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Binding: LP RecordEAN: 0012414141811 Label: Jive Manufacturer: Jive Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Jive Release Date: November 12, 1996 Studio: Jive Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential recording: De 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - weakif you're someone who regularly listens to alot of hip-hop, you'll recognize that this album is not all that great. in my opinion, it's tribe's 3rd best record. sure, there are a few quality tracks worth a listen, but the majority just don't do it for me. if you're looking to get started with some atcq, check out 'people's instinctive travels and the paths of rhythm, 'beats, rhymes and life' or 'midnight marauders', they won't let you down. Rating: - Pefect blend of hip hop and jazzThe 2nd album from A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory is definitely their best album as well one of the greatest albums to come from the East Coast. One of the reasons for that is this album combindes both hip hop and jazz perfectly, especially since jazz bassist Ron Carter is featured on here. Another reason why its a classic album is because of the lyrical ability of Q Tip and Phife Dawg. Phife especially showcases his skils as an mc. The subject matter is also more serious than their ... Read More Rating: - An interesting theoryI'll be honest and say that this is the first album I've heard from ATCQ. I heard their first album[[People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm]]afterwards and loved that album at first listen too. I mean how can you forget a classic joint like Check The Rhime? Butter is a great solo joint by Phife Dawg who tells a story of a foul type of chick. "What" is Q-Tip's solo joint as he asks a lot of good questions especially "what is Chris Lighty if he wasnt such a baby?". Q-Tip also has another ... Read More Rating: - "Dope jazzbeats and goofball rhymes from the well-meaning middle class "Well, that pretty much sums of The Low End Theory, quoted from the one and only Robert Christgau (not that I really support this guy), but I think I should explain it more... Even during ganster rap, The Tribe was refreshing. Instead of listening to Ice Cube talking about putting his foot in your @$$, you got Q-Tip rapping about jazz. Like the rest of the Native Tongue Posse, these guys weren't afraid to get in gangster rap's face. That's the best history lesson I can give. Read More Rating: - The greatest...Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee. The best and smartest rap album ever. Having Ron Carter on bass doesn't hurt ever. Groundbreaking album that took rap in a new direction and opened doors to new areas. This is rap's Sgt. Pepper's. |
