People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

Wipe your feet really good on the rhythm rug. One of the greatest hip hop records of all time. Genius writing. Flawless delivery. Impeccable production value. Every song runs like honey and each interlude provides a perfectly paced breath to introduce the next chapter of the story. Packed with some of the greatest 90's hip hop tracks of all time, Can I Kick It being the obvious example. Description of a Fool is the progressive antithesis of the toxic behaviour glorified by so many of their peers at the time. Left My Wallet in El Segundo is a comedically leaning work of story telling perfection. Both Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts and Mr Muhammad even have elements of early 90's rave styles (it's a stooone groove, baby). Dropping a track purporting the benefits of a healthy diet in the middle of it all is a master stroke, not to mention hilarious. The near incoherent French over Lucien also falls into this category. One for the collection.

A full rebellion against gangster rap… these guys respect women, misplaced their wallets, and watch their cholesterol.

A Tribe Called Quest came out swinging with this phenomenal, genre-changing record. It was positive, experimental, well-rounded, and exclusively different than anything that rap and hip-hop was known for in the early 90's. The foundation of jazz music paired with modern hip-hop rhythms is exceptionally beautiful and joyous to listen to. Each member is a master of their craft, and though Q-Tip was more of the frontrunner than he was in later releases, you can tell each songs was given the proper treatment by every member's role. I just get pure bliss and comfort from listening to this record, even if it doesn't hold the spot for my favorite ATCQ album. Favorite Songs: Footprints, I Left My Wallet in El Segundo, Can I Kick It?, Mr. Muhammad Least Favorite: Rhythm

I want to live in the multiverse where the "Native Tongues" style of Tribe, De La, Monie Love and Jungle Bros ended up defining 90s hip hop instead of gangsta rap. The ratio of great hip hop singles to great hip hop albums is roughly 4,080:1. It's very hard to do but these guys pull it off - on their debut no less, and the first of three great albums in a row for them - with self-effacing, creative rhymes delivered with a laid back flow full of youthful charm over clever beats that act like a tour of the pop culture my generation grew up with. Also, pour one out for Phife Dog, the Five Foot Assassin who left us way too soon.

Really solid Tribe album, complete with fun rhymes and creative, old-school instrumentals you would expect. Classic!

Favs: Can I Kick It?, Bonita Applebum, Ham 'N' Eggs, all of them really Mehs: The opening bit of Push It Along isn't my favorite but, yeah, all these songs are great Lot of fun to listen to for the first time in a couple years. Still sounds fresh and innovative. Great lyrics and song variety (STDs, breakfast food, French Cassanovas!). Fun little unexpected jazzy bits. Great sampling (always love the Lou Reed on "Can I Kick It?"). Is it just me, or did Hamilton totally rip off "Luck of Lucien" in tone and sound? Hmm.

91/100. This is a fantastic and fun record. A Tribe Called Quest masterfully fuses jazz and boom bap—two of my favorite rap styles—into something truly special. The album flows effortlessly with no weak spots.

Never realised just how great this album is. The samples are picked from seamingly everywhere. Lots of it seems to have been grabbed from From, Fusion and R&B. I love the flow, the lyricism. Everything here is a joy to listen to. Paced really well too.

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.

Love Tribe, I like the next few albums more though, feel like they were still finding their way with this one. Regardless, it's another 4.5 (5) stars.

Can I kick it?

Another absolutely phenomenal album, with some iconic tracks in it. The groove, the rhythm, all of it comes together to create a wonderful experience that just doesn't let up.

Bold samples, boasts for days, cerebral and street level at the same time. This is Tribe really nailing how to burst into the music scene, and especially the hiphop scene

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

If part of Q-Tip's strategy was ensuring I slapped a juicy rating on this, he couldn't have done much more than ending Description of a Fool and the album with a Sly & the Family Stone sample. Of course, I didn't figure into his strategy one (Diogo) jot(a). As with all the groups in the tentative Natives Tongues collective, the target audience here is other black people, who Tip & co. want to join them in a celebration of all things pan-African. As ever, I'm humbled to be allowed to the party--especially one whose DJ has Luck of Lucien, El Segundo, Bonita Applebum and Can I Kick It on the decks. To my ears, this doesn't groove to rhythms as Afrocentric as you'd assume from ATCQ's image, but therein in lies my ignorance. Celebrating your African roots ain't about aping Youssou N'Dour, Fela Kuti or Tabu Ley Rochereau. The very Americanness of ATCQ's sound is a reminder of how deeply American music has been shaped by people of African descent, and how disgracefully that's been overlooked and overwritten. Slapping the Ghanaian colours on this puts it front and centre, where it should be.

