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A Tribe Called Quest’s Debut Album ‘People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

April 9, 2025 Albumism Staff
A Tribe Called Quest debut album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm Turns 35

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.

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In ALBUM ANNIVERSARY Tags A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad
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A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Midnight Marauders’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

November 5, 2023 Jesse Ducker
A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders

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.

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A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘The Love Movement’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

September 23, 2023 Quentin Harrison
A Tribe Called Quest The Love Movement

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.

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In ALBUM ANNIVERSARY Tags A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, J Dilla
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A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘The Low End Theory’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective

September 19, 2021 Jesse Ducker
A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory

Tribe’s brilliant sophomore album still sounds like a timeless experience and remains the pinnacle of their recording career.

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In ALBUM ANNIVERSARY Tags A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad
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A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Beats, Rhymes and Life’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective

July 26, 2021 Jesse Ducker
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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.

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In ALBUM ANNIVERSARY Tags A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad
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Phife Dawg’s Debut Solo Album ‘Ventilation: Da LP’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective

September 25, 2020 Ben Pedroche
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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.

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In ALBUM ANNIVERSARY Tags Phife Dawg, A Tribe Called Quest
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ALBUMISM SELECTS: The 15 Greatest Native Tongues Albums, Ranked & Revisited

May 15, 2017 Albumism Staff

We’ve compiled our votes for the 15 greatest albums in the Native Tongues collective’s discography and present the consensus results here.

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Tags Native Tongues, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah, Black Sheep, Monie Love
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ALBUMISM SELECTS: The 15 Greatest Native Tongues Albums, Ranked & Revisited (Part 2 of 2)

May 15, 2017 Albumism Staff

We’ve compiled our votes for the 15 greatest albums in the Native Tongues collective’s discography and present the consensus results here.

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Tags Native Tongues, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah, Black Sheep, Monie Love
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Revisiting 12 Unforgettable Verses by the Late Great Phife Dawg

March 23, 2016 Albumism Staff

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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