People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

Tribe is a vibe

What a tremendous album! I'm not a hip-hop aficionado by any means but this had me grooving along nicely. Hugely impressive lyricism and beats that beg huge rooms of people to nod their heads in sync. Marvelous.

I liked this album better than I expected, I have listened to it in the past before. Enjoyed the sing songy-ness of it and all the base lines.

I really don't like hip hop. This album is making me revisit that stance. Smooth rhythms, cool samples, decent lyrics. I'm not a fan, but I can appreciate the composition.

Love this, they're great

I mean, it would be a five but those long breaks between the songs get kind of annoying..

Sweet maar ze hebben beter

Had me lache geleken hier in de studio te zitten. Klinkt alsof ze het leuk hadden

Good beats and rhymes

What could rightfully be considered the bridge between both 90s & 80s hip-hop, as well as the very avante-garde hip-hop movement and the more jazz-, alternative- sound that would soon come to be so dominant in the 90s. This isn't my favorite Tribe project, but it's somehow both refined and boundary-pushing and really set the tone for a new era. Favorite track: I Left My Wallet in El Segundo

There's some stuff on this album I really like, Luck of Lucien and Can I kick it are both 10/10's for me. There are a few songs that make me not able to give this one a 5 but it's real close. Will I listen to again: 99%

love tribe called quest. such a warm funky album. fell asleep listening to it

Really enjoyed this, some great tracks that I’d not heard and should have

I enjoyed the jazz and soul influences in the music. And it was a brilliant idea to sample opening bars from famous pop songs by the Beatles and Stevie Wonder. "Luck of Lucien", "After Hours", "Footprints", "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" are good tracks.

Wicked album!

Thoughts before listening: I always like A Tribe Called Quest when I hear them, but I don't believe I've listened to any of their albums all the way through. They have a cool vibe and style to their music that I enjoy, and the lyrics are typically easier to relate to than other 90s hip hop. This will be a fun listen. Review: Man this is a lot of fun. I love the mix of jazzy backing tracks with old school style dj scratches as well as the overall laid-back vibes of this album. Q-Tip has one of the smoothest flows of any rapper I've ever heard, and I've always enjoyed when he pops up on other rappers' songs. Listening to a Tribe record where he is the featured voice is a great experience. Despite never digging in to the group's music before, they have been a constant presence on the periphery of my music interests for years. They show up on best of lists and their songs get added to playlists regularly. Songs from this album like "Anita Applebum" and "Can I Kick It" may not have been "hits" but they're absolute staples to music fans that grew up in the 90s and 00s. This is a 4-star album cause while it's a great sound, it gets a little samey across 14 songs.

This was a great listen

I like how I was constantly being surprised during this album. It was fun!

My second favorite A Tribe Called Quest record. It's a classic.

4.8/8 Thourogly enjoy it all the way through, it just melds a bit to much for my liking. Tracks don't feel unique.

This is the group I point to anytime someone asks who to listen to to get into hip hop. This music is just legitimately the definition of cool. The trippier/jazz rap beats by ali and these nice flows from q-tip, fife and jarobi. This is a wildly immediate/defined album for a group to have. Their most popular song and the first I've heard is on it as well as my favorite "I left my wallet in el segundo." Ham n Eggs is hilarious as it seems to just be them describing foods they like. The sampling is just great all around.

3.8/5 Best Track: Can I Kick It? J. Cole Remix

Great samples, real drums, sounds perfect. Honestly hasn’t even aged.

Really enjoyable, great instrumentals and flows.

I loved it. I think there is something relaxing about this type of rap.

So much fun! The energetic but not juvenile straight on fun of this is a standout. Love the jazz, funk, killer horn-section-a-la-New Orleans-when needed-cool clever hip hop here. Further thoughts? We don’t get to G Love & Special Sauce (whom I love) without A Tribe Called Quest. It’s cool to consider that.

One of my favorite albums by Tribe. It’s not Midnight Marauders but it’s still a classic for good reason

Interesting to listen to hip hop from this time period, was not something I was expecting with the use of various instruments.

