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Title: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2006, 12:51:52 AM
I love these dudes.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=20900215

Electric Relaxation is so great.

Sucks they won't make a new album :(
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Saint Cornelius on December 20, 2006, 12:52:27 AM
relax yourself girl, please settle down
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2006, 12:59:58 AM
I remember when,
Girls were goodie two shoes, but now they turned to freaks
Allofasudden "We love you Phife" - ease of ho, my name's Malik
Phife this, Phife that, where you goin', where you at
These girls don't know me from jack, yet I feel like the Mack
You didn't want me then, so hon, don't want me now
Here, Here - take the towel, wipe off your brow
And take the Ccontact out your eye, you're far from lookin' fly
You get an E for effort, and T for nice try
Now tell me what's the reason, for dyin' your hair
Slum village gold still danglin in your ear
You barely have a neck but still sportin' a rope
Four-finger ring just so Phifer can scope
You looked in the mirror, didn't know what to do
Yesterday your eyes were brown but today they are blue
Your whole appearance is a lie and it could never be true
And if you really loved yourself then you would try and be you
If your hair and eyes were real, I wouldn't have dissed ya
But since it was bought, I had to dismiss ya
If you can't achieve it, then why not try and weave it
If you can't extend it then you might as well suspend it
If you can't braid it, best thing to do is fade it
I asked who did your hair and you tell me "Diane made it"
If you were you and just you, talk to you, maybe
But I can't stand, no bionic lady
Tryin' hard to look fly, but yo, you're lookin' dumber
If I wanted someone like you I woulda swung with Jamie Summers
You wanna be treated right, see Father MC
Or check Ralph Tresvant, for sens-a-tiv-i-ty
See I am not the one, I got more game than Parker Brothers
Phife Dog is on the mic and I'm smooth like Butter . . .
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Wobedraggled on December 20, 2006, 01:01:12 AM
De La Soul>Tribe Called Quest.

Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2006, 01:03:21 AM
Helllllll no!
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Saint Cornelius on December 20, 2006, 01:06:41 AM
listen to the rhyme, it's a black ink fact
percentile rate of date rape is fat
this is all due to the reason of the skeezin'
you got the right weekend but you're in the wrong season
if you're in the wrong season, that means you gotta break
especially if a squaw tries to cry out rape
you be all flexed 'cause she got it going on
you don't want to flirt because you know that you're wrong
so instead you rest your head on the arm of the couch
envisioning you're head of a great sex bout
worthy opponent all you wanna do is bone it
you ask "can i kick it?"
she says "you can't stick it"
this is the case the situation is sticky
should you try to kiss or hit towards a hickey?
not, even you can ask Steven
if the vibe ain't right? huh, you're leavin'
hit the road jack and alladat
but if she offers her abode, you'll drop your load...
right smack dab in the middle
get the kitten i got crazy tender vittles
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 20, 2006, 01:15:59 AM
What the hell is with this forum's obsession with shitty, sub-standard rap?
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: ToxicAdam on December 20, 2006, 01:16:14 AM
If you like Tribe, you will like Black Sheep. Not their popular songs, but the other songs off their debut album.

I think rap music peaked in that era ... it's been all downhill since.




Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Cyanista on December 20, 2006, 01:16:50 AM
What the hell is with this forum's obsession with shitty, sub-standard rap?

What is your obsession with being such a fucking liar?
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: ToxicAdam on December 20, 2006, 01:17:00 AM
What the hell is with this forum's obsession with shitty, sub-standard rap?

If Tribe is sub-standard, what is standard?

 ???
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2006, 01:17:35 AM
What the hell is with this forum's obsession with shitty, sub-standard rap?

