| 1 | * ExecutiveMeddling: The notorious origins of "Show Business" from ''Music/TheLowEndTheory''. In short, there is an unofficially released early version of the track called "Georgie Porgie" with the same beat but vastly different lyrics. "Georgie Porgie" is about a fictional friend of the group who they lost all respect for after finding out he was gay. The label refused to put out such a blatantly homophobic song, so after completely rewriting the lyrics, "Show Business" was born. The band is now [[OldShame very ashamed]] of "Georgie Porgie", and some of their later songs like "We the People..." mock homophobia. |
| 2 | * MoneyDearBoy: A rare [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools 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 suffered from diabetes. |
| 3 | * NoHitWonder: Despite critical acclaim and three platinum-certified albums, they've never reached the top 40, only peaking as high as #47 with "Award Tour". |
| 4 | * ThePeteBest: Jarobi White. Subverted as he's been back with the group since 2006. Later averted when he recorded several verses in Tribe's final album. |
| 5 | * ThrowItIn: In "What?" Q-Tip accidentally says "Kapelka" instead of "Gefilte." They decided to keep it in anyway. |
| 6 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: The beat that eventually became the basis of ''The Love Movement'''s title track was originally meant for Music/TheNotoriousBIG's album ''Music/LifeAfterDeath''. Biggie liked it, but the album was already finished when Q-Tip showed it to him, and Biggie was murdered before he got the chance to use it. |
| 7 | * UnintentionalPeriodPiece: “Ham And Eggs” is a song about the group refusing to eat ham and eggs, because of their high cholesterol content. When the song was written/released in 1990, many people thought cholesterol consumption was responsible for things like heart disease. Which has, since, been proven (mostly) false. |
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