That A Tribe Called Quest was able to start at such a high level with their debut album, and then progress beyond it with subsequent efforts, speaks to their singular talent.
Read moreA Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Midnight Marauders’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
With their third album, A Tribe Called Quest established that even with two great albums under their collective belts, they weren’t even close to being done in developing as artists.
Read moreA Tribe Called Quest’s ‘The Love Movement’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Celebratory, romantic and playfully boastful, Tribe’s fifth album floats on its own cool, lyrical cloud, with Q-Tip and Phife Dawg’s rhymes in peak form per usual.
Read moreA Tribe Called Quest’s ‘The Low End Theory’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
Tribe’s brilliant sophomore album still sounds like a timeless experience and remains the pinnacle of their recording career.
Read moreA Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Beats, Rhymes and Life’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
To their credit, Tribe didn’t try to make a carbon copy of ‘The Low End Theory’ or ‘Midnight Marauders’ with their fourth LP, which sounds different than anything the group had released before.
Read morePhife Dawg’s Debut Solo Album ‘Ventilation: Da LP’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective
Q-Tip was the first of A Tribe Called Quest’s two emcees to release a solo record (1999’s ‘Amplified’) when the group split, but Phife followed close behind with this underappreciated LP.
Read moreALBUMISM SELECTS: The 15 Greatest Native Tongues Albums, Ranked & Revisited
We’ve compiled our votes for the 15 greatest albums in the Native Tongues collective’s discography and present the consensus results here.
Read moreALBUMISM SELECTS: The 15 Greatest Native Tongues Albums, Ranked & Revisited (Part 2 of 2)
We’ve compiled our votes for the 15 greatest albums in the Native Tongues collective’s discography and present the consensus results here.
Read moreRevisiting 12 Unforgettable Verses by the Late Great Phife Dawg
As we continue to mourn the loss and celebrate the brilliance of the "Five Foot Assassin," we revisit a dynamic dozen of the emcee’s most memorable verses.
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