Fun, sort of juvenile compared to NWA, but for its time it was fun.

pretty good, minus the weird sounds 90s hip hop kinda slaps though

Loved the old school rhymes. Didn’t love the sampling style but realize it was as early days.

Can I kick it?

The album starting off with a baby crying is pretty weird, ngl. Otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Listening to rap that wasn't about drugs/sex/degrading women was refreshing and the lyrics were fun and clever.

Ooo - I loved this record - very cool - so many great songs.

Album: People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm Artist: A Tribe Called Quest Year: 1990 Genre: Hip Hop, Rap Number on list: 667 Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really good hip hop album. One of the first rap groups, during the rap movement of the 90s Fave Song: Push it Along Would I listen again? Yeah what not

Love Tribe

Can I kick it? Wirklich spitze Album für die Zeit! Kann man auch immernoch hören. Aber: er scheint meistens alleine draufzurappen. Auch wenn die Songs sehr vielseitig sind, hört man meistens den Gleichen.

Not my favorite Tribe Called Quest album but a solid album all around!

- The opening to "Luck of Lucien" is amazing. - Album starts off really strong. It's a bit too long, and I could trim a few songs. - "Can I Kick It?" is still amazing. - Great listen

Smooth

This is great. Dicks all over that Run DMC album that I thought was going be like this but most certainly wasn’t.

So much funnn

This is from the age of hip hop I’ve been able to grow to enjoy. Solid record.

Amazing!

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background

I really enjoyed the album. Loved the vibe and sound of 90’s hip hop rap.

so creamy and warm. still think low end is the better album. wish artists were still able to use samples.

Literally only ever heard “Can I Kick it?” from these guys so was really looking forward to this. Absolutely loved this album, production was amazing, flows were cool, will definitely be listening again.

was pleasantly surprised by this music actually. the songs were enjoyable to listen to and i found myself listening to it all day

Nice music - whereas it is not my favourite music genre.

This is great from start to finish. Full of humor and incredible beats.

good album

Tribe is easily one of my favorite hip-hop acts; on this album in particular, I've always been partial to "Push It Along", "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo", "Can I Kick It?", and "Ham 'n' Eggs", though there aren't any individual songs I dislike. I think it pales in comparison to their next two records, especially The Low End Theory, but it's right on the verge of 4 stars for me. 3.5/5

אלבום ממש ממש טוב! אני ממש מתלבט בין 4 כוכבים ל5...

Really really good. Proper old school

Belting

A Tribe Called Quest hit the ground running with this debut. Although they would top this with their following two albums, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is still an incredible piece of work from this group. Aside from their clear contributions to jazz rap in 90's, Tribe has a clear talent for storytelling in their lyrics. Songs like I Left My Wallet in El Segundo and Bonita Applebum have a great relaxed feel as if you're listening in to a friend recounting something from the other day. It's incredibly chill and laid-back. Does it run a little long? Sure, but I can forgive that for the simple fact that it's Tribe. Can do no wrong.

The original vibe rap. Not here to start fights or drop rhymes about killing each other, but for making art and complexities of living. A peaceful revolution and development in music. Distinctive sample choices. A generational staple for anyone who enjoys Hip-hop

The tribe is king. Can I kick it is a classic

This is a fantastic record!

Lots of classics I had no idea all came from one album. Sorta timeless and alt-y hip hop.

Not a genre I dip into often, I enjoyed it.

a stronger four than Boston, almost a 5 ngl

I liked how they rapped about normal things throughout their day instead of the normal topics in rap. 7/10

This is pretty good 👍 the lyrics are wholesome. I like the art of story telling by this group even if the stories aren’t meaningful or exciting. It just paints a picture in your mind while listening to some pretty dope beats. Favorite song was “Rhythm” I’d listen to this album again. 7/10

yeah this was a pretty fun time. my second tribe album and it did not disappoint. the trademark flow and beats are there, and i really appreciated the sampling on this one. some really fun tidbits here!

