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."
A:
1)
Excursions
2)
Buggin' Out
3)
Butter
4)
Verses From The Abstract
5)
Rap Promoter
6)
Scenario
B:
1)
The Infamous Date Rape
2)
Check The Rhime
3)
Everything Is Fair
4)
Jazz (We've Got)
5)
Showbusiness
6)
What?
Producer - A Tribe Called Quest (A1 to B2, B4, B6)
Producer [Co-Producer] - A Tribe Called Quest (B3, B5)
Recorded By, Mixed By - A Tribe Called Quest
Written-By, Arranged By - A Tribe Called Quest
Written-By - A. Muhammad
Engineer [Additional] - Jamey Staub
Recorded By, Mixed By - Bob Power
Producer - Skeff Anselm (B3, B5)
Written-By - S. Anselm
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 - T. Smith
Written-By - D. Murphy
Written-By - J. Kirkland
Written-By - M. Taylor
Written-By - J. Davis
Written-By - P. Jackson
Written-By - B. Higgins
Written-By - L. Dechalus
Engineer [Additional] - Jim Kvoriak
Design - ZombArt JK
Illustration [Handlettering] - ZombArt NG
Other [Special Effects Make-Up (Model)] - Paddy Crofton