Hard to believe this is a debut album--seems so confident in its quiet blend of hip hop, rap, funk, even a riff or two from Lou Reed and Stevie Wonder. Genius and to know they followed this up with the Low End Theory.... I owe this project for introducing me to the Tribe!

Took van in for check up,talked to Brenda. JENNI rent paid. Her behavior out of control.

Ik kan hier niet zoveel mee. Dit album gaat tekstueel nergens over. Het zou hiphop/rap moeten zijn, maar ze hebben het amper tot niet over teefjes en hoeren. Aan het einde van het album heb je geen enkel idee van hun financiële situatie: ze zeggen niks over de hoeveelheid karaat van hun kettingen, je weet niet wat voor auto ze rijden of welk merk horloge ze om de pols hebben hangen. Bovendien lijkt het alsof ze een hekel hebben aan de wijken waar ze vandaan komen want nergens geven ze aan dat hun wijk gevaarlijker is dan alle andere wijken. Bij ons in het dorp zou je daarop aangekeken worden. En dan hebben ze de muziek ook nog duidelijk gejat van andere artiesten. Dat begin van 'Luck of Lucien' wat gejat is van dat kerstprogramma van Robert ten Brink. Of 'Can I Kick It?' wat overduidelijk van Lou Reed is. Overigens is dat sowieso een matig nummer. Na 28 seconden wordt gevraagd of 'ie het kan schoppen en hij krijgt eigenlijk meteen het antwoord "ja dat kun je" al. Een veel te snelle resolutie met een totaal gebrek aan spanningsopbouw. Daarna is het eigenlijk één grote herhaling van zetten. Heel repetitief. Volgens mij kan niemand van deze groep een echt instrument bespelen en ik betwijfel of iemand van hen weet hoe de kwintencirkel werkt. Een paar gunshot geluidseffecten of iets van een slagzin als "Dit is een Tribe Called Quest exclusive!" in elke track hadden dit album goed gedaan. Desondanks 5 sterren.

LOVE THIS SHIT

I always felt too white to listen to this and still do but man I wish I could get over it cause this rips!

Crazy this is probably the third best tribe called quest album

78/1001 :: A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ➖ Rating: 7 Listen before you die: Yes Fav Songs: Bonita Applebum, Can I Kick It, I Left My Wallet in El Segundo I think the first Tribe song I ever heard was Can I Kick It?. The fact that they sampled Lou Reed resonated with me even though I don’t think I really knew that at the time (1990). This album is probably more influential than it is great and as went through it today I realized it runs a little long. It’s also not their best IMO but as Tribe’s first album it’s pretty monumental and has some all timers sprinkled in. They really bridged the gap between 80s hip hop and 90s Hip Hop. They’re also the ultimate conscious Hip Hop group. They’re actually so good at it, It’s probably why I don’t really like that kind of rap. Because I would rather just listen to Tribe. Tribe always came off as cool AF too. I love that their lyrics have an edge to them but they’re not trying to be tough. They’re just so smart and so is the production. Lastly, beyond just a lyricist Q-Tip is a hell of a producer. I’m sure they’ll be other Tribe albums in this run. Excited to get to those.

Having found ATCQ's next album, Low End Theory, to be extremely dull and dated, I was surprised to actually quite like this. Fun, catchy and laid back hip hop with a good balance of instrumentation and samples from a range of genres. Can/do I kick/like it? Yes you/I can/do. 3/5.

Smooth, joyous melodies, with a mix of serous and light-hearted lyrics covering a wide range of themes. Musically, this is trippy and laid back, but full of crisp and tasteful compositions, slickly produced but seeming almost like an extended jam session. A testament to the confidence of the group. Top tracks: footprints, public enemy, can I kick it?

I remember hearing the radio plays "Can I Kick It" and "Bonita Applebum" back in the day, but hadn't ever spent any time with them or heard a full album. Apparently I was missing out far more than I knew, though in a way that I most likely wouldn't have appreciated at the time. Sitting firmly in the transition from 80s to 90s hip hop, this one slips into a leisurely, uncluttered and inviting groove throughout. Blending jazzy instrumentation with some killer sampling, clever and educated lyrics, and a pinch of gospel that doesn't get (too) preachy, Tribe pleasantly reminds you that rap can be relatable like "I Left My Wallet," fun and playful like "Ham and Eggs," and doesn't have to be about gangs, drugs, and murder to entertain, ending with a full blown condemnation of that lifestyle and its veneration in "Description of a Fool." A surprisingly wholesome and thoughtfully constructed Sunday offering that makes me want to check out more of their journey, I'm chalking this one up as my first blind 5/5 on the list as I press play for a third visit.

