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Queens, New York City (1985 – 1998)

A Tribe Called Quest was an influential hip hop group of the 1990s, originally formed in Queens, New York City in 1985. The group is composed of Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, Jarobi White, was an intermittent collaborator appearing on their first album, but he left the group soon after, although he is mentioned as a ‘sometimes’ member on their third album liner notes. Along with De La Soul, the group was a central part of the Native Tongues Posse, and enjoyed the most commercial success out of all the groups to emerge from that collective.

Q-Tip and Phife had grown up together in Queens, and met Muhammad in high school. The group’s name was coined by The Jungle Brothers, whose members attended the same school. Soon after, the group began performing live and recording on a local label. The group became a part of the Native Tongues family, a Hip-Hop artist collective also consisting of the groups Jungle Brothers, De La Soul and Black Sheep.

At the time of their inception, A Tribe Called Quest was within the hip-hop community for eschewing and macho posturing. Their lyrics focused on abstract and social issues such as the word “nigger”, date rape and consumerism. Musically, the group helped pioneer the style (along with groups such as Gang Starr and De La Soul). They made their studio debut in 1990 with People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.
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  • currybanna

    Yes.

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  • PinkyBag

    unique

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  • HoagsObjekt

    Amazing group, Hip Hop or not. I honestly think that a lot of open-minded non Hip Hop fans would dig them. Them and the Beastie Boys rank among the best.

    Saturday morning

  • Reaper10

    Best Hip Hop Group ;)

    Friday afternoon

  • milena34

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  • Music-Ninja

    Black Star is great but nowhere the greatness of the Tribe.

    last week

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    Bonita Applebum, you gotta put me on

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Beats Rhymes and Life Nominated for Grammy

1 Dec 2011 | from atribecalledquest.com/html

    Best Long Form Music Video http://www.grammy.com/nominees Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest Michael …

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