A Tribe Called Quest

Hip Hopalternative hip hop pioneersjazz-rap fusionNative Tongues collective90s boom-bap

A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip-hop group formed in St. Albans, Queens, New York, in 1985, originally composed of rapper and main producer Q-Tip, rapper Phife Dawg, DJ and co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and rapper Jarobi White. The group is regarded as a pioneer of alternative hip hop music. In 1991, the group released its jazz-influenced second album, The Low End Theory, regarded for helping shape alternative hip hop in the 1990s. In 1998

Influenced by: De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Gang Starr, Digable Planets

Label:
Jive
Active:
1985-1998, 2006-2008, 2016-2017
Scene:
Queens, NYC
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