A Tribe Called Quest – Low End Theory

Description:

de la Soul are remembered as the premier Native Tongues posse, those rappers who got low-key, self-consciously thoughtful, and jazzy in the face of gangsta\'s hardcore threats. But A Tribe Called Quest may have been even stronger, especially on their excellent second album, the bass-thumping, heavily jazz-sampled the Low End Theory. According to the opening \"Excursions,\" rapper Q-Tip\'s old man says the disc\'s jazz-rap \"reminded him of bebop,\" and Q calls himself \"prominent like Shakespeare.\" But if Charlie Parker had ever written poetic couplets and backed them with funky-drummer and Ron Carter-on-bass grooves this irresistible, he might have been as big as the Bard and Brother James combined. - David Cantwell.

• Excursions
• Buggin\' Out
• Rap Promoter
• Butter
• Verses from the Abstract
• Show Business
• Vibes and Stuff
• Infamous Date Rape
• Check the Rhime
• Everything Is Fair
• Jazz (We\'ve Got)
• Skypager
• What?
• Scenario