Description
- Low End Theory
- Artist: A Tribe Called Quest
- Format: LP
- Release Date: 11/12/1996
- LABEL: Jive
- NUMBER OF DISCS: 2
- UPC: 012414141811
- GENRE: Rap/Hip Hop
DESCRIPTION
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.
Tracklist:
A1 Excursions 3:53
A2 Buggin' Out 3:38
A3 Rap Promoter 2:13
A4 Butter 2:13
B1 Verses From The Abstract
3:59
B2 Show Business
3:53
B3 Vibes And Stuff 4:18
C1 The Infamous Date Rape 2:54
C2 Check The Rhime 3:36
C3 Everything Is Fair 2:59
D1 Jazz (We've Got) 4:09
D2 Skypager 2:13
D3 What? 2:29
D4 Scenario
4:10
