 'Luck of Lucien', 'After Hours', 'I Left My Wallet in El Segundo', 'Can I Kick It?', 'Ham 'N' Eggs' (but it's all great). 9/10. I finally understand why people rave over A Tribe Called Quest. This is probably better than some of the others I rated 5... but the problem is I don't think I'll listen again.

The instrumentals are so smooth and groovy, just really solid work. Fun lyrics and flow as well. Really enjoyed listening to it.

Can I Kick It is a great tune, shame about the rest. There's about 20-30 seconds of good music per song, trhe rest being loops and boring vocals.

Listening to this is smooth, it really is super groovy and funky in the perfect way for a hip-hop album. Once again the issues come down to the length of it all, where it starts to become very long winded and hard to focus on what you're listening too, and the relatively relaxing samples and beats don't help to not keep you from getting too comfy with it and letting it all slip past you. Otherwise, very good, I'm glad I finally came around to actually giving ATCQ a proper listen.

a ver si cn estos me gusta el rap de una vez

👍🏻

Begin A Tribe Called Quest steeeeeds leuker en leuker te worden, wat een heerlijk chill album met echt heel leuke beats en samples er in!! Deze gaat nog vaker op staan (in de auto naar vakantie @jur!!)

Gigantisch debuut van een van de beste hiphop groepen allertijden. Dit raten is te makkelijk, ieder album van hen is voor mij een een dikke 5 sterren. Stacked met hitjes als Bonita Applebum, Can I Kick It, Luck of Lucien, Push It Along. Qua tekst is Tribe misschien wel m’n favoriete groep. Sommige nummers al honderd keer gehoord, maar soms hoor je weer een zinnetje die je niet eerder is opgevallen of nu ineens relevant is. M’n favoriete deel van hun albums is het ophypen van elkaar, zinnen met elkaar afwisselen en gekke grapjes erdoorheen. Geen groep waarbij de leden zo complementair aan elkaar zijn als Tribe. Los van dit album, Tribe kwam in 2016 na een pauze van 18 jaar terug met een nieuw album na het overlijden van Phife Dawg (rip) en zelfs na zo’n lange pauze blijven ze laten zien waarom ze eens de besten waren, hun hele discografie kan ik niet genoeg aanraden

This is a good album if a bit too chilled and laid back to really grab me; I want my hip hop to be a bit dirty and gritty and this, as good as the flows are, the beats just don't really take me anywhere. Still, 3.

This is much better than we've had over the past week or two, and a lot more thoughtful and reflective than the other rap/hip hop albums we've had from the early nineties. That said, what it gains in lyrical dexterity and subtlety it does lose a bit in energy and catchiness - there's not much that really sticks in your head musically aside from Can I Kick it?. Definitely liked this album, but am I actually likely to revisit it? Probably not, so it's a 3/5.

I mean this is obviously just an awesome album. Very important piece of rap history, and a project that is very deserving of that moniker. The ability to change feel from track to track while maintaining cohesion is the mark of truly incredible artists. Favorite track: Luck of Lucien

nice album I really like the sound and especially the vocals... they are very interesting compared to 2Pac... 3/5

A tribe called quest have just got such a nice vibe.So relaxed and wise.Unfortunately this album is way too long but it’s still great.Can I kick it is one of the best rap singles ever.Did not expect a song about stds called the pubic war.

Some wonderful production, awesome choices of topic and lyrics, but flow has come a long way since then.

Alternative hip hop, East Coast hip hopprogressive rap,jazz rap. Rollito.

4/5 Best: Can I Kick It? Worst: Public Enemy

Didn't like this much. Felt a little cheesy.

Not only brings me down memory lane but reminds me of the brilliance of this group. Their sampling is groundbreaking, lyrics exciting, and their sound? Chef's kiss.

An amazing hip hop album which is for me only topped by a few others. To be played on repeat

RIP Phife The moments where the MCs take a chance to boast up the other members of the group is the most wholesome thing ever.

This is the only early tribe album I did not own. I missed out as this is an impressive debut. Masters of sampling on full display. Side B does drop off a bit.

Big fan of the hip hop production, vocal delivery, and writing on this album. It’s a long album but never got boring. Standouts: Rhythm; Go Ahead In The Rain; Bonita Applebum; Can I Kick It? 4/5.

