
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
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US$8.99
- Release Date 13 November 2015
- In Stock
- Product code
- 82876535492
- Format
- CD Album
- Label
- Sony CMG
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.
Tracks | ||
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1 | Excursions | |
2 | Buggin' Out | |
3 | Rap Promoter | |
4 | Butter | |
5 | Verses From The Abstract | |
6 | Show Business | |
7 | Vibes And Stuff | |
8 | The Infamous Date Rape | |
9 | Check The Rhime | |
10 | Everything Is Fair | |
11 | Jazz (We've Got) | |
12 | Skypager | |
13 | What? | |
14 | Scenario |