Get the fuck out of here
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Saint Cornelius on December 20, 2006, 01:21:53 AM
What the hell is with this forum's obsession with shitty, sub-standard rap?

end your life
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: etiolate on December 20, 2006, 01:32:56 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpQ0o39UHsg
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2006, 01:37:57 AM
Phife > Q-tip

Phife has that flow but Tip has that smooth style. They both compliment greatly, but Phife as a whole is dope as shit.  :badass
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 20, 2006, 02:15:10 AM
What the hell is with this forum's obsession with shitty, sub-standard rap?

If Tribe is sub-standard, what is standard?

 ???

Snoop Doggy Dogg is pretty standard.

Good rap:

(http://www.animalswithinanimals.com/stallio/uploaded_images/koolKeithFront-707016.jpg)

You really owe it to yourself to hear this album.
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Saint Cornelius on December 20, 2006, 11:01:12 AM
Good rap:

(http://www.animalswithinanimals.com/stallio/uploaded_images/koolKeithFront-707016.jpg)

You really owe it to yourself to hear this album.


Okay this has GOT to be a joke. PLEASE tell me you've heard the original Dr. Octagon album, not this half-assed part two cash-in for Kool Keith
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 20, 2006, 12:05:59 PM
What the hell is with this forum's obsession with shitty, sub-standard rap?
:lol
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 20, 2006, 02:32:58 PM


Okay this has GOT to be a joke. PLEASE tell me you've heard the original Dr. Octagon album, not this half-assed part two cash-in for Kool Keith

I have heard the original Dr Octagon, and this is at least 3 times better
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Saint Cornelius on December 20, 2006, 02:37:09 PM
I have heard the original Dr Octagon, and this is at least 3 times better



yeah this is a joke.  ::)
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 20, 2006, 02:46:36 PM
Back on topic:

God damn is Q-Tip one of the most underrated rappers of all time? Smoothest voice in rap by far, and he can ride a beat.

I love the production on their albums. Damn. So fresh and organic compared to some of the more borrowed sounds from most modern rap albums
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2006, 02:47:30 PM
Back on topic:

God damn is Q-Tip one of the most underrated rappers of all time? Smoothest voice in rap by far, and he can ride a beat.

Q-tip is dope, but Phife is still where it's at imo.
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 20, 2006, 02:51:32 PM
Back on topic:

God damn is Q-Tip one of the most underrated rappers of all time? Smoothest voice in rap by far, and he can ride a beat.

Q-tip is dope, but Phife is still where it's at imo.

They're both kickass.

Do you like Consequence? He's on their latter albums, and recently he's been doing stuff with Kanye
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Himu on December 20, 2006, 02:54:08 PM
Haven't heard much Consequence
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 20, 2006, 03:00:08 PM
Haven't heard much Consequence

He's on Spaceship by Kanye West, at the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LwebJ8cl9c

He's also on Gone by Kanye, off Late Registration.

Outside of those verses I don't like the way he raps.
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Saint Cornelius on December 20, 2006, 03:03:22 PM
I think Q-Tip was better than Phife in the ATCQ days, but now they BOTH suck. Q-Tip's verse on DJ Shadow's "Enuff" was horrifying.
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 20, 2006, 03:10:19 PM
 :(

What happened to them? It seems like they tried to hard to appeal to the mainstream with poor production. There jazzy-bass heavy production was timeless so I don't see why they changed it
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Saint Cornelius on December 20, 2006, 03:16:32 PM
People getting fuck sued for sampling is what happened to them. That and the way they got absolutely fucked from "The Low End Theory". Rumor has it that the three of them made a profit of THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS off that record, when all their fees were recouped. THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS SPLIT BETWEEN THREE PEOPLE. No wonder Jarobi bounced
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 20, 2006, 03:21:34 PM
People getting fuck sued for sampling is what happened to them. That and the way they got absolutely fucked from "The Low End Theory". Rumor has it that the three of them made a profit of THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS off that record, when all their fees were recouped. THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS SPLIT BETWEEN THREE PEOPLE. No wonder Jarobi bounced
Wha

I've never heard that; damn. It's sad that an album that good could go as un-noticed (in terms of commercial success) as it did. But this is what happens when rap is dominated by what's being played on TV and heard on the radio.

