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A Tribe Called Quest
OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. A Tribe Called Quest runs through 13 of them, 1 that take them as the subject and 12 more where they surface inside someone else's story. They appear most often alongside Common, J Dilla and Slum Village.
Shows about A Tribe Called Quest
Wild Side, New Groove
Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" bassline and outsider narratives lay the groundwork for A Tribe Called Quest's jazz-infused hip-hop, transforming rock's melancholic origins for the 90s.
Featuring Can I Kick It? · Bonita Applebum · Electric Relaxation
Shows where A Tribe Called Quest appears
J Dilla's production DNA
J Dilla's un-quantized drums from Detroit create a breathing pocket that reshapes hip-hop, a sound Slum Village champions and A Tribe Called Quest expands.
1 of 10 tracks — Find a Way
Dilla's Unquantized Legacy
From sampling Kool & The Gang to his unquantized beats with Slum Village, J Dilla's radical sound on Welcome 2 Detroit shapes hip-hop's future, from Kanye West to Larry June.
1 of 8 tracks — Get A Hold
Dilla Time: Rhythm Redefined
J Dilla's "quantize off" technique on the MPC3000 gave hip-hop a humanized, "drunk" feel, a rhythmic revolution on par with Armstrong that shaped A Tribe Called Quest to Flying Lotus.
1 of 8 tracks — Sucka Nigga
Ethio-Jazz: Hip-Hop's Global Pulse
Mulatu Astatke's Ethio-jazz, pioneered in 1960s Boston, finds a new groove in 90s hip-hop, as Digable Planets and A Tribe Called Quest embrace its unique sound for tracks like "Rebirth of Slick" and "Electric.
1 of 8 tracks — Electric Relaxation
Summer's Fading Echoes
Don Henley's "Boys of Summer" to Pete Rock's "T.R.O.Y." shows how music captures the bittersweet melancholy of summer's end and life's profound transitions.
1 of 8 tracks — Find a Way
Yusef Lateef's Eastern Jazz Odyssey
Yusef Lateef's 'Autophysiopsychic Music' brings global sounds to jazz by 1957, from Egyptian argol to Indian flutes, profoundly shaping John and Alice Coltrane's spiritual explorations.
1 of 8 tracks — Vibes and Stuff
Pharrell's Production Playbook
Pharrell Williams synthesizes New Jack Swing's drum-heavy production and A Tribe Called Quest's artistry into a meticulous, genre-defying sound that shaped hip-hop and R&B from "Frontin'" to N.E.R.D.
1 of 8 tracks — Scenario
Whistle While You Work It
De La Soul's "Eye Know" masterfully recontextualizes Otis Redding's melancholic whistle from "Dock of the Bay" into a joyful hook, showcasing the innovative sampling that defined 3 Feet High and Rising and built on.
1 of 7 tracks — Can I Kick It?
90s Soundscapes: A Library's Evolution
The 90s explode with Nirvana's alt-rock, then diversify into Dr. Dre's G-Funk, A Tribe Called Quest's jazz-hip-hop, and Massive Attack's trip-hop, reshaping the decade's sound.
1 of 8 tracks — Electric Relaxation
Peterson's Piano: Hip-Hop's Secret Groove
Oscar Peterson's vast, spontaneous jazz catalog is the goldmine for hip-hop, fueling soulful beats from J Dilla and A Tribe Called Quest to Madlib.
1 of 8 tracks — We've Got The Jazz
Tines, Tones, & Timeless Samples
The Fender Rhodes' unique dynamic range, from its jazz fusion origins with Herbie Hancock to Donny Hathaway's soulful growl, transforms into the sampled, buttery sound of A Tribe Called Quest's hip-hop.
1 of 7 tracks — Electric Relaxation
What did the producer mean when he said
The intentional lag of drums behind the beat, from James Gadson's funk to J Dilla's "drunk" grooves, shapes neo-soul's hypnotic pulse and hip-hop's golden era.
1 of 8 tracks — Electric Relaxation