Incredible album that has held up far better than most albums of its era. The influence this album had on modern hip hop is clear. Best track is hard to say, but Can I Kick It will always hold a special place for me.

i like how positive it is. i like the chill funk samples and rnb stuff. it just has those 80s rap vibes that feel so stilted and corny. i want to like this mooorrrreeee! but i cant. cornyyyy.

pure vibe

I don't think I had listened to this one fully before, I only knew the singles. This isn't nearly as good as The Low End Theory, but it's very enjoyable. We'll written and often funny lyrics, and some well picked (but maybe a bit too obvious) samples.

Classic NY rap album, fantastic debut. Samples on point, a classic

first time listening have heard can i kick it and i think i’ve heard bonita applebum favorites bonita applebum can i kick it rhythm ham n eggs- I DONT EAT NO HAM N EGGS CAUSE THEYRE HIGH IN CHOLESTEROL NUH UH NOT AT ALL🙌🏼😮‍💨 go ahead in the rain

Great album, heard some songs before. W album.

Classic. Can I kick it is one of the best songs ever

Yup

Clearly a step below their later work, both in terms of the beats, which are too skeletal and not hard hitting, and with lyrics that veer into corniness as well as the presence of some weaker hooks. It's still a good album but one in which the group is still finding their footing.

Eh

Bon album, du bon hip to the hop, un peu old school, belle découverte, good vibes. Je mets 3 juste pour me donner de la marge pour les notes, mais c'est bon.

Lots to like on here but I just can’t love it. It’s great that Native Tongue were taking this alternative route from what moved towards gangster rap. The production is funky, playful yet pretty tight for 1990. Q-Tip is undoubtedly incredibly talented I’m just not a fan of his tone and his flow gets a little samey, Fife doesn’t bring much contrast. Just can’t make it to a 5 for me.

Great start to the weekend!

One of my favourite rap albums, and the one you should play anyone who goes 'it's not really music'. This is such a musical album, full of snaggy hooks, great samples and just a sense of joy. The last couple of tracks see the quality dip a little. And the 'why' remix of Bonita Applebum is not on the album - to which one can only say WHY as it's awesome.

Yes you can

The album was alright. It is very different than the hip hop/rap scene in the early 90s. It is not aggressive. It was a little long. I can't recall a specific song that was overly memorable but as a whole it was alright.

Deze was cool, ga ik zeker nog een keer luisteren. Niet voor niets een legendarische hip-hip groep!

I do like their production, but the flows on this one felt a little samey tbh. Could use another listen probably, but for now it's is the not bad not great 3.0 zone.

Love this. The beats/samples are as cool as fuck and Q-Tips delivery is so laid back and in touch. Benefits from the early success of De La Soul and should have been as big.

OK. before you question my Sepultura rating, consider that I really have no clue what I'm talking about. Only an idiot argues with one. But this is a rather enjoyable album. Really good, actually.

I just don't like Q-Tip's voice. Its a little too much like someone singing with a cold and just grates on me. I can't get past that.

Lord, have mercy The heat got hotter, Ali stars to curse me.

Not a rap fan but as rap goes, this is pretty listenable

3.7 - I struggle with some of these early hip hop records because: a) my musical diet growing up consisted of mostly rock, b) as a genre, hip hop has evolved and many artists display tighter MC'ing and glossier production. On an intellectual level, I can appreciate how Tribe laid the foundation for almost everything that would follow. And compared to many contemporaries, I appreciate the light-heartedness of tracks like "Ham 'N' Eggs" (side note: "I Left My Wallet..." is corny AF). But I won't gush about this record as others do. At best, I'd say it has some bangers like "Footprints", "Bonita Applebum" and the classic "Can I Kick It?"

Head bobbing and breezy - it's ok

Some classics here but it began to sound samey. And some of the lyrical content is ridiculous.

Beautiful, varied, never dull.

AMAAAAZING!!! luck of lucien is my fave.

It was a lot of fun. Saved a lot of songs from the album and was vibing

Enjoyed very much. 9 year old son gave most songs 3's and 4's

I like this.

Overlong and there's better tribe albums, but this is pretty great still.

Absolute vibe 😌

It’s fascinating hearing what they could do with vaguely familiar beats. A great album even for casual hip-hop listeners.

This one wasn’t too bad. Rap with a little jazz influence but with fairly sparse production with unique lyrics. This is not a hooky album though, in fact that may be the worse part. I didn’t mind the production though.

