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Grandmas JamGrandmas Jam Posts: 1,860
edited May 2010 in Other Music
A Tribe Called Quest - 'Low End Thoery'

This is the greatest hiphop album in existance.
Ryan Crooks insists upon himself
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  • grjammergrjammer Posts: 385
    agreed...I wore my cassette tape out back in the early 90s listening to that album...midnight marauders was solid as well
  • Grandmas JamGrandmas Jam Posts: 1,860
    Yea, I knew this thread would get no love...not a lot of PJ fans really appreciate hiphop...especially hiphop that competed with Pearl Jam in the same time period of the early 90s....too bad. Because this album is a serious gem. Such a real album interms of beats, lyrics, and general message trying to be conveyed
    Ryan Crooks insists upon himself
  • chimpatchimpat Posts: 590
    Great album.... one of the best without a doubt.
    "This is about as perfect a crowd as you can get. I hate to placate, I ain't placating...." - EV, 9/29/96


  • pearljim10pearljim10 Posts: 404
    i have been a big fan of a tribe called quest for almost 20 years now. a friend played the first albumn on a bus trip one time and i was hooked.

    saw them at a nye show and busta rhymes came out for scenerio. great show. only down side was that we stood around for a long time as the show didn't start till late.
    The plural of VINYL is VINYL. slh

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  • amongsTheWavesamongsTheWaves Posts: 68
    One of my favorites- right there with gangstarr/hard to earn and GZA/liquid swords
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,066
    edited November 2016
    Only song I know by them is Scenario, Not sure if it is on that album but that's a dope track

    https://youtu.be/Q6TLWqn82J4
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  • Shawn Smith CollectiveShawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    One of my favorite albums of all time.
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  • dpmaydpmay Posts: 643
    great record.

    q-tip's latest solo the renaissance is also a good listen...
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,840
    Grandmas Jam wrote:
    A Tribe Called Quest - 'Low End Thoery'

    This is the greatest hiphop album in existance.

    All you gotta know is that the album starts with...

    Back in the days when I was a teenager
    Before I had status and before I had a pager
    You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop
    My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop
    I said, well daddy don't you know that things go in cycles
    The way that Bobby Brown is just ampin like Michael
    Its all expected, things are for the lookin
    If you got the money, Quest is for the bookin
    Come on everybody, let's get with the fly modes
    Still got room on the truck, load the back boom
    Listen to the rhyme, to get a mental picture
    of this black man, through black woman victim
    Why do I say that, cuz I gotta speak the truth man
    Doing what we feel for the music is the proof and
    Planted on the ground, the act is so together
    Bonafied strong, you need leverage to sever
    The unit, yes, the unit, yes, the unit called the jazz is
    deliberatley cheered LP filled with streeet goods
    You can find it on the rack in your record store (store)
    If you get the record, then your thoughts are adored
    and appreciated, cause we're ever so glad we made it
    We work hard, so we gotta thank God
    Dishin out the plastic, do the dance till you spastic
    If you dis... it gets drastic
    Listen to the rhymes, cuz its time to make gravy
    If it moves your booty, then shake, shake it baby
    All the way to Africa a.k.a. The Motherland (uh)
    Stick out the left, then I'll ask for the other hand
    That's the right hand, Black Man (man)
    Only if you was noted as my man (man)
    If I get the credit, then I'll think I deserve it
    If you fake moves, don't fix your mouth to word it
    Get in the zone of positivity, not negativity
    Cuz we gotta strive for longevity
    If you botch up, what's in that (ass) (what?)
    A pair of Nikes, size ten-and-a-half (come on, come on)

    ---

    Enough said
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle Posts: 10,724
    It's in my top ten hip hop albums of all time. Just like Rock albums, it's too hard to pick a number 1.

    It's up there along w/ Straight Outta Compton, Paid in Full, Fear of a Black Planet, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx and Illmatic.
    NERDS!
  • PJRock75PJRock75 Posts: 869
    Grandmas Jam wrote:
    A Tribe Called Quest - 'Low End Thoery'

    This is the greatest hiphop album in existance.

    Enough said 8-)
    "If you want a friend, feed any animal." - JA
    "Don't let it get you down, you know, still give your love, just give it away...I love singin' that part." - EV
  • joebotjoebot Posts: 372
    Grandmas Jam wrote:
    A Tribe Called Quest - 'Low End Thoery'

    This is the greatest hiphop album in existance.

    Absofuckinlutely !!!!!!!!!
  • Grandmas JamGrandmas Jam Posts: 1,860
    I'm glad to see that there is a signifigant amount of love for this album. It once again proves to me that Pearl Jam fans do have a good taste in music....now if only my Allman Brothers thread could get more love (besides posts I make that is lol)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFZLq6R-ZtM

    enjoy
    Ryan Crooks insists upon himself
  • pirlo21pirlo21 Posts: 534
    One of the best, most influential hip-hop artist of all time in my opinion.

    'Low End Theory' & 'Midnight Marauders' are two of the finest albums of any genre.

    In terms of inflence & impact in music (not just hip-hop) up there with -
    Public Enemy 'Nation of Millions...',
    De la Souls '3 Feet High & Rising',
    Run DMC 'Raising Hell',
    EPMD 'Striclty Business',
    Beastie Boys 'Paul's Boutique',
    Eric B & Rakim 'Paid In Full'

    Check Q-Tip's solo album 'Kamaal/The Abstract' too. Not straight up hip-hop, but much more expansive & definitely shows the extent of the great man's talents.
    Cymru Am Byth

    PJ albums, at the moment!! -
    1,Vs 2,Vitalogy 3,No Code 4,Yield 5,Ten 6,Backspacer, 7Pearl Jam 8,Binaural 9,Riot Act.
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,143
    great great record
    tips solo stuff is also great
  • jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,957
    New/final ATCQ album to be released on 11/11:
    http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/a-tribe-called-quest-announces-final-album-w447249
  • green_girlgreen_girl Posts: 931
    Hip hop and house were so good back then. They were my focus, not PJ, and I don't regret it!

    I'm loving this new ATCQ album. I didnt even know there was a new album in the works. Their Saturday Night Live appearance tonight makes a lot more sense now. I'm sure it will be bittersweet with the absence of Phife, may he R.I.P.
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,066
    still need to hear this album. tried listening through spotify. Only got through the first song which was ok. Second song is on youtube which was better.
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    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,066
    Great to hear them last night, although thought they would play one old song and one new song

    https://youtu.be/BDxKVYUHBdA

    https://youtu.be/eJdVh2Ow2KU
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  • buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
    the we the people song is whack
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