yea
― peanutbuttereverysingleday, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 07:27 (eight years ago) link
so sad
― ogmor, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 08:49 (eight years ago) link
noooooooooooooooooo
― the late great, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 09:40 (eight years ago) link
goddammit
RIP
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 12:18 (eight years ago) link
way way too young
― balls, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 12:31 (eight years ago) link
aw man, this is so sad
― Check Yr Scrobbles (Moodles), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 12:33 (eight years ago) link
fuck
― 龜, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 12:56 (eight years ago) link
He was a fly MC who was five foot three and very brave.
― how's life, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 13:13 (eight years ago) link
RIP funky diabetic
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 13:15 (eight years ago) link
oh god awful
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 13:21 (eight years ago) link
Aw crap this is so sad
― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 13:30 (eight years ago) link
goddammit. RIP.
― ulysses, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 14:00 (eight years ago) link
this year is brutal so far. will miss you, five foot assassin. :(
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 14:14 (eight years ago) link
HFS was not expecting this. aaggghhh RIP
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 15:19 (eight years ago) link
instantly reminded of my favorite moment from the doc, him and Tip rehearsing their little arm-swinging dance step before the show
a tribe called quest reunion (in hell)
― flopson, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 16:57 (eight years ago) link
jk, RIP
Pretty great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRujBI_vPSM
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 18:08 (eight years ago) link
"Steve Biko" is one of the jams of all jams
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 18:10 (eight years ago) link
"Award Tour" as well, in fact so many off Midnight Marauders
― calzino, Wednesday, 23 March 2016 20:19 (eight years ago) link
that traffic guy is the best omg
listening to Beats Rhymes and Life, the biggest sin of which was coming after two back-to-back of the greatest rap albums ever, good stuff
― robbie ca$hflo (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 20:33 (eight years ago) link
haha phife just said
"Eating through your crew like Stephen King's The Langoliers" <3
― robbie ca$hflo (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 20:41 (eight years ago) link
has always been unfairly maligned in my opinion - it is a dark complex beast - i know not many will agree but although it may not have the highs of the previous two for me it is consistently great and at least the equal of MM and LET
― peanutbuttereverysingleday, Thursday, 24 March 2016 04:10 (eight years ago) link
beats rhymes and life i mean
Listened to The Love Movement yday, still v strong.
― someone who just gets annoyed at bad tweets (stevie), Thursday, 24 March 2016 08:10 (eight years ago) link
I mean I don't think they put out a record that wasn't blinding. Even that post-Instinctive Rhythms remix LP was strong throughout, and didn't feel like a ripoff.
― someone who just gets annoyed at bad tweets (stevie), Thursday, 24 March 2016 08:11 (eight years ago) link
"Find a Way" is among their best imo. Don't care for the rest though.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 March 2016 11:29 (eight years ago) link
"Start It Up" is also great
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Thursday, 24 March 2016 12:36 (eight years ago) link
tape of ATCQ London gig 1994https://soundcloud.com/flip-the-script/a-tribe-called-quest-midnight
― someone who just gets annoyed at bad tweets (stevie), Thursday, 24 March 2016 14:16 (eight years ago) link
it is a dark complex beast
THIS is why Beats Rhymes & Life is great, it just always gets ignorec cause it doesn't have any certifiable jams like their other albums do. If anything, The Love Movement stands out as their weakest because it feels like a self-consciously "lighthearted" overcorrection to BR&L.
― Hey (Extended Mix), Thursday, 24 March 2016 19:24 (eight years ago) link
it just dawned on me that I haven't played BR&L in its entirety in over a decade
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Thursday, 24 March 2016 19:27 (eight years ago) link
so yeah at a bare minimum the first four songs on BR&L are flawless
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Thursday, 24 March 2016 19:38 (eight years ago) link
Phony Rappers is top 5 Tribe for me
― human life won't become a cat (man alive), Thursday, 24 March 2016 20:32 (eight years ago) link
Find a Way is probably at least top 10.
― human life won't become a cat (man alive), Thursday, 24 March 2016 20:41 (eight years ago) link
Too bad I only think about stuff like his after someone dies, but I was just reflecting on how different and powerful tribe seemed to me when their videos strangely got beamed into my 12-year-old DC middle class Jewish kid house. I mean all MTV was a strange experience at that age but I remember tribe videos in particular as something I liked a lot and wasn't totally sure how to process. The scenario video (and the lyrics - wtf were these guys talking about but it seemed amazing and creative and hilarious), that black and white jazz video that suddenly, jarringly goes into the bright colored Buggin Out. The whole different way that the three of them expressed masculinity that wasn't really like many other rappers or rock stars. (Obvs there were others but I'm talking about my limited range of knowledge at that age).
Later I think I backed away from them a bit, never disowning them but not wanting to be that white guy that always talks about Tribe.
― human life won't become a cat (man alive), Friday, 25 March 2016 14:04 (eight years ago) link
wait waht?!
http://ambrosiaforheads.com/2016/08/a-tribe-called-quest-new-album/
― Οὖτις, Friday, 19 August 2016 21:16 (eight years ago) link
Will Ron Carter be on it?
― Deneb on Ice (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 19 August 2016 21:52 (eight years ago) link
Pleasantly surprised to find this was not recorded after Phife passed
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Saturday, 20 August 2016 05:21 (eight years ago) link
new album out 11/11/16
― Οὖτις, Friday, 28 October 2016 15:35 (eight years ago) link
Maybe I'm just a cynical arsehole, but I can't imagine anything about a new Tribe Called Quest album in 2016 being anything other than an absolute train wreck.
― Austin, Saturday, 29 October 2016 06:10 (eight years ago) link
iwanttobelieve.gif
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Sunday, 30 October 2016 00:22 (eight years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/arts/music/a-tribe-called-quest-new-album-interview.html
― schwantz, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 15:50 (seven years ago) link
Right now my expectations for this are about on par with De La Soul's latest album.
― MarkoP, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 16:24 (seven years ago) link
I think coming to these types of albums with zero expectations sometimes results in a pleasant listen
― duped and used by my worst Miss U (President Keyes), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 17:51 (seven years ago) link
^
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 17:55 (seven years ago) link
The guest spots from Jack White and Elton John are certainly promising.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 18:07 (seven years ago) link
This is definitely going to be better than Low End Theory
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 19:12 (seven years ago) link
xp i'm going to pretend that i think you're kidding and not google that
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 19:19 (seven years ago) link
even if that's serious, the Jack White song on Beyonce's album is fantastic so I'm not overly concerned about it
― ¶ (DJP), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 19:58 (seven years ago) link
honestly it was the elton john note that gave me pausehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY2p7oE7Bpw
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 20:13 (seven years ago) link