Some interesting sampling. Struggled to rate this any higher overall.

a classic

Album avec de belles intrumentales et bon rap

PREFS : Push It Along, Luck of Lucien, After Hours, I Left My Wallet in El Segundo, Can I Kick It?, Rythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts), Go Ahead in the Rain, Description of a Fool MOINS PREF : Hams'n'Eggs

Can I kick it?

Nearly 5 stars. A fun, enjoyable listen

One of the best albums ever to me. Just non stop flow, beat, rhythm. I mean my kids even love it.

A fantastic rap collective, I really enjoyed this album a ton! They brought a very unique and distinct style to the rap genre that I can greatly appreciate.

It's 'da bomb!

Quality throughout!

I like this hip-hop album, great rhythms, great writing, great production, all the songs flow so well together, from one song to another. It was a fun listen to. 4.25/4.5.

Tribe can kick it with me.

Again, another perfectly acceptable, ATQC album

Amazing album.

Iconic, influential and funky

Not by usual thing but I mostly enjoyed this. Some of it was based as hell 😂

Amazing. Legendary. Love love love!

Groundbreaking and just plain awesome

Exceptionally good album. Reminded me a lot of Hamilton. I have never particularly loved hip hop or rap but this album was so good I really enjoyed it. Great rhythm, beat and lyrics. Diverse song content.

Vindt die Roel dus alle hiphop en R&B stom? Nee hoor. Dit album luistert relaxt weg, funky ritmes, de creativiteit spat eraf, en dan is af en toe een sampletje ook niet erg.

Dit album kreeg ik na de Fugees en na het doorbladeren van het kantoorcadeau: 'Omdenken'. Ik pas het maar gelijk toe. Bij Bonita Applebum denk ik bij de bekende sample dus steeds: Wat fijn dat dit niet de Fugees is! Want heel eerlijk de meesters van de oude school geven hier de Fugees een les in relaxedheid. De raps en de (soms lekker jazzy) ritmes; het klinkt allemaal heerlijk ongeforceerd. Al zal er best over nagedacht zijn. Want bij sommige tracks volgt na elke zin een sample/woord dat perfect lijkt te passen. Begin jaren '90 was de hiphop vaak een boodschap met een lading. Kan ik erg waarderen. Maar soms kwam er een heerlijke ongeladen plaat voorbij. Gewoon een lekker ongeforceerd ritme als basis en een tekst over helemaal niets. Over iemand op een roadtrip die zijn knip vergeet of zo. Word je toch gelukkig van...

Verrek, ik heb het net nog over a Tribe Called Quest. Zoals bij andere hiphop, luister ik niet zo naar de teksten. Maar meer naar de flow van de beat en de rap. En dat is de Tribe wel toevertrouwd. Stuk beter weer dan de Fugees, maar ik vind het toch net niet goed genoeg voor 5 sterretjes denk ik

One of the best

high 3. didn't save much from this, but did enjoy it a lot more than the other tribe album I have heard in the past.

This album was just too long, and too repetitive. Every single song they took one line for about 30 seconds and those were the only words they knew and it got really old really fast. If it had been at all interesting it still would have been too long of an album- I don’t need over an hour of this. The only reason I’m not giving this album a 1 is because I understand how this album could be influential and there is (some) talent, but definitely not my thing.

Tribe were for me nearly the best of everything about hiphop - jazzy beats with no trap-drums, actually good rhythmic verses and mellow-ish voices trading off verses. Can't find anything specifically negative, but the big negative: it runs too damn long. It ends up sounding repetitive. Partially as a result, it's not quite at the level of their followup album to come but a hell of a debut; cut this down to 45-50 minutes for near-perfection. 7/10 4 stars.

Would listen again

love this 90's hip hop where sampling ruled supreme

Groundbreaking album

not my preferred style of hip hop but still good

Old school hip hop, driven by lyrics and wordplay. Clean, simplistic instrumental elements. Self aware and funny at times. Definitely can feel it’s influence elsewhere. Have to be in the right mood for it, sit and nod music.

Classic

I can understand the appeal for this album. I get the historical significance, but I am just not a big fan of the earlier rap

Really great beats and supremely fun vibe. But too many pedestrian rhymes that make me cringe. Very cohesive album that rewards listening to it all in one or two sessions

Nice album with "Can I Kick It?" probably being the most known song on the album. I did notice throughout that TCQ sampled a bunch of well known songs; that's not to say that hip hop groups don't do that, but I guess they go with lesser known songs so it flies under the radar and becomes less of a distraction. Overall the album is fine, maybe a little too long. 8/10.