This genre is completely out of my preferences and even I could tell this album is incredible. Not a single track on it doesn’t lack character or quality.

Can he kick it? Yes he can! Great sound, unique samples and timeless tracks that still hold up

I never realized this was the debut album for Tribe. That's insanely impressive, it's such a great album experience. This is the hip hop that I asked all my friends to listen to in school, along with De La Soul, and it's even more to enjoy over 2 decades later.

Teraz to mnie pikerka pozytywnie zaskoczyla, nie sadzilem ze ATCQ pojawi sie na tak wystakowanej liscie i to w dodatku debiutanckim albumersem, chociaz z drugiej strony, to nie jest glupi pomysl wybrac akurat peoples instinctive travels and the paths of the rythm, jako przedstawienie tworczosci tribowej, bo zakladam ze jednak zaden inny albumik sie nie pojawi, niestety, bo jako debuitancki album slychac na nim najwiecej kreatywnej wolnosci, bo plyta wydana byla przez jive, ktore raczej jest kojarzone z popowymi wydaniami, no i swiezym ksieciem, kolejnym czynnikiem ktore z pewnoscia mialo wplyw na brzmienie plyty bylo studio calliope, w ktorym obok tribersow tworzyli junglowi bracia, czy chocby prince paul razem z stetsasonic, ktory pojawia sie nawet goscinnie na traku rhythm, ale najwazniejsza jest chemia miedzy czlonakami ekipy, a tutaj ukazuje sie ona przede wszystkim jako koperacja miedzy qtipem i phifem, czyli duetem lirycznym ktory rozumie sie bez slow i konczy jeden drugiemu linijki, jeden z najlepszych duetow na majku w historii murzynskiej piesni rapowanej, a jak w dobrej historii, to tlem bedzie tutaj przyjazn od malego i wspolne dorastanie, jada jada, chociaz ta plyta jest bardziej przychylna dla qtipa, jesli chodzi o podzial linijek, ktory wedlug mego odczucia wynosi 4:1 po stronie Q, co do kolejnych czlonkow to za produkcje odpowiedzialny jest dj muhammad, czyli polaczenie perfekcyjnosci w masteringu, skillsow djskich i instyntku samplowego, bo jest to album opierajacy sie glownie na brzmieniu zlotej ery jazzu, choc potrafia sie pojawic bardziej funkowe zapetlenia, czy nawet cos bardziej rokowego, nie mozna takze zapominac o szadolowym czlonku, czyli panu bialym jarobim, ktory chociaz nie rapuje i pojawia sie jako wodzirej i jest osoba ktora przedstawia bande na openingowym push it along, ale ktory takze mial swoj udzial w tekstach, zwlaszcza na najwiekszych hitach plyty, czyli i felt my wallet in el segundo czy can i kick it, a jesli juz przy liryce, to plyta jest mocno zwiazana z tak zwanym pozytywnym rapowaniem i jest utrzymany w klimacie de la soulowego 3 stopy wysoko i jeszcze wzlatuje, wiec milosc, pokoj i mlodosc, a jak mlodosc to robienie glupot, a to wszystko przedstawione z humorkiem i inteligentnym samokrytycznym spojrzeniem na samego siebie, im wiecej wiesz o plycie tym trudniej jest zapisac jakas notke, bo o kazdym traku mozesz napisac osobna note, ale przynajmniej na plejke nie bedzie problemu, bo z 14 trakow albumu 6 znalazlo sie na niej wczesniej, wiec na dokladke otwierajacy push it along i polowa jest, oby wiecej takich pozycji

This is a smart, influential and pioneering album. It absolutely deserves it's place in a 'must listen' list as Tribe barged in and carved out a place for their vision of hip hop. The quality of the rhymes ('songwriting', I guess?) is top-notch and showcases the group's love of language and rhyme.. "I Left My Wallet..", "Can I Kick It?", "Youthful Expression", & later "Ham n' Eggs" are all absolutely incredible. Funky, fun jams that have some great jazz and r&b samples underpinning them. But, through all the talent, there are a few rough edges that haven't been sanded down, yet. I counted no fewer than two per song of the... (... ... ...Wait... ... ... now drop it) .. overused 'dramatic' pause. The whole record is a little long, and they seem to have a pretty shallow bag of tricks & samples, overall. (4/5) It's a debut effort and that lack of depth is on display. There's a huge well of raw talent, it just hasn't ripened yet. There's still plenty to like on here, in spite of the 'freshmen' feel.