I'm not a hip hop fan by any means but I really dig it, cool samples and great lyrics

Oké ik schrijf de hele tijd dat ik niet van hip-hop hou maar dit vind ik echt een nice album! Muzikaal goed en leuke samples, lekker gevarieerd en niet zo monotoon. Komt goed tot z'n recht als album omdat veel nummers in elkaar overlopen (muzikaal en tekstueel) Can I kick it kende ik al, echt een klassieker Public Enemy ook opgeslagen, nice nummer En Ham 'N' eggs is echt een topper haha heel geinig Would buy en 4 sterren denk ik!

ja geweldig album. Kende de nummers “Bonita Appelbum” en “Can you kick it” natuurlijk al, twee classics. De andere nummers waren beetje zelfde vibe dus ook echt top. Heb het nummer “Rythem” opgeslagen, want vond die naast die andere twee ook echt een van de leukere! Verder niet heel goed meer gefocust op de nummers want niet het hele album in 1 keer geluisterd. Dit album krijgt een 3,8 van mij!!

very dad like album, very skater too but also SO long 😓🤓🤓

Really fun. I enjoyed this a lot, and will definitely revisit it!

This was pretty great.

Fine ass beat All of the songs felt connected in a way, as in they were all part of a concert? (Songs have parts in them where there is dialogue between the singer and presumably some people from the audience, which is then continued by a different track)

Smooth, real smooth.

Very solid classic hip-hop album. Still holds up after over 30 years. Don't see that all too often. Laid back grooving flow,

Phat beats

funky as FUUUCK! i love it!

Really fun. Great beats, lyrics might not be there yet on this one but it’s still a banger.

A Tribe Called Quest's debut album, "People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm," released in 1990, is a landmark in hip-hop history. With its jazzy beats, intelligent lyricism, and laid-back flow, the album stands out in the genre. Classics like "Can I Kick It?" and "Bonita Applebum" showcase the group's innovative sampling and smooth delivery. The album's positive vibes and Afrocentric themes set it apart. While it might not be as politically charged as later works, its influence on the jazz-infused hip-hop subgenre is immense. "People's Instinctive Travels" earns a well-deserved 4/5 for its lasting impact and musical ingenuity.

endlessly funky, with great beats and always tongue in cheek 4/5

Liked it!

I really thought this was gonna be an easy 5 but wow some of these songs suck. Pubic enemy is bad. Bonita Applebum? When it’s good it’s great (can I kick it, youthful expression, rhythm, push it along) but the filler songs are so repetitive and lifeless or just kind of annoying and cringy. I like the vibe overall, but at times it’s like they thought of a line and just saying it over and over with the amazing band backing them will make up for it. Really good overall but disappointed by the misses and the lowered expectations

The beat work is 100% the best part of this album, but come the second listen I found myself really enjoying the lyrics as well. Q Tip’s flow is fantastic, and the other guys aren’t half bad either. I’ll need to listen again to really get it but for now

Very good. Its not a 5 for me, but it's definitely a good time

Great beats. Fun to dance to. Classic east coast hip hop formula, but with some experimental samples for the time. I like some of the other Tribe albums better, but this has some standouts.

-i have listened to an album from these guys -hey i’m sorry! is that a fucking frog ribbiting by itself in the song -thats kinda so hard -other than that this sorta feels like other rap albums -i left my wallet in el segundo has actual literal BARS -also a hilarious song title -this is a good rap album actually ignore what i said before -every song has BARSSSS -i have really enjoyed listening to this album, and not one song falls flat in my opinion -an easy four stars from me

Lovely lyrics and beats

I'm a big Tribe fan, perfect beats, breaks, samples and lyrics.

Full of bops. Ends stronger than it begins, full of really clever sampling (within some slightly less successful use) and rhythms that make your head bop. Good stuff.

Good Tribe album. A little silly in spots, and not as good as Low End Theory or Midnight Marauders, but a good listen.

So laid back it's horizontal 4.4

Complex, multilayered hip-hop, borrowing on a wide range of genres. Very lyrical and playful. With Q-Tip in it, what's not to love? Can I kick it? Yes, you can!

RIP Phife

The least fascinating Tribe album but a good primer. If you listen to and enjoy this, you will be blown away by the rest of their catalog.

Decent listen, would listen again!

They were great right out of the gate.