3/5 This album was pretty good. However, I found myself just wanting to listen to the songs that were being samples. I guess it had some good messages like Ham and Eggs, and yea I thought it was cute. They had good rhymes but I dunno if I will be going back to listen to it again.

Nothing amazing or terrible here, just some slightly cheesey rap music that played okay in the background. Ham and Eggs was my highlight.

A new genre for me but I really quite liked this. More of a vibe and very cool mood than something I could imagine myself returning to over and over but really enjoyable

Ik vind dit echt wel chille hip hop. Grote variatie aan samples, waardoor het de hele tijd interessant blijft. Goeie beats, maar vooral ook 'heldere' vocals en teksten. Niet zo aggressieve intonatie als hip-hop wel eens kan hebben, maar gewoon musicaal. Echt wel fijn, 4 sterren.

A rap album that sounds modern and timeless, with great vocals and new-wave instrumentals.

OK

It's my least favourite of their three 'imperial' albums. But it's also the silliest, possibly the most charming, and has two of their biggest tracks on it. So really not a bad album, just one in the shadows of others. Like the Arc de Triomphe next to the Eiffel Tower and Eurodisney I guess? Still getting all five stars

I might have the nostalgia goggles on for this one a little bit.

Ali Shaleed Muhammad is no joke. 4.5 stars, round up to 5

Listening to this it's quite infectious in it's quirky upbeat feel. I like it.

Schon nice beats aber haut mich net vom hocker

Lässiges Album mit 1-2 Classics drauf, kannst nix sagen

Liian pitkä mut kivan positiivinen

Rehti yritys. Kiinnostaviakin biittejä alkaa löytyä, kun pääsee käyntiin.

9/10, pretty fire, some songs were repetitive, but the boom bap elements are good

Sounds a bit too messy for me

Chill hip hop

There's something special about 90s hip hop, but most of the time they seem a little static when it comes to their cadences.

that beginning with the baby crying is like that grim level on Max Payne where you have to follow the blood trail to the sound of your screaming dead baby. pretty good rest of the album and it's nice to see young men taking cholesterol seriously.

I've been knee'd in the dick enough times to know if I enjoy it or not. The truth is, I find this genre of music hard to stomach most of the time, but this little record caught my ear hard and had me dancing round the kitchen all morning. A ray of light on an otherwise gloomy day. You could say it's a real knee to the dick. Yes, I enjoy it.

Not arsed mate

Beautiful hip hop

Foi como quase como se fora um disco de música ambiente, pois consegui perceber as batidas fluindo por volta de uma hora.

Truly groundbreaking stuff. This is hip hop.

5/5 no notes. Exceptional.

Damn is this better than The Low End Theory or am I losing my mind? Why do I never hear people talking about this album and Low End Theory gets all the glory? Awesome. Insane samples - these guys could turn the MeowMix ad into straight fire. Yet again too bloated for a 5/5 though. What's up with hip hop artists and their inability to release albums shorter than 60 minutes?

Hip hop relaxat i compromés, amb algun tema interessant com 'Bonita Applebum' o 'I Left My Wallet in El Segundo'

3.5

immaculate vibes start to finish, an absolute classic production is heavy hitting and funky as shit

At 1 hour 16 minutes this album is too long. But still good

so smooth but not so many stand out tracks

Ham and eggs, Bonita applebum

This is solid 90s hip-hop and I regret that I didn't listen to it more in the 90s (oh, if only I could go back in time and toss the RHCPs and Dave Matthews and substitute Tribe and the Fugees - alas). This album is everything you want in 90s hip hop - peppy, fun, political, great beats. Was bopping my head happily along.

Another good quest album

I didn't know what to expect and I have to admit I enjoyed it. It's not something I would listen to often, but it was refreshing and the sampling definitely brought a different element to the music. A fairly safe hip-hop/rap choice.

Very hard not to give this 5*s. head and shoulders above so much that came afterwards.

I’m a big Tribe Called Quest fan and I’ve somehow never listened to this album so I’m glad this list inspired me to. A lot of the production on this album sounds a lot less similar to Tribe’s jazz production (except for a few songs) which took a way from my enjoyment a good bit. Overall this is a good album that I’m glad I listened to, not top 3 Tribe though 7.5/10

18th January 2022 Listened on the drive in to the office. Book club in burger lobster in the evening. One of the all time greats. What an album, love my 90s hip hop.