Good album. It showcases rap skill without descending into vulgarity or sacrificing authenticity. A Tribe Called Quest have the ability to drop serious bars and they do so rapping about hanging out with friends. It stands in sharp contrast to its contemporaries that may include serious skills but be burdened by provocative vulgarity (N.W.A -1989) or be dismissed as novelty (Ice Ice Baby & Can't Touch This - both 1990 as well). A Tribe Called Quest reward your curiosity with a fresh jazzy sound. This album was perfect Sunday fair. In 1990 rap was just a novelty to my young Midwest self. When I gravitated to rap a few years later (and older) it would be the raw and coarse gangsta rap that caught my barely teenage attention. So I missed out on cool laid back beats and fun little stories that populate the tracks of "People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm." How sad for me. Its an album I never went back to, until now. Yeah, I'd heard "Can I Kick It?" but little else. I was missing out. This album is full of curiosity and jocular comradery. Imagine a world where this became the dominant rap success of the decade.

This was a stone cold groove. So many diverse sounds, many samples I recognized. I had fun!

This review might get me in trouble, but...it's a 4. I love Tribe, and I know that this is just a debut, but I still think it is a little undercooked and unfocused. If anything, it seems a little TOO Native Tongues, whatever that means, and when I want to hear some classic Native Tongues, I feel like groups like Black Sheep did it with more personality. Or, for some offshoots, Das EFX or Digable Planets. To me, this isn't Tribe's greatest talent, which ultimately comes to fruition on their next 2 albums. The samples here seem just a bit more limp than their two classics, where they moved into more unified jazz samples. All that said, Bonita and Kick It are all-timers, and as bad as I might have made this review sound, it is still a 4. Forgive me 🙏

Although it's their debut album, this is actually the second Tribe album in this collection for me (I had already heard "Low End Theory" quite a while back). In this case, I wish I'd gotten their albums in chronological order, as I don't think both albums warrant four stars each, yet I foolishly gave "Low End Theory" 4 stars, not realizing we'd get more. This album definitely deserves the four stars more--really 4.5 stars if that were possible--in part because it's their debut album and also because there's simply more variety on this album than on "Low End Theory". And of course there's the eternally fun "Bonita Applebum" on this album, plus a few other fun tracks ("Push it along" for the first 4 minutes or so, "Pubic Enemy"). I'm also really impressed at the range of Q-Tip's samples and references, even if many of the tracks end up having a very similar format. Much like with "Low End Theory", I was struck by how much this album evokes De La Soul at times, and thankfully the Wikipedia entry for this album finally clarifies why that is, as Q-Tip not only appears on De La Soul's "Three Feet High and Rising", but also early on Tribe, Funk Brothers and De La Soul all formed a "collective" called "Native Tongues". Too bad they never did a mega-album with all of them (and the other later members).

I'm not very well-versed in early 90s hip hop. This album has inspired me to start going down that rabbit hole because this album is fantastic. The humor and flow in their lyrics are a lot of fun and must have been revolutionary at the time.

I finally have a 3.5 that gets rounded up to a 4 rather than down the the 3. Some classic things in here absolutely. I did feel their "sound" kind of starts to all feel the same after awhile, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Album koji je lansirao ATCQ na duge kvalitetne staze hip hop, jak debitanski album sa par klasika i neotkrivenih dragulja. Iako mi je njihov Midnight Marauders u top 3 hip hop albuma ikad, nikad nisam slušao ovaj naslov. Misleći to što imaju dva jako kvalitetna albuma iza ovoga da će ovaj biti neki slabiji trud, naravno sam promijenio mišljenje nakon slušanja. Za 1990. godinu, beatovi su friški, groovie i mog reć u neku ruku za tancanje dok se spremaš na posao (što je u mom slučaju bilo) pa se ujedno sklopilo sa lijepim vremenom i tako stvorilo pozitivnu vibru. Razlikuje se od prethodna dva albuma u tome što nije toliko jazz inspiriran/sempliran. Tldr; kvalitetna grupa kao što su ATCQ - nerazočarava! (4/5)

Helt okej för att vara hiphop. Tre.

