A monumental achievement that elevated hip-hop to art
A historic masterpiece that expanded the possibilities of hip-hop with jazz sampling and intelligent lyrics.
This album, by ATCQ, centered around Q-Tip and Phife Dawg, significantly evolved hip-hop expression. Boldly incorporating the deep bass of acoustic bass and elements of jazz, it presented a cool and sophisticated worldview. It was lauded by music magazines upon its release, and is still talked about today as "the pinnacle of '90s hip-hop."
14 TRACKS:
1)
Excursions
2)
Buggin' Out
3)
Rap Promoter
4)
Butter
5)
Verses From The Abstract
6)
Show Business
7)
Vibes And Stuff
8)
The Infamous Date Rape
9)
Check The Rhime
10)
Everything Is Fair
11)
Jazz (We've Got)
12)
Skypager
13)
What?
14)
Scenario
Co-producer - A Tribe Called Quest (5, 6, 10)
Producer - A Tribe Called Quest (1 to 4, 7 to 9, 11 to 14)
Recorded By, Mixed By - A Tribe Called Quest
Written-By - A. Muhammad
Engineer [Additional] - Jamey Staub
Recorded By, Mixed By - Bob Power
Producer - Skeff Anselm (5, 6, 10)
Engineer [Additional] - Tim Latham
Engineer [Additional] - Chris Shaw
Engineer [Additional] - Rod Hui
Management - Chris Lighty
Engineer [Additional] - Dan Wood
Mastered By - Tom Coyne
Engineer [Additional] - Anthony Saunders
Engineer [Additional] - Gerard Julien
Engineer [Additional] - Eric Gast
Engineer [Additional] - Pete Christensen
Engineer [Additional] - Marc Singleton
Written-By - M. Taylor
Written-By - J. Davis
Engineer [Additional] - Jim Kvoriak
Design - ZombArt JK
Typography [Handlettering] - ZombArt NG
Other [Special Effects Make-up: Model] - Paddy Crofton
