However, where their debut was propelled by a disparate array of samples, The Low-End Theory was built on a stricter musical doctrine - its spine provided by bebop jazz.
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Product Identifiers
ProducerA Tribe Called Quest
Record LabelJiv, Jive
UPC0012414141811
eBay Product ID (ePID)14046061002
Product Key Features
Release Year1996
FormatRecord
GenreRap/Hip Hop
ArtistTribe Called Quest
Release TitleLow End Theory
Dimensions
Item Height0.18 in
Item Weight0.88 lb
Item Length12.44 in
Item Width12.34 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks14
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Tracks1.1 Excursions 1.2 Buggin' Out 1.3 Rap Promoter 1.4 Butter 1.5 Verses from the Abstract 1.6 Show Business 1.7 Vibes and Stuff 1.8 Infamous Date Rape 1.9 Check the Rhime 1.10 Everything Is Fair 1.11 Jazz (We've Got) 1.12 Skypager 1.13 What? 1.14 Scenario
Number of Discs2
Notesde la Soul are remembered as the premier Native Tongues posse, those rappers who got low-key, self-consciously thoughtful, and jazzy in the face of gangsta's hardcore threats. But A Tribe Called Quest may have been even stronger, especially on their excellent second album, the bass-thumping, heavily jazz-sampled the Low End Theory. According to the opening "Excursions," rapper Q-Tip's old man says the disc's jazz-rap "reminded him of bebop," and Q calls himself "prominent like Shakespeare." But if Charlie Parker had ever written poetic couplets and backed them with funky-drummer and Ron Carter-on-bass grooves this irresistible, he might have been as big as the Bard and Brother James combined. - David Cantwell.