A Tribe Called Quest · 1991 · 1990s · Entry 245 of 272
The Low End Theory
Jazz samples, upright bass on every track, and Q-Tip and Phife trading bars like it's a craft. 'Check the Rhime', 'Scenario', 'Jazz (We've Got)' — the album that gave Native Tongues its peak and rap a working partnership with jazz.
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