A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders (LP Vinyl)
A Tribe Called Quest Vinyl Records
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Released in November 1993, Midnight Marauders arrived at the peak of the Native Tongues movement, when Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Jarobi White had fully locked in their chemistry and their sample-flipping approach was influencing virtually every corner of hip-hop. The guided tour intro threading through the album remains one of rap's more quietly brilliant structural choices, holding the whole thing together like a DJ set with a destination.
The album Tribe Called Quest wanted to make from the very beginning. It's their most even, consistent album of the original trilogy that also includes People's Instinctive Travels... and the Low End Theory. But in spite of this, or maybe because of it, it's also their most uninteresting. With so many competent tracks, there's no chance for something to stand out above the pack, like "Scenario" did on Low End Theory or "Can I Kick It" did on People's Instinctive Travels. The celebration is there ("Stir It Up"), the jazz drums kick ("Oh My God"), and the stand-up bass dribbles, keeping perfect pace with Q-Tip's unmistakable mic-touch ("Electric Relaxation"). There's even a Native Tongues armistice/reunion with de la Soul ("Awards Tour"). Although it comes together like a seamless tutorial in jazz hip-hop style, it comes together so damn well that it's hard for any one track to excel, cursing the album with consistent quality.
Tracklist:
- Midnight Marauders Tour Guide
- Steve Biko (Stir It up)
- Award Tour
- 8 Million Stories
- Sucka Nigga
- Midnight
- We Can Get Down
- Electric Relaxation
- Clap Your Hands
- Oh My God
- Keep It Rollin'
- Chase, The (Part II)
- Lyrics to Go
- God Lives Through
UPC: 012414149015
Label: Jive
Release Date: 11.9.93
Format: LP Vinyl