A Tribe Called Quest Album: “Hits, Rarities & Remixes”

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Producers: A Tribe Called Quest, The Ummah. <p>While universally recognized as the cream of the hip-hop canon, A Tribe Called Quest may somehow be underappreciated. Expert jazz-hip-hop fusionists, Native Tongue poets, College Radio darlings, proponents of the Afrocentric movement, rap hitmakers; it's actually rather incredible to think of all the paths they've trod, even more incredible to think that Q-Tip was still sleeping on a relative's couch after multiple major label releases. HITS, RARITIES & REMIXES perfectly chronicles the group's memorable, witty, subtly crafted oeuvre, mixing up the hits with a couple of remixes and sharp new tracks. <p>The hits aptly display the breadth of the Tribe songbook, from the inexplicable and brilliant western road ballad "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo" to the swinging party of "Scenario." The schoolyard rhymes of "Check The Rhyme" rubs shoulders with the straightforward lyrical chops of "Award Tour" and the stone groove of "Electric Relaxation." On the newly released tracks, Q-Tip and Phife trade off in classic style, balancing the playful with the gravely serious on "Mr. Incognito," while the Abstrac' relates a sly story on "The Night He Got Caught." HITS, RARITES & REMIXES handily documents the history of these prominent hip-hop innovators.

If you're a HUGE Tribe fan, you'll probably want to pick this CD up just for the unreleased tracks. For those who are looking mainly for the "Hits" rather than the remixes and rarities, try "Anthology" or any of their first three albums.

Although the CD collects a number of excellent, funky, jazz-flavored hip-hop tracks ("Award Tour" "Can I Kick It?" "Scenario"), there aren't enough BIG hits for the casual listener here. The remixes included (only two tracks-"Oh My God" and "Lyrics To Go") aren't anything worth rushing out to buy. And for the diehards, the unreleased tracks (again, only two-"Mr. Incognito" and "The Night He Got Caught") were probably unreleased for a reason: they aren't that good.

The remaining tracks are simply songs collected from soundtrack contributions by the group--and they aren't that stellar either. Don't get me wrong, Tribe is one of my favorite groups of all time. But in this case, spend your money on "People's Instinctive Travels," "Anthology," or "The Low End Theory" before buying this one.

I really a agree with rob from AZ. If you can get the all 4 of the groups cd's get them ,i cant think of a bad tribe song.

If you are new to the tribe get this cd and you will be hooked for life and upset that they broke up.

I mistakenly ordered this not realizing I had it already - I emailed the vendor and they kindly told me that I could return it upon receipt, however I ended up giving it to my friend as I know she would enjoy! shaunna stevens