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 ‘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 morePREVIEW: 17 New Albums We Can’t Wait to Hear in 2017
With 2016 now behind us, check out a sampling of the forthcoming new long players we can’t wait to drop the needle on in 2017.
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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