A more laid back offering from them, if such a thing were even possible. All the things I loved about the other album I had on the list (Low End Theory) are in this too, so I'm happy. Hope there's more on this list as I'd happily listen to another half a dozen of these.

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yes, lyrical and vocal work is genius with slow backing tracks to emphasise this in parts, very laid back and enjoyable Favourite song: Track 1 - Push It Along

The kind of album that when someone says they don’t like it, I think much less of them as a person. I don’t want to be their friend.

I love a Tribe Called Quest and this album is no different. Super old school vibe that suits their flow well

yeah. perfect.

I’m not really feeling this. Make mine Arrested Development. Too much frilly things. Just not my thing.

I was really not looking forward to listening to this one... But, DAMN. That was awesome. A Tribe Called Quest is from Brooklyn NY, USA. This was their first album and they have two albums on the 1001 albums list. This is a GREAT hip hop album. Can they Kick it? Yes they can! One of the best albums in the Genre. Up there with Three Feet High and Rising by De La Soul. Love it. Standouts: Can I Kick It? Others: Everything else on the album! Rating: 4/5 (Outstanding)

The boom bip, a boom bip. This is where it all began. It is part of my fabric. Five Solid Stars Now sit back, relax, listen to some hip-hop.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. The beats and samples were very cool.

Very, very good.

the beats absolutely rip, drums go hard throughout

on the intro and i'm already enjoying it very much mmmm hiphop sounds bonita applebum you gotta put me on dude can kick it

Could not make it through. Old style rapping. Making little to no sense. Music was good, if i could rate that by itself I'd give it at least 3 stars.

It was weird since I didn't recall it like I though. Solid album but it took a while for me to get into it. Listening with a sub helps a ton.

Starts of simple, unimpressive - but then weaves it's own mood/vibe as it goes. Found myself liking a lot of the less popular tracks that I was less familiar with.

Hip Hop Classic

This would be the music played at a trendy, millennial gastropub in the South End called the Gallows. You can’t hear the lyrics, but it’s Thursday night, the lights are low, and your exorbitant Negroni tastes sophisticated because you don’t know any better, so it’s a damn good beat. Anytime now, the man perched next to you at the bar will emulate passion of William Wordsworth’s acute depiction of the human condition in The Prelude and how sobering an effect the recent profile of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in the New Yorker will have on the next generation. Oh how I love taking comfort in the annals of American expressionism. 3.5/5

Not my type of music, but better than I expected. My head was bobbing but that’s about as far as I’d go. High 2 low 3, probably wouldn’t go back to it. I’m too white for the message in the lyrics to speak to me.

I'm actually so pissed. I wrote down a whole rap and everything that mirrored the style of tribe in this album to give it a rating and roast mr. brodsky, but my computer shut off and now that artwork is lost to the annals of time and whatsapp. Yeah it's a 3.5 that I'm putting at a 3, I don't wanna offer any insight now I'm gonna go pout.

A personal favorite so I was stoked to listen. It never gets old

It’s become trendy to say you like Tribe, damn liberals!! I’ve only listened to singles before, never a full album, so I’m curious to get the full experience. So far, I like the sound. Well, I finally forced myself to finish this bad boy. The production was akin to a SoundCloud rapper at times. It was interesting enough for a 2.5, but I wouldn’t rate it higher than that. I’m tired of these one-track albums. Would this album really be here without Can I Kick It?

Nice sampling. Really picks up towards the end of the album.

Blast from the past. College day’s frequent play.

Appreciated it, didn't always love it because it was not concise enough (why is phife barely on this?) but it certainly made me realize how much Tribe clicked on The Low End Theory. Production was solid, if not spectacular, and the songs could be a little more detailed but I loved the enthusiasm and mood, so I never lost interest. A decent record.

Man, I love Tribe. Never really listened to this record, but it definitely makes sense as a precursor to The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders, which I've listened to a ton. Great record. Standouts: Push it Along, After Hours, Footprints, Can I Kick It?

