A Tribe Called Quest
Low End Theory
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. -
David Cantwell.
Price
Genre
Format
CD - 1 disk
Release
01-09-2003
Label
Item-nr
521951
EAN
0012414141828
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
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