In rock, bands that get absolutely no airplay/MTV time still sell very well, mainly because they have a solid, loyal fanbase. Yet with rap it seems like record sales are directly tied to MTV/BET penetration, no matter how terrible the music is.

Jurassic 5 released a pretty decent album this year and it went nowhere. Same with the Roots. While mother fucking Jay Z phones in an entire album and goes platinum. Oh well
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Saint Cornelius on December 20, 2006, 03:36:25 PM
"Jurassic Park",  ::)
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 20, 2006, 04:00:26 PM
HOLY SHIT
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: donkey on December 20, 2006, 04:06:59 PM
De La Soul>Tribe Called Quest.



not fair.

Prince Paul might tip it for me. De La is Dead. fuck.

him being one of the top 3 producers of all time.....and Muhammed is SO fucking underrated.
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: donkey on December 20, 2006, 04:08:37 PM
People getting fuck sued for sampling is what happened to them. That and the way they got absolutely fucked from "The Low End Theory". Rumor has it that the three of them made a profit of THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS off that record, when all their fees were recouped. THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS SPLIT BETWEEN THREE PEOPLE. No wonder Jarobi bounced
Wha

I've never heard that; damn. It's sad that an album that good could go as un-noticed (in terms of commercial success) as it did. But this is what happens when rap is dominated by what's being played on TV and heard on the radio.

In rock, bands that get absolutely no airplay/MTV time still sell very well, mainly because they have a solid, loyal fanbase. Yet with rap it seems like record sales are directly tied to MTV/BET penetration, no matter how terrible the music is.

Jurassic 5 released a pretty decent album this year and it went nowhere. Same with the Roots. While mother fucking Jay Z phones in an entire album and goes platinum. Oh well

touring.

bands make most of their money from touring. most rap acts tour 1/10 of the time that 'rock' bands do.
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Saint Cornelius on December 20, 2006, 04:12:34 PM
not fair.

Prince Paul might tip it for me. De La is Dead. fuck.

him being one of the top 3 producers of all time.....and Muhammed is SO fucking underrated.


De La Soul is Dead is one of my favorite hip-hop albums of all time (a few years ago I would've said it was my favorite, ever)! De La and Tribe both had three absolutely incredible albums, back to back to back. I couldn't put one over the other. But I will say this: Q-Tip is fucking embarrasing over Chemical Brothers and DJ Shadow tracks, but De La was still ripping it on "The Grind Date". I mean, it's nowhere near as good De La USED to be, but it'll do in a pinch.

Everyone in this thread that loves De La & Tribe and that whole Native Tounges sound NEEDS to get themselves a copy of People Under The Stairs' "Question In The Form Of An Answer". Donkey, you know what's up.
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: donkey on December 20, 2006, 04:21:01 PM
i couldn't agree more about the "3 great records each" part. when records reach that status for me, i don't(can't) compare them. there's no point.

yeah..if you like this sound, you'll probably dig PUTS.

but don't forget about all the awesome shit from this era. Toxic Adam is right. this was the peak.

Mecca & the Soul Brother, Illmatic, Breaking Atoms, Enter da Stage, Funky Technician, Step in the Arena, Runaway Slave, Stunts-Blunts-and HipHop, One For All, Time's Up.......

shall i go on?
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: donkey on December 20, 2006, 09:14:50 PM
i guess not.  >:(
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Himu on December 21, 2006, 12:05:33 AM

Everyone in this thread that loves De La & Tribe and that whole Native Tounges sound NEEDS to get themselves a copy of People Under The Stairs' "Question In The Form Of An Answer". Donkey, you know what's up.

What year is it?
Title: Re: A Tribe Called Quest appreciation thread
Post by: Saint Cornelius on December 21, 2006, 11:18:04 AM
What year is it?


2000.