Hip Hop und Rap... was kann das schon werden? Witzig! Und überraschend! Kein Schimpfen oder schlüpfriger Lobgesang an eine „thicc biatch“. Dafür eine witzige Geschichte, wie er seinen Geldbeutel in einem Restaurant vergisst. Relatable! Der Beat ist entspannend und wenn ich wollte, konnte ich den Rap überhören. Teilweise gab es sogar groovy Melodien. Quasi das beste, was man aus Rap rausholen kann.

A true favorite and a constant on the turntable. I think "after hours" is one of my favorite hip hop tracks ever ever

Awesome rap album all the songs sound different and I just enjoy the flow man fun times a tribe called Quest delivered an album with no skips

Missing the best remixes, but a masterpiece nonetheless.

Good contrast with Supa Dupa Fly. A similar relaxed approach to hip hop, but so much more interesting and groove-laden. Perfect for a sunny day.

I love this album, always will. Ground-breaking, innovative, refreshing from the gangster rap of the same era, excellent samples, jazzy, Q Tips distinctive voice...New York's finest!

Is it a covers album? They use a lot of music from other songs! Have they just stolen the music that isn't theirs to start off with? Or have they enriched it and made it about 10x better? Yes they can!

Good

I really enjoyed this - some solid beats, rhymes, and fun!

Wow, what an amazing album. I truly loved it. So many great songs and a lot stand out. The track “Rhythm (Devotaed to the Art of Moving Butts” has opened my third eye. I never knew a track from 1990 could have such a modern sounding synth sample, it itches my brain like crazy- straight ear candy to me. There were like 3 songs I found very solid but they were kinda filler-ey (I guess), they had very good messages for the younger audience but compared to the other really strong tracks, they’re not as crazy. They weren’t bad though, just, not something I’d replay again personally. Overall I’m thinking of giving this album a 9.0-9.3/10. Everyone, go listen to it!

mais uma vez: absurdo, fora da casinha, qualidade pesadíssima isso foi o debut dos caras.

dos maiores debuts do hiphop de mto longe. até da década de 90 em geral mto forte. gostei até mais do que do outro que passou aqui. can i kick it eh boa demais vsf. bom pra caraio!

A member of a tribe called quest was recently at my fav cinema and I didn't go because the tickets for the q+a were too expensive. sigh.

Joyful

Unexpectedly perfect.

Tribe är en av mina getter och det här är kaaaaanske deras bästa album.

Underbara beats med smakfulla samplingar. Samma känsla som jag fick av beastie boys pauls boutique, men mer smooth. Lou reed-samplingen i ”can i kick it” är väl en av hiphop-historiens mest eleganta? Älskar när det är så här arkeologisk och man sitter och försöker gissa sig till var de mindre uppenbara bitarna knyckts ifrån. Härligt att tänka på de omsorgsfulla skivaffärsbesöken i slutet på 80-talet. Otroligt svag för conscious rap-rörelsen. Så organiskt, svängigt och musikaliskt. Blir varm av Q-tips lena stämma. Påminner om kendricks laid-back-läge.

So chill and hypnotic, a pleasure to attest. A loungeful experience, of calm and rest. Nocturnal animals, of great charisma. Lyrical spirits, of wisdom and rythm. Its such a good album that you can see how influential was. Despite the years its such a specific subset of Hip-Hop, that its not common to listen to something like this in the mainstream. And for that reason, is refreshing, invigorating. The lyrics are something hilarious in how despite being in a flow so old and kinda 80s generic, are so capable of illustrating and constructing complex and interesting narratives. Narratives that are funny and varied in a way that feels like a novel. It baffles me how this album flows, from song to song, from story to story. I liked it a lot.

Me gustó MUCHO este album. No soy de escuchar este tipo de música y disfruté mucho de este cambio, es música que te hace sentir cool 😎 Me gusta muchísimo que se incorporen tantos elementos, cada canción es muy compleja y tiene como varias capas. Se siente como si se fuera construyendo la canción con cada minuto que pasa. Mis canciones favoritas fueron: - Push it Along - Can I Kick It? - Footprints - Bonita Applebum Me compraría un vinilo 100%

Parece que el sonido es re viejo, además TANTOS instrumentos vas a tener? Muy bueno, alto groove, me parece algo bizarro pero muy bien logrado, me hace acordar a De La Soul.

Another banger from the boys in the tribe. 5

I'm pretty bummed to be done with the Tribe albums on the list so soon, because they've been one of the most consistently great artists on the list. It's also album number 250 for me(which is hilarious because the other Tribe album was 150). This marks my last outing by Tribe, including the Q-Tip solo album. And what an outing it is! Their excellent lyricism, funky flows, and top-shelf sampling are all present in full force here. It's hard not to love the laid-back, positive, and all-around enjoyable vibes of this album, especially with the violent and aggressive gangster rap coming out in this time period. The interplays and flows are top notch, and the lyrics are both political and somewhat relatable. It's just a great album from a great band.

