Beats, Rhymes And Life is a Hip-Hop album by A Tribe Called Quest, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 50 pressings tracked, owned by 19 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- Boom Bap
- velvety
- meditative
- nocturnal
About
After three albums in as many years, A Tribe Called Quest took almost the same length of time to allow their fourth to come to the boil. And it’s a moody, uneasy album simmering with rap beef fall-out and self-aggrandizing. “Phony Rappers” wastes no time in calling out cheque-chasing MCs, “Keeping It Moving” haughtily obliterates fledgling West and East coast tensions, while “Crew” is a haunting, gunfire-punctuated cautionary tale of betrayal within a friendship group. However, the group’s ear for disarming jazz-funk hooks and faultless tag-team flow means the darkness remains irresistible.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Phony Rappers3:35
- A2Get A Hold3:35
- A3Motivators3:20
Side B
- B1Jam4:38
- B2Crew1:58
- B3The Pressure3:02
- B41nce Again3:49
Side C
- C1Mind Power3:55
- C2The Hop3:27
- C3Keeping It Moving3:38
- C4Baby Phife's Return3:18
Side D
- D1Separate / Together1:38
- D2What Really Goes On3:23
- D3Word Play2:59
- D4Stressed Out4:57
Credits
Performers
- ConsequenceVOCALS FEATURING
- Tammy LucasFEATURING VOCALS VOCALS (FEATURING)
- Faith EvansFEATURING VOCALS VOCALS (FEATURING)
- The Cyrkle
- Michał Urbaniak
- Cannonball Adderley
- Gary Burton Quartet
- Kool & The Gang
- James BrownWRITTEN-BY
- Ohio Players
- Rashad Smith
19 collectors on Gatefold own this · 50 pressings tracked on Gatefold