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A Tribe Called Quest Album: “Low End Theory [Japan Bonus Tracks]”
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Low End Theory [Japan Bonus Tracks] |
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Release Date:2000-05-02
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Hip-Hop/Rap, East Coast Rap, Mainstream Rap
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Label:Avex Japan
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4988064950256
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Review - :
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 {$Phife Dawg} could be the smoothest of any {\rap} record ever heard; the pair are so in tune with each other, they sound like flipsides of the same personality, fluidly trading off on rhymes, with the former earning his nickname ("The Abstract") and {$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 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, {$Tribe} weaves little more than a standup bass (sampled or otherwise) and crisp, live-sounding drum programs with a few deftly placed samples or electric keyboards. It's a tribute to their unerring production sense that, with just those few tools, {$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-centered productions. [The Japanese edition features bonus tracks.] ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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