Une autre excellent Tribe. Je préfère low end theory qui me semble plus jazzy mais celui-ci a quand même son lot de classiques.

Absolutely phenomenal!!! If you have ears. Treat them with this gem!💎

Now this, I really liked. Proper old school hip hop, utterly classic, not a moment wasted, and I want more. Bangers all the way down. 5/5.

An absolute classic, Tribe are hip-hop Mount Rushmore for me

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- Musikaliskt, coolt, funkigt, jazzigt och uppfriskande positivt. Jämnt album utan några bottennapp, får därför en 5a men en svag. Bäst är Push it along, I left my wallet in El Segundo, Bonita Applebum, Can I kick it?, Mr. Muhammed, Ham 'n' eggs, Go ahead in the rain

its a masterclass in creative sampling and relaxed, intelligent storytelling What stands out to me is how it moved away from the harder sounds of the early 90s to create a vibe that is incredibly smooth and jazz-heavy Tracks like 'Can I Kick It?' and 'Bonita Applebum' show a level of artistry that feels both nostalgic and timeless. For me, this album represents a turning point in hip-hop where the genre became more experimental and laid-back, proving that a project can be both sophisticated and easy to listen to at the same time

This was an absolutely delightful album. I had 0 expectations going in and enjoyed it a lot

Brilliant album top to bottom. Incredible and inventive beats perfectly matching Q-Tip and Phife Dawg.

Great

NADA QUE DECIR 20/10

yesss. cant believe this was 1990!

God Tier

Masterpiece.

Love the cheap rhymes

Loooove tribe called quest always

Old but gold.

What an amazing album! Incredible flow and sick beats.

After Hours is a mood. It definitely feels like listening to a piece of history, but in a good way. The sampling of Stevie Wonder in Footprints was delightful. I like Mr. Muhammad quite a bit. I think there's definitely something about New York based hip-hop that definitely grabs me more than other regions.

I should have known this would be good and it really really is

A réécouter en entier ( pas la version 25ans)

Jazzy and chill

I love Tribe Called Quest so much. I don't really have many notes for this one. It isn't quite the front-to-back masterpiece that The Low End Theory is, but it's not terribly far off. And for a debut record, it's really great. Everything on it just works for me. 9/10

Prime prime prime

moving forward with more hip hop, this is a tribe called quest's debut album. get ready for some jazzy and intelligent hip hop tracks. really there's a lot of stuff that i've probably said about the last tribe album i've listen to that i said here. i think it's a meme, "of course white guys love a tribe called quest". would you rather me listen to some guy recording himself playing with a cheap drum machine in a warehouse going "hip hip hop hop hippity hippity hop to the corner shop"? these guys know what they're doing, their lyrics aren't cliché and their beats are so funky and jazzy.

Love some jazz rap. What a smooth album

Nice

epic

unmatchable flow. unmatchable beats. no notes.

I love this album and haven’t (FULLY) listened to it in over 10 years. It was fun to revisit the music that helped shape my musical journey and what I enjoy now because of it. 10/10, no notes, absolutely enjoy ATCQ

Ingenting å sette fingeren på. Tribe er gull!

Hørt på jobb. Hater egentlig hip hop, men denne plata er faktisk helt rå. Fantastisk lydbilde. Veldig lugn. Masterclass i sampling.

One of my absolute favorites. Amazing.

Tribe is exactly what I need for today. They've been a favorite of mine for a long time. Not a single bad album.

So ahead of their time. RIP to Bob Power

Bonita, Bonita, Bonita…

First song kind of lost me but the album just kept getting better and better. I wasn't the biggest fan of the lyrics, but the rhythm and flow of the lyrics were amazing. After listening for a while I couldn't help but pick out some of the bars that just caught me so off guard. "I ordered enchiladas and ate them" "Asparagus tips look yummy, yummy, yummy. Candied yams inside my tummy" Overall, pretty good but now I'm hungry. Honestly, I can't find any reason to not give 5 stars. I had a great time listening to this and would listen to it again.

Sensational

Fantastic old-school hip hop album. A favorite. 5/5

Didn't know there was such a thing as classic rap, all instruments no digital or MIDI. Bars were so clean as well, a pure classic and I can understand why.

Great