Da best

Some of the compositions overstay their welcome but overall this is smooth AS FUCK hip hop and I needed it today

Neat album

Solid album, maybe not super my taste and instrumentals not really too out there

So good, very evocative of the early 90s too

Soooo goood

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This is a great feel good hip hop album! Some amazing sample work and lyrical flow in here. Very good debut that set up the stage for even greater records! 7.5 out of 10

This is an incredible debut album. I really like the recurring theme of 'Can I Kick It?' throughout the album, it builds anticipation for the song, which is one of the best on the album. Q-Tip in particular has such a unique voice in hip hop and is one of my favorites. Pretty much solid all the way through, gotta give it 5/5. Standout Tracks: Push It Along, After Hours, I Left My Wallet in El Segundo, Bonita Applebum, Can I Kick It?, Youthful Expression, Mr. Muhammad, Ham 'N' Eggs, Go Ahead in the Rain

After Hours is chill as hell I love the scratching on it. The few seconds sampling ‘All You Need is Love’ and ‘Sir Duke’ in ‘Luck of Lucien’ and ‘Footprints’ are cheeky and show how more liberated sampling laws were then (they wouldn’t be so lucky with ‘Can I Kick It?’). First 8 tracks are an incredible run, especially ‘I Left My Wallet in El Segundo’ where the storytelling reminds me of Paul Revere by the Beastie Boys. 4 of the last 6 tracks lack the presence, earworms and fun of the first 8, enjoyable in the background though with the exception of ‘Ham n Eggs’ which I’d wager influenced DOOM’s ‘Beef Rapp’ if not all of Mm…Food. Description of a Fool packs a great message and groove.

Wow. Just wow. So smooth. So infectious. The samples and rhymes are smart, quick and smooth. It is clear how this changed the direction of hip hop and made it more complex and interesting. Love it.

Not quite Midnight Marauders but still excellent jazz rap

Grúvið í þessu bandi er svakalegt. Erfitt að skilja að þessi plata sé 32ja ára gömul! Hún er algjörlega frábær.

Awesome predecessor to old school West Coast Gangster Rap. Jazzy backing tracks with heavy synth drums. The Beatles sample caught me off guard. Simultaneously unfamiliar and nostalgic album.

Good

In case you had any doubt that everything was cooler in the 1990’s than it is today, consider this exhibit A.

The beats are enjoyable and groovy. The lyrics felt kinda cringe.

classic and already excited to return to this ATCQ debut sampling is pristine

I liked this one! It’s very funny and voicey. I have to go back and read some of the lyrics someday

Loved this Album. Has a nice cruisy flow to it and easy to listen to.

Can I kick it is great

J'ai aimé l'aspect collectif, je trouvais qu'on sentait bien une «tribu» comme l'annonce le nom.

Nice feel good album

This is good because it is upbeat and happy, but also pretty chilled.

No bar is wack as all bars are pre-wack

Not a massive hip hop fan but that was pretty damn good. The rapping, music and samples are so clean.

no es lo mio el hip-hop.

A refreshing journey with funky hip-hop beats pushing forward positive vibes.

Some of the absolute best hip hop tracks ever made on this classic.

Biitit, flow, mmmm. Enpä ollu varmaan kuullu juuri muuta kun "Can I Kick It", ja sehän oli lopulta ton levyn massaan hukkuvimpia biisejä.

One of hip hops greatest complete albums. From top to bottom for me this is absolutely excellent. I’m Cool Like That and so is this record a must listen!

Very nice

Tout un premier album. Propos intelligent, sample savament trouvés, flows distinctifs, influence pour tous les autres.

Mon préféré reste Low End Theory, mais les bases sont sur ce premier album de ATCQ. Les pièces Bonita Applebum et (surtout) Can I Kick It? sont des essentielles du groupe. Outre Beastie Boys que je mets dans une catégorie à part, ATCQ est définitivement mon collectif de Hip Hop préféré.

-Its just that really early rap flow for the whole album. Nothing crazy exciting to latch onto. -Some of the beats are fun but they aren't enough to really make it worth it with the relatively plain flow. -Not UNpleasant but there just isn't that much that I find interesting

One of the more listenable albums of the genre. Alas, I still don't like this genre.

Too many times albums are labelled ‘classic’. This one fits the bill. It also has CRAZY prophylactics.

