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A Tribe Called Quest
was an
alternative hip hop
group that started in 1985. They are perhaps most famous for their song "Can I Kick It?". The members are MC/producer
Q-Tip
, MC
Phife Dawg
aka Phife Diggy (Malik Taylor), and DJ/producer
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
.
Jarobi White
was a member until 1991. They have released six albums.
In 1985, A Tribe Called Quest started. They were signed to
Jive Records
in 1989. In 1990, their first album
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
was released. In 1991, the group's second album
The Low End Theory
was released, and is one of the best hip-hop albums of all-time.
Midnight Marauders
was released in 1993. It reached number eight in the American album chart. In 1996,
Beats, Rhymes and Life
was released. It reached number one in the American album chart.
Rolling Stone
magazine gave it a score of 4 out of 5 stars.
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In 1998,
The Love Movement
was released and the group broke up after. It reached number three in the American album chart. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 1999. In 2016, they returned to make their sixth and last album
We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
.