It’s happened hundreds of times. A band or group will put out a fantastic debut album, creating a huge amount of anticipation for their next effort, only to disappoint greatly. Following an acclaimed debut album ““People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm”, a Tribe Called Quest second effort “The Low End Theory” had the potential makings of a sophomore slump but emerged as one of the best albums of all-time. Read more…

I owe my live for hip-hop in no small part to A Tribe Called Quest (I wore out my “Low End Theory” tape twice. Yeah that’s right, I said tape), so when I heard that DJ Chong Wizard was putting together a Tribe tribute album I couldn’t wait to have the final result in my hands, and I’m happy to say it’s everything I was hoping for. Listen and download…

I’m feeling kind of old school today, so it was only natural that I had to select one of my all-time favorites tracks for this week’s Classic Verse, A Tribe Called Quest’s “Scenario” featuring Leaders of the New School, unquestionably one of the greatest posse cuts in hip-hop history. While just about every verse on this one is a classic, the way a young, skinny Busta Rhymes absolutely destroys the mic makes his a classic amongst classics. This is the verse that I judge all other Busta verses against. See more…

I know, I know, it’s supposed to be Throwback Thursday, but you’ll be in a turkey coma this Thursday and it just didn’t feel right to deprive you of some old-school goodness so we’re moving up the schedule. Point is, you can never go wrong with some old-school A Tribe Called Quest, especially when we’re talking about “Check the Rhyme”, a dope cut featuring one of the best two man call and response choruses in hip-hop history. See more…