Dull nerd rap, interesting afro-inspired lyrics, annoying sampling technique, dull lollopy groove. Easy to forget it's on but slight relief when it isn't

Rap

YES

One of my favourite albums of all time from the vibesiest rap group to do it. The start of Push It Along is cosmic birth through a wormhole, setting you up for just under an hour (see later why) of blunt-on-a-sunday instrumentals and mellow raps. An underrated feature is the name of the album that encapsulates the sense of irreverent journeying you undergo, meticulously structured (though it feels so natural) by Q Tip. Social, mystical, and most importantly pure FUN - this album was the start of a movement and impactful. The last 4 songs on the album are pretty trash so mentally I have just excluded them. Since it is a run of songs at the end doesn't feel wrong. Also the colourful album cover is better but this is still iconic. Favourite song - I left my wallet in El Segundo* or Rhythm devoted to the art of moving butts *It's kinda my Rosebud, the kids are gonna be very confused when I spit 'we left Brooklyn and made big tracks'

WE ALREADY KNOWWWW ITS A GOAT favourite song: ham n eggs... LOL (probably luck of lucien but el segundo has a special place in my heart)

Pretty good, but don't think I'll listen to the complete album again

There are some genuinely cool tracks on here, and it wouldn't be a punishment to listen to the album again. Will I, though? Probably not.

Not my favourite piece of music. Few songs that stand out, I really liked the flow of "Kick It" and pretty funny "Bonita Applebum", but otherwise the whole album went on without catching my attention. I think it might be partially down to the fact that in 90s this album was first ever using this style of hip hop, whereas now it's much more common and that's why it feels like nothing special. I don't want to rate it according to rap history, because I know nothing about that, so I'll just rate how I feel now, without context, about this album. And unfortunately, it's not a really positive feeling.

Shines a light to todays rap music.

I really like the vibes and attitude of A Tribe Called Quest. Also really like their voices and the musical styles on this album.

Man Q-Tip is just so much better on a project than he is in his solo work. Also when he is in the booth he thrives, man can produce the hell out of an album. This is an amazing hip-hop album and I look forward to listening to their second album when it comes up for me. The bass on this album was amazing. My top tracks were "Push It Along", "Luck of Lucien", "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo", "Can I Kick It?", and "Youthful Expression" the second to last of those being my favorite. Great Album!

Good album. I like the beats, the use of samples from various jazz recordings. Can I Kick it, (sampling Lou Reed's Take a Walk on the Wild Side) was probably the beat track on the album.

Classic

Pretty okay

4/14, 29%

4.0

I don’t know much about rap but this has been great. It’s my second album by the group (after Low End Theory) and its definitely less artsy and influential but at the same time feels much more authentic and fun. I particularly enjoyed the tracks with snarky and funny verses (the parts with nonsense in French are just perfect). Definitely one of my favourite rap albums of all time, which is not that impressive my lack of knowledge in the field, but still! 4.5/5

3.5/5

Needs a re listen

Alright

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Great debut from the group that helped set the stage for alternative hip-hop. It still holds up considersbly well even now 30 years on. Could’ve used more Phife though

Varmt, dammigt och mysigt.

I like this album. I had heard the band's name but that's all. I didn't even know the style of music they created. Very catchy and groovy stuff. Nicely done.

Insane beats. The sampling is on an amazing level. Everything flows so well and it just feels like you're floating along on their lines.

Some top tier hip-hop

Loved it!

This is... fun enough? It has that early 90s rap swagger that I like, but "conscious" rap (these guys, Arrested Development, etc etc) just feels weak once you've already heard NWA and Ice-T. I just don't think "coolness" in music flows in the direction they wanted - the trend goes from nice to dank, not the other way around. And importantly, you can't do nice once you've already done dank. And people had already done dank. On some level I appreciate what they were trying to achieve here, but tbh it gives off the same kind of vibe as Christian rock or cringey educational tunes: well-meaning but ultimately... kinda lame. And I guess that's why this whole genre was long gone by 1995. 3/5.

I cant get passed how early learning center the rapping feels. Beats and backing is great, let down by basic poor rapping

While most of the hip-hop world was hopping on board the gangsta rap train, the Tribe blazed off in another direction—a lighter, jazz-inflected Afrocentrism that was unconcerned with gangs and gats. I had "The Low End Theory" on cassette as a kid, but missed out on this one. I was familiar with "Bonita Applebaum" and "Can I Kick It?", but the rest of this album was new to me. Unsurprisingly, their debut album is as fantastic as one might expect, with Q-Tip's lyrical prowess in particular shining brightly at every turn. This isn't quite as good as "The Low End Theory," but I'm giving it 5 stars nonetheless.

I wanted to like this more, but I wasn't a fan of the heavy sampling. I'm not giving up on this band, though. I'll definitely give their other albums a listen. 3.5