History Music / ATribeCalledQuest

* ShoutOut: In "Oh My God" from ''Midnight Marauders'', Phife Dawg shouts out Music/AlBSure, {{Music/TLC}}, and En Vogue

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Thanks to a throwaway TakeThat line in "Jazz (We've Got)[[note]] ''"Me sweat another?/I do my own thing/Strictly hardcore tracks/Not a new jack swing"''[[/note]] that led to him getting jumped by rap group Wreckx-N-Effect, Q-Tip was forced to wear a gimp mask to cover up an eye injury in the music video for "Hot Sex".

* TheGoldenAgeOfHipHop: They are one of the most acclaimed hiphop artists.

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[[caption-width:272:Like [[WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks A Pimp Named Slickback]], you have to say the whole thing.]]

[[caption-width:272:Like [[TheBoondocks A Pimp Named Slickback]], you have to say the whole thing.]]

* ''The Low End Theory'' (1991)

* Bonita Applebum
* I Left My Wallet in El Segundo
* Can I Kick It
* Check The Rhime
* Jazz (We've Got)
* Scenario
* Hot Sex
* Award Tour
* Electric Relaxation
* Oh My God
* 1nce Again
* Stresed Out'
* Find A way

* AlternativeHipHop
* BigApplesauce

* TheGoldenAgeOfHipHop

* MoneyDearBoy: A rare [[TropesAreNotBad positive example.]] As Ali states in the Beats, Rhymes & Life documentary, the main reason Tribe reunited was to help pay Phife's medical bills, since he suffers from diabetes.

* ThePeteBest: Jarobi White. Subverted as he's been with the group since 2006.

* ThrowItIn: In "What?" Q-Tip accidentally says "Kapelka" instead of "Gefilte." They decided to keep it in anyway.

They released five albums in eight years (the first one being in 1990 and the last one in 1998), the first three [=LPs=] were highly acclaimed, but the group disbanded in 1998, because of friction between Phife Dawg and Q-Tip. In 2006, the group reunited to pay for Phife's medical expenses via touring and appearances. There's been talk of a new album, and a documentary about the group was produced, ''Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest'', directed by [[TheWarAtHome Michael]] [[{{Bamboozled}} Rapaport]]. The group is regarded as iconic pioneers of alternative hip hop music, having helped to pave the way for innovative hip-hop artists. Allmusic calls them "the most intelligent, artistic rap group during the 1990s". In 2005, A Tribe Called Quest received a Special Achievement Award at the Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. In 2007, the group was formally honored at the 4th VH1 Hip Hop Honors.

[[caption-width:272:Like [[TheBoondocks A Pimp Named Slickback]], you have to say the whole thing]]

* Jerkass: Judging from ''Beats, Rhymes & Life'' (The Movie) Q-Tip shifted from InnocentlyInsensitive to this.
* InsufferableGenius: One gets that vibe from Q-Tip after watching the movie.

* ThePeteBest: Jarobi White. Subverted as he's been with the group sine 2006.

* Rockumentary: Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest.

* LyricSwap: In "Check the Rhyme" the first two lines of each verse are the same (albeit with Q-tip rapping the first and Phife the second) but afterwords the lyrics are different
* NWordPrivileges: "Sucka Nigga" touches upon this in the second verse

* SampledUp: "Can I Kick It?" samples the bass line from "Walk On The Wild Side" by Lou Reed; depending on where you go on the radio dial, it might be the only place you hear it.

A Tribe Called Quest is a AlternativeHipHop group, formed in 1985. It was composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip (Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, formerly Jonathan Davis), rapper Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor), and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but appears to have rejoined the group since 2006. 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. Their innovative fusing of hip hop and jazz has had a lasting impact on hip hop music, helping to expand the art of hip hop production. Many of their songs, such as "Bonita Applebum", "Can I Kick It?", "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo", "Scenario", "Check the Rhime", "Jazz (We've Got)", "Award Tour" and "Electric Relaxation" are regarded as classics.

They released five albums in eight years (the first one being in 1990 and the last one in 1998), the first three [=LPs=] were highly acclaimed, but the group disbanded in 1998, because of friction between Phife Dawg and Q-Tip. In 2006, the group reunited to pay for Phife's medical expenses via touring and appearances. There's been talk of a new album, and a documentary about the group was produced, ''Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest'', directed by MichaelRapaport. The group is regarded as iconic pioneers of alternative hip hop music, having helped to pave the way for innovative hip-hop artists. Allmusic calls them "the most intelligent, artistic rap group during the 1990s". In 2005, A Tribe Called Quest received a Special Achievement Award at the Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. In 2007, the group was formally honored at the 4th VH1 Hip Hop Honors.

They released five albums in eight years (the first one being in 1990 and the last one in 1998), the first three LPs were highly acclaimed, but the group disbanded in 1998. In 2006, the group reunited and toured the U.S., and planned to release an album after some works in the studio. The group is regarded as iconic pioneers of alternative hip hop music, having helped to pave the way for innovative hip-hop artists. Allmusic calls them "the most intelligent, artistic rap group during the 1990s". In 2005, A Tribe Called Quest received a Special Achievement Award at the Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. In 2007, the group was formally honored at the 4th VH1 Hip Hop Honors.

A Tribe Called Quest is a hip hop group, formed in 1985. It was composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip (Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, formerly Jonathan Davis), rapper Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor), and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but appears to have rejoined the group since 2006. 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. Their innovative fusing of hip hop and jazz has had a lasting impact on hip hop music, helping to expand the art of hip hop production. Many of their songs, such as "Bonita Applebum", "Can I Kick It?", "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo", "Scenario", "Check the Rhime", "Jazz (We've Got)", "Award Tour" and "Electric Relaxation" are regarded as classics.