peretz Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985. It was composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip (Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, formerly Jonathan Davis), rapper Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor), and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006. Along with De La Soul, the group was a central part of the Native Tongues Posse, and enjoyed the most commercial success out of all the groups to emerge from that collective. Their innovative fusing of hip hop and jazz has had a lasting impact on hip hop music, helping to expand the art of hip hop production. Many of their songs, such as "Bonita Applebum", "Can I Kick It?", "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo", "Scenario", "Check the Rhime", "Jazz (We've Got)", "Award Tour" and "Electric Relaxation" are regarded as classics. They released five albums between 1990 and 1998. The first three LPs were highly acclaimed, but the group disbanded in 1998. In 2006, the group reunited and toured the U.S., and planned to release an album after some works in the studio. The group is regarded as iconic pioneers of alternative hip hop music, having helped to pave the way for innovative hip hop artists. Allmusic calls them "the most intelligent, artistic rap group during the 1990s". In 2005, A Tribe Called Quest received a Special Achievement Award at the Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. In 2007, the group was formally honored at the 4th VH1 Hip Hop Honors. Albums * 1990: People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm * 1991: The Low End Theory * 1993: Midnight Marauders * 1996: Beats, Rhymes and Life * 1998: The Love Movement Compilations * 1992: Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller * 1999: The Anthology * 2003: Hits, Rarities & Remixes * 2006: The Lost Tribes * 2008: The Best of A Tribe Called Quest Quote
penny-dreaddfull Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 peretz, your taste in men and music are abso impeccable!!! ive been a fan of tribe/q-tip for bout 20 yrs. that would mean i was 10 when i got into them..... yeah.... 10 yrs old lolololol one of my faves, bonita applebaum Quote
peretz Posted May 23, 2011 Author Posted May 23, 2011 hehe why thankyou... i couldn't believe when there was no thread for them, one of my favs (and q-tip is sexy as hell ) nice 20yrs, i think i fiirst heard them maybe late 90's ? they just don't make musicians like that anymore Quote
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