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A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory - Black Vinyl - Sealed UK 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
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While most of the players in the jazz-rap movement never quite escaped the pasted-on qualities of their vintage samples, with The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest created one of the closest and most brilliant fusions of jazz atmosphere and hip-hop attitude ever recorded. The rapping by Q-Tip and Phife Dawg could be the smoothest of any rap record ever heard; the pair are so in tune with each other, they sound like flip sides of the same personality, fluidly trading off on rhymes, with the former earning his nickname (the Abstract) and Phife concerning himself with the more concrete issues of being young, gifted, and black.
The trio also takes on the rap game with a pair of hard-hitting tracks: "Rap Promoter" and "Show Business," the latter a lyrical soundclash with Q-Tip and Phife plus Brand Nubian's Diamond D, Lord Jamar, and Sadat X. The woman problem gets investigated as well, on two realistic yet sensitive tracks, "Butter" and "The Infamous Date Rape." The productions behind these tracks aren't quite skeletal, but they're certainly not complex. Instead, Tribe weaves little more than a stand-up bass (sampled or, on one track, jazz luminary Ron Carter) and crisp, live-sounding drum programs with a few deftly placed samples or electric keyboards. It's a tribute to their unerring production sense that, with just those few tools, Tribe produced one of the best hip-hop albums in history, a record that sounds better with each listen. The Low End Theory is an unqualified success, the perfect marriage of intelligent, flowing raps to nuanced, groove-centred productions.
Side A
Excursions 3:53
Buggin' Out 3:38
Rap Promoter 2:13
Butter 3:39
Side B
Verses From The Abstract 3:59
Show Business 3:53
Vibes And Stuff 4:18
Side C
The Infamous Date Rape 2:54
Check The Rhime 3:36
Everything Is Fair 2:59
Side D
Jazz (We've Got) 4:09
Skypager 2:13
What? 2:29
Scenario 4:10
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| Condition : |
Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Monday 16th September
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| Year of Release: |
2024 |
| Artist: |
A Tribe Called Quest (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
The Low End Theory (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 26.99, US$ 35.36
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| Format: |
2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album) |
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| Record Label: |
Jive Sony |
| Catalogue No: |
196588848711 |
| Country of Origin: |
UK
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Date of Release: |
09 August 2024
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
TCQ2LTH843689 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
196588848711 |
| Genres: |
Rap & Hip Hop
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| Complete Stock List: |
A Tribe Called Quest |
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| Alternative Names: |
TRIBE CALLED QUEST |
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