A Tribe Called Quest

Hip Hop Rap 

De La Soul and the Birth of the D.A.I.S.Y. Age

March 6, 2024March 6, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising, 35th Anniversary, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, DJ Maseo, Native Tongues, Posdnuos, Prince Paul, The Jungle Brothers, The New Birth, The Turtles, Tommy Boy Records, Trugoy The Dove

How the legendary rap trio’s debut LP changed hip-hop forever

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Music Journalism 

Handicapping the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Tim Sommer 40 Comments 2023, A Tribe Called Quest, Bongripper, Iron Maiden, Lizzie Mercer Descloux, Missy Elliott, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Sheryl Crow, The White Stripes, Warren Zevon, Willie Nelson

With minimal snark and maximum intuition, we see the odds on this year’s class

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Rock 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2023 Nominees

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 Ron Hart 2 Comments 2023, A Tribe Called Quest, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Iron Maiden, Joy Division, Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, New Order, Nominations, Rage Against the Machine, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sheryl Crow, Soundgarden, The Spinners, The White Stripes, Warren Zevon, Willie Nelson

Kate Bush, Iron Maiden, Soundgarden, Warren Zevon and The White Stripes among this year’s list of hopefuls

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Alternative Rock Rap 

Sad New Day, Go Away: Me Phi Me’s ONE at 30

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 Joseph Kyle 3 Comments 1992, 30th Anniversary, A Tribe Called Quest, Arrested Development, De La Soul, Me Phi Me, Michigan, One, P.M. Dawn, RCA

Looking back on an unsung alt-rap classic three decades ahead of its time

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Music Journalism 

Rock Hall 2022: A Discerning Fan’s Guide To Voting

February 9, 2022February 8, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment A Tribe Called Quest, Beck, Carly Simon, Devo, Dionne Warwick, Duran Duran, Fela Kuti, Lionel Richie, MC5, New York Dolls, Pat Benatar, Rage Against the Machine, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rev’s got some hottakes on this year’s nominating class whether you like it or not!

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Hip Hop 

The Future?: To Whom It May Concern… at 30

October 8, 2021October 9, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, A Tribe Called Quest, Aceyalone, De La Soul, Dr. Dre, Flying Lotus, Freestyle Fellowship, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Kamasi Washington, Kendrick Lamar, Myka 9, Open Mic Eagle, P.E.A.C.E., Self Jupiter, Snoop Dogg, To Whom It May Concern

It was three decades ago today when Freestyle Fellowship took rap music to its threshold of enlightenment with influential debut

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Hip Hop jazz 

Back In The Days When I Was A Teenager: The Low End Theory at 30

September 27, 2021April 3, 2022 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1991, A Tribe Called Quest, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Check The Rhime, Jarobi, Jazz, Phife, Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, Ron Carter, Scenario, Skypager, The Low End Theory

How A Tribe Called Quest’s sophomore masterpiece put the spotlight on their secret weapon and changed the course of rap music

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Hip Hop jazz Rap 

Masta Ace: The Rock & Roll Globe Interview

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 Daniel Offner 0 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Analog Players Society, Ben Rubin, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Donny McCaslin, Hip-hop, Home In America, Kool G Rap, Masta Ace, MF Doom

The Brooklyn rap great talks about his jazz roots, Biz Markie, and 20 years of ‘Disposable Arts’

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Hip Hop 

Blame It On The Rain

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Katharine Coldiron 0 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Books, Hanif Abdurraqib, University of Texas Press

Author Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book on A Tribe Called Quest straddles the line between listening guide and love letter

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