Serious Boom Baps

I had completely forgotten about the song 'I left my wallet in el Segundo'. A few years ago I listened to this song for the first time and it drove me crazy. Those words haunted my brain constantly, I found myself tapping my pockets to make sure my wallet was still there. I would have nightmares where I would try to buy a sandwich at a motorway service station only to find I had lost my wallet at the last stop. I would often wake up to find I had sleepwalked to the airport and was waiting in the terminal for the next flight to California. now I fear that this curse may be upon me once again. Other than that, an all time classic

klasik

I never knew how good this album was.

Listenable. The jazzy rapping and chords and trippy drumming have endured the test of time. First time I've heard this album, although I'm sure I heard their music on a mix-tape a friend made me back in the day. The album evokes memories of driving with the top-down on sunny spring days: reckless, feeling ten foot tall, bulletproof, and with great hair.

Left my wallet in el segundo

The melodies are great, the beats are great, the storytelling rapping is great.

Old school hip hop over beats with some funk.

Huge fan of the rhyme and flow, especially the listenability of the band. Back in the day, some bands were way too "me, me, me" coarse, crass, or gangster - they hit a sweet spot at the time, did collabs before anyone and just love them. If they didn't forget their wallet in el segundo it's be 5 stars all the way.

Def impressive, super fun to listen to, inventive and interesting and witty. Although I have to admit I'm giving this a 'barely 4' - it's really right on the fence for me. I feel a bit like I don't enjoy this as much as I prob am supposed to haha.

4/5

Great beats, the bass and drums and brass are all around fantastic. Great flows and interesting perspectives but some awkward moments and transitions bring it down for me

french national anthem sample on 'Luck of Lucien' goes crazy. Can i kick it was a fun one too!

Chill hip hop. Feels good old

Good vibes

Not my usual taste, but really enjoyed this album, especially hearing the different samples that popped up

It's good, but a little too long. As opposed to their later records, there's actually something going on in the midrange. Favorite song: Luck of Lucien.

Näher an 5 könnte es nicht sein

This was great When I first saw this was the album, I wasn't in the mood but within 2 mins I was won over by how good it was I'm gonna go with a 4, but this seems like one that keeps getting better 4/5

not my favorite de ATCQ, but still solid as always 8/10

All-time hip hop band, Tribe is sensational. Only surpassed by one or two of their better albums

Gets 4 stars on the merit of CanI Kick It alone. The rest of the album feels dated lyrically but holds up very much instrumentally

Standout Tracks- Bonita Applebum, Can I Kick It

Debut from one of the all time greats. Hints that something special was coming. Doesn’t hit as hard as the net two, but solid af.

This album bangs. Loved Luck of Lucian, I Left My Wallet in El Segundo, and Public Enemy… and of course Can I Kick it?

På en god rekke her nå! Bra plate, er glad i Tribe, men foretrekker low end theory og midnight marauders over dette:)

Think I've only heard 'Can I Kick It' before, so this was new territory for me. I was quite sceptical at first (which I always am, nothing new there), perhaps mostly due to the band name, which definitely ranks high as some of the worst I've seen. Their music was far better though, really liked it! Once again - as is quite common with many of my 4 star rated albums - there wasn't really any single track that stood out very much, but the overall level was just really high. I found myself constantly grooving along. 'Mr. Muhammad' for example is a really cool track that gives me Massive Attack vibes. Then 'I Left My Wallet in El Segundo' gives you a completely different vibe, but is still really cool. I guess one thing that annoys me is that their rapping flow/style feels a bit tame sometimes. A bit "kosher" somehow. But in summary, really cool album! One of few that I haven't heard before, but still leaves me super excited about listening again!

Classic rap album, paved the way for many amazing artists and groups. If you listen to it now with current music as context it doesn't stand out as amazing. But it's important to keep the time in mind for things like this.

I enjoyed this album. this is the kind of rap I can enjoy

Still a banger. Not sure how to rap, but I wished I could, while listening to this album.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Great debut and there’s even better coming.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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....

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

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

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.

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!!)

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

love this 90's hip hop where sampling ruled supreme

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.

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.

