A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhime (Official HD Video)

[@montikore]

Phife raps about how nice he is. He didn't need to be hard as fuck. Legend.

[@kevinkovac6763]

but he like his beats hard like two day old shits

[@arthurdurham]

@@pgm8464 Most of the lyrics are literally about how nice of a guy he is, you can introduce him to your momma

[@leereactions5440]

Facts

[@bruh21bruhbruh83]

Word✋🏻‼️

[@West_is_Jelqing]

@@kevinkovac6763 fax

[@smakuch3]

Q-tip has to have the smoothest, cleanest flow in hip hop history.

[@miyuki2206]

@Chelsea Bates and DOOM

[@JTLVideo]

Special Ed

[@monsterwith21faces92]

@@miyuki2206 yup

[@friendlyfox1667]

@Cal no shit

[@RawOne911]

Before T.I. there was Tip

[@TheImperiusv]

"Record company people are shady" is a really important rule. It should be higher on the list than 4,080.

[@lilrocnine6658]

😂 True true

[@sauditate4562]

that lyric remains relevant to this day...😬

[@ksfranklin7004]

Rock&Roll hall of famers 2024🎉

[@sudie3068]

IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME FOR this AWESOMELY AMAZING Group ..🙏🙏

[@rollotomassi4768]

Don't count on it when they putting bands like Green Day in.

[@vencinsojarocoleminii4262]

Already in🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@sauditate4562]

legends in HIP-HOP 😎🎙️

[@Origamibeats]

man phife was on point

[@Voffsing1]

all the time

[@botski8611]

Rip

[@smooth-taggster4045]

no shit tip

[@purplenemo77]

R.I.P.

[@earthlt-l3n]

Was phone on point?

[@joechill6639]

You on point Phife? All the time, Tip R.I.P

[@eazy-e2168]

A year later and he still on point!

[@jerrytap5446]

Another year and he still on point

[@elbeemax]

If you don't know Mac miller Phife Dawg tribute you should definantly check it, Its called 5 foot assasin

[@pionosphere]

Probably my favorite call and response in rap.

[@SujoCujo]

My dad showed me this song because we were on the boulevard of linden ; ~ ; how ironic *this is Sujo cujo's daughter :>*

[@BX56_YT]

R.I.P Phife Dawg 1970 - 2016 We miss you

[@shannonshepherd5365]

💪🏾🙏🏾

[@Ghostytoogood]

Which one is him?

[@ARegularCommentator]

​@@Ghostytoogoodthe one that had the opening verse

[@Ghostytoogood]

@@ARegularCommentator oh thanks

[@Jok-ke]

He's alive

[@libnme9326]

"100 percent intelligent Black child". Facts 💯

[@edelbrooks1534]

On point ☝️ ❤

[@mikemarlow7062]

I might be a big fat white guy from the suburbs but I still loved it ever since I was a kid 😂

[@DeadHandX]

Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is masterpiece!!!!!!

[@latoshastanfield5523]

Yes!

[@ethhics]

The whole Low End Theory album is a masterpiece of 90s hiphop

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Always been one of my top 2 or 3 favorite Tribe tracks. 🔥🔥🔥

[@amuroray9115]

All the time.

[@Muddaihrsohn]

It is! Regards from Germany

[@thegoldenb7280]

"... just remain your own, or you'll be crazy sad and alone." - Q-Tip 1991

[@KtotheG]

"Industry rule #4,080: record company people are shadyyyy."

[@mukeshjogdande3152]

Song ?

[@KtotheG]

@@mukeshjogdande3152 "Check the Rhime"

[@Aidanmp4]

R.I.P. Phife Dawg, Always check the rhime

[@kumbheshworclc6258]

k ra

[@at7828]

Check the Rhime in 2018

[@grow1820]

I did not know about that .. RIP

[@Rick-bn7ez]

yo mello rip

[@mwelb5251]

This group was such a huge part of my childhood. RIP Phife!!!

[@BillCagney]

Mine too, back in 94 this was in constant rotation in the headphones and I remember almost ever word from this gem..... Low End Theory is in my personal top 10 albums of all times.

[@kellyrenae6850]

Yes!! Hey let's go back in a time machine and relive from 90s to the early 2000s. Just let me know!! Lol....I really thought about it. I hate this era.

[@brentjames6049]

No saggin cussin

[@Ceb773]

Ashamed that I didn't bother listening to Tribe until very recently. Holy shit, way ahead of their time. RIP Phife.

[@tochiRTA]

way ahead

[@izzombol1]

The thing is that Tribe is still ahead of this mass crap trap rap...

[@Elbanditoful]

It was great time in hip hop Jonathan my favorite group A Tribe called Quest and De La Soul makes me feel like a teen again early 90's was great man.

[@benjamincox4211]

Jonathan Morse they were always on point

[@CodyCole80]

Me too! 💯 I just started listening to this group this year. I always thought Tip was a cutie but never really paid their music much attention nor realized how dope it was. 🎶 I’m a Southern Girl, so I was more into OutKast, Kilo, Luke/2 Live Crew, and Goodie Mob. I stopped listening to New York hip-hop in the late 80’s around the time groups like Run-DMC and Whodini played out. 🤣 By the time Tribe dropped, The South had its own artists, which were more relatable to our vibe and style. 🤷🏽‍♀️ I’m realizing now that Tribe was tight though. 😂

[@fifasbass9701]

As a 698 year old, I haven't been this excited for a young group since Guillaume de Machaut released his hit ensemble "Messe de Nostre Dame" in summer of 1326

[@hjillumi880]

gawd why is this always on our generation's videos

[@yaboiavery5986]

😭

[@Vpmatt]

🤣

[@ravingmavis5801]

Hilarious 😂😂

[@lucwijngaard8413]

Damn Guillaume is true OG

[@inbloom6289]

They radiate the essence of people who are genuinely cool. That's because they are and always will be.

[@AbrahamPalmer-wj5cb]

Exactly

[@freshestkidschina]

Not only their music, the aesthetic of their music videos was so ahead of their time, the playful use of mixed-media and the black&white film-noir look makes these so timeless

[@yamato126]

And their hat style

[@sinistrality7883]

you can thank Jim Swaffield for that, he directed a lot of Tribe's music videos, my favorite being the one from Scenario.

[@sleigh74]

I was just thinking, "Who shot and edited this?" In '23 it still looks crisp!

[@markatingi8645]

film noir.... reminds me of Humanities class...

[@StarchyFilms]

So I've been listening to Tribe for a few years now, and the first three albums they made are basically perfect if you're looking to get into them. Here are some highlights from all three for the newer JoJo fans that are looking for more songs from this astounding group. (Johnny from p7 is my favorite JoJo, there's my credibility. You can trust me.) So! Let's begin! I'll provide a little sidenote into why I love the track, any track with CAPITAL EMPHASIS LIKE THIS is one that I'm extremely fond of, so check those out first if you don't want to go through the walls of text. From "People Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm" 1. Push it Along (Skip to about a minute in for the actual rapping, beautiful intro though) 2. Luck of Lucien (Wonderful showcase of Tribe's skills without standing too far from other tracks in the album) 3. After Hours (one of their GROOVIEST tracks in my humble opinion, delves into the nightly activities of our Tribe) 4. Footprints (A solid Tribe track, nothing too special about it, just a good showcase of their abilities) 5. Bonita Applebum (absolutely iconic sampling in this track) 6. Can I Kick It? (One of their most ICONIC tracks, if you listen to anything off their first album, make it this one!) 7. Youthful Expression (Q-Tip does his thing on this track, the beat is also astoundingly groovy) 8. Mr. Muhammad (for an absolutely