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.

Chill hip hop

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.

Truly groundbreaking stuff. This is hip hop.

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?

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.

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

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.

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)

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

Neat album

So good, very evocative of the early 90s too

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

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.

Not quite Midnight Marauders but still excellent jazz rap

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

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.

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

No bar is wack as all bars are pre-wack

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

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

YES

Shines a light to todays rap music.

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!

Classic

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

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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.

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.

Good stuff

Good album, absolutely love this. Love their stuff. They have such a good vibe.

Cool and clever and smooth.

Smooth from start to finish.

I liked this; some of the lyrics were funny or thoughtful, or just a unique amalgm of words

Pretty good hip hop sort of beats. I like it for studying and just general fade out music

I listened to some more recent a tribe called quest stuff, but couldn't really get into it. So it was a pleasant surprise when I did enjoy this one. I like the jazzier style of hiphop

Great rhythms, tracks and rhymes. Not my favorite Tribe album, but number 3 for the one that launched us into Tribe’s orbit

Absolute masterclass of hip-hop delivery and production. The beats are minimal yet demand toe-tapping, allowing the delivery to take center stage while propelling each track along an undeniable groove. The bars themselves are the perfect mix of tongue-in-cheek, witty, and drop-dead serious that allow the words to flow right on top of the mix while packing a serious thematical punch. Overall, this LP is a great reminder of what focused, uncluttered hip-hop can be

Vibin

Some classic songs on this one mixed in with some I really enjoyed but had never heard. A very fun listen

Wish I’d had more time with this one.

Tribe. Enough said

Great I liked it a lot but again a bit long for my tastes

Not my kind of music in general, but a good album from what I could hear. Some interesting samples and lyrics!

Just a wondrous joy all around. Makes the idea of losing one's wallet in El Segundo seem downright giddy.

8/10, headbopping tunes Favs: Can I kick it? Ham N Eggs Mehs: Start of the intro song

Oude hiphop. Niet favoriete genre, maar wel lekker met jazz invloeden, niet heel erg gangster/rap. Best vrolijk, aantal nummers met lekker deuntje, oa met trompet.

This gentler, funky jazzy hip hop is always a pleasure to hear (as opposed to testing aggressive gangster rap). Well done Tribe, Jungle Brothers, De La Soul. This one has Can I Kick It and Left My Wallet In El Segundo. It samples Stevie and Curtis and other cool cuts. 3.5 out of 5

can I kick it?

really enjoyed this, it’s VERY good for a debut album! lots of nostalgia vibes too.

Top 3 Tribe albums for me. Smooth, witty, and funky. This was a big tile in the groundwork of jazz samples in hip hop and gave whole new flavor to the sound. Lyrically intelligent and great storytelling. 4/5 stars.

Jazzy beats, playful laid back lyrics. Ali Shaheed Muhammad is a legend. Needs more Phife Dawg. 4/5

Dope

It’s got can I kick it on and some other classic tracks like I left me wallet in El Segundo and others, this a vibrant exciting tribe still trying to find their groove and sound. Still a must listen alternative rap album 👍

Fantastic album from a period of great albums from them as well as De La Soul and Arrested Development. Intelligent, positive and fantastic music too. So many great tracks on here - Bonita Applebum, Left My Wallet in El Segundo, After Hours, Can I Kick It of course. Highly recommended

So far every song is good to listen to. The beat production is good. I forgot Q-tip is part of the group. He has good rhymes. I’m hoping the rest of the album is just as good.

And for my first hip hop album since making removing the genre filter… The album opens with push it along and my god the sample work at the start is good! I’am I’am surprised by how great this is as an opener Q-tip is essentially introducing himself as an artist with the sharp inelegant lyrics that fill throughout the song.He introduces the others with this wired echoey chat with his group, nice interlude bit. Well luck of lucien does start with part of all you need is love by the Beatles which heightens the song a bit making it sound of a higher level and there’s some jazzy bit too throughout that gives it a much needed personality. This song is more energetic then the last song the beats are better, the rapping is very on point and the samples used are great! Ooh, my first turn table noises came in after hours. The song is good as unlike the last two songs the beat is backed up by other noises ( by what partly sounds like synth and then it goes into drums). The Frogs are wired though. I’am not great with my hip hop knowledge but these guys seem like the masters of the samples making an otherwise okay song into a masterpiece ( oh yeah that’s footprints for you). I left my wallet at el Segundo actually had some guitar parts in the samples which works well! The lyrics tell the story of loosing a wallet ( of course at el Segundo) in a surprisingly lyrically sharp way. Love the angry Spanish/ Mexican men sample at the end. I really don’t like the shaky beat in Pubic enemy but the lyrics are somewhat good especially for the subject involved. I love the samples in Bonita Applebum as they aren’t overused unlike some of the others. The lyrics are okay not they’re sharpest but at least the chorus is kinda catchy. The album slows for it’s best song and biggest hit can I kick it, the it’s probably got the best sample beat of the album and some of the best strongest rapping. A good thing to note though are how cool the turntable spins are in headphones. Anyway good song! Youthful expression also has a decent groove to it and probably my favourite line so far with “ politicians are magicians make your vote they hope you’re wishin” yeah this is the best lyrical track for me in general! Then we have rhythm ( devoted to the art of moving butts) the verses are good but wait are those sex noises before the chorus; also the chorus is weird because it’s proper whispery, not a favourite but good try. Mr. Muhammad is probably the the most “rhythmic” sample filled song of the whole album, it’s a track without personality but I wouldn’t miss it if it wasn’t on the album. Ham n eggs is actually quite interesting for it’s time as it’s a pro vegan song ( so something not common in the late 80’s/ early 90’s times it was written and released in. It’s done in a very of it’s time goofy way but I like it. And the rhythm keeps the same sorta energy of Mr Muhammad. The album’s penultimate track is the rather groovy go ahead in the rain straight up solid beat but it’s one of the worst songs on this album. That last song does flow perfectly into description of a fool though it’s a great closer sharp lyrics, good beat, great rapping. Making most of the song instrumental was a good way to kill of the album slowly, but yeah a banger to end a banger of an album. Well this was a great (yet slightly over bloated) album (even though like 70% of rap albums are over bloated) will definitely revisit!

The vibes flow but still not my favorite Tribe album

Not as good as the low end theory but still great. Great 90s hip hop.

Listened Before? N This is a good album! I really enjoyed it. Good flow, nice production. It feels like the 90s to me. Good nostalgic feeling. This is especially wonderful for a debut album. That being said, it's not really something I'll probably just put on and listen to. Maybe occasionally. Added to Library? Songs added to Playlist - Can I Kick It?

A fantastic album from a fantastic era in hip hop. Has a great flow throughout and hearing Tribe always lifts my mood. As does Q-Tips distinctive voice. It did feel a bit long towards the end, but better too much than not enough. A classic.

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Oh boy. It's been a while since I listened to this. Back when I first got into hip-hop, I really loved early De La Soul, probably at the expense of some of their peers (though I did have a copy of this album). In retrospect, this hangs together as an album way better than the first few De La records. As much as I admire Prince Paul, all the fucking skits and interludes are irritating. "People's Instinctive Travels" has such a great vibe. It's positive but effortlessly cool as well. The production is peak early 1990s hip-hop. The lyrics and the vocal delivery are instantly recognisable. I love how they describe the life of NYC young people hanging out, but they make it almost into a nomadic mythology. I'm not a huge fan of the intros/interludes, and "Pubic Enemy" gets pretty old. Otherwise, almost perfect. 4.5*

A crazily strong debut and from such a young group. This kind of hip hop is so established now but back in the late 80s it was represented by a tiny number of acts, and well against the mainstream grain of the times. Although not all the tracks live up to the standard of the greatest ones, it’s a full and coherent album - slightly ostentatious extra long title and all.

Excellent stuff, loved it

An incredibly important album from the Jazz rap pioneers. I don't enjoy this one quite as much as their two following records, but there are some fantastic songs on here and it's a remarkably solid and confident debut

Easy going, great samples, a pure pleasure

Q-Tip has one of my favorite voices in the genre. His raps are light and fun, smooth and groovy. Topics are diverse: there's a lot of funny stories to imagine and keep engaged. Production is tight, although there are rough edges and transitions that will be fixed in later albums. It's certainly innovative, combining hip hop with jazz and afrobeat better than anyone else in history. Samples do repeat a bit too long at times but there are dramatic changes that grab your attention. I would prefer less famous samples. Everyone knows "Sir Duke" and "Walk on the Wild Side" and it's a bit distracting. That being said, I do like most of the samples, the breaks are clean and it's a chiller vibe than other hip hop albums I'm used to; I wish more albums like this existed. Album could be significantly shorter, with relatively few tracks that stick out, especially on the second half, but they're all solid.

Love these guys. Pretty much my favorite hip hop. Jazzy and well written.

Love the trumpets. Everything is so conversational. It all starts to blend a bit as the album goes on.

é inacreditável que eu tenha ignorado o A Tribe Called Quest por tanto tempo. encontrei tudo tudo do que eu mais gosto no hip-hop: flow, bons samples, composições bem trabalhadas e muito ritmo. é realmente difícil ouvir parado. ouvi muito de digable planets e wu-tang clan, dois artistas que eu adoro nele, além, claro de de la soul, que eu já ouvi, sei que tem relações com ATCQ, mas também meio que ignorei até hoje. agora quero entender esse fluxo de influência mais a fundo e ouvir toda a discografia do grupo.

This was fun and joyful. It was funky and groovy. A good time!

A great easy listening hip hop album

It says something about an album's quality when a song is repeated three times and I do not mind it at all. People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is a great representative of it's genre, I was positively suprised by it's beats, lirycs, messeging, all of it. A decisively pleasant listening experience and one I will be revisiting in the future for sure. Highlights: Description of a Fool, Can I Kick It?

A surprising discovery for me. I really liked the vibe coming from this record. It can be enjoyed either absent-mindedly while doing other tasks or by actively focusing on the music. Didn't focus much on the lyrics, but it didn't affect my reception. Bits are well thought out and help solidify the pleasurable experience. Highlight: Can I Kick It?

To jest to czego oczekuję od sampli, nie tylko sama baza, ale całe piosenki. Wzorowana muzyka na jazzie z dodatkowym twistem. Jak zwykle lirycznie czarny rap z lat 90 ciężko odnieść do naszej polskiej rzeczywistości, ale przyjemnie się tego słuchało. Mocne 4/5

Музыка необычная. Мне понравилась. Не все треки качали, но сделано крайне толково и мастерски.

its nice, a step up from classic rap while not falling into the pretty standard gangsta rap variant

Vibed to this while studying for my driver's permit test. It slaps. I got distracted by it though a lot because it changed up a lot. 83/100 Yeye

Left my wallet in El Segundo!

A delectable squirt of early 90s hip hop that is really easy to listen to. Can I Kick It? an obvious stand out track, but all pretty good

I really dig it

Best Song: Can I Kick It? There's a reason this song is so popular. The laidback, slow-drip lyrical flow is about as good here as it is on the rest of the album, but the backing instrumentals here stand above. Worst Song: Mr. Muhammad. The beat is most obtrusive on this track, getting in the way of the flow. Sounds almost Beastie Boys-ish (in a bad way). Overall: Groove personified. This album isn't right for all situations but it's perfect for some. Phife and Q-Tip are on their game for the whole album. The beats are solid, predictable head-nodders, which provide the best canvas for the vocals layered over top.

Was good fun listening, very funky 7/10

Great album. Really enjoyed this

Simple and chill, don't know what else to say about it. But a great album to just have on while working on something else. "Can You Kick It" and "Youthful Expression" my favourite tracks.

Fire, but not as quite as good as TLeT or MM

Incredible beats and production. Though not quite as good as low end theory or midnight marauders. Can I kick is is a top song of all time

Fun album. Lots of recognisable samples and carefree, laid back vibes. 90s hip-hop can be a bit of a time capsule but this feels like it's aged well, and I'm intrigued to listen to the follow-up someday. It has put me right off my ham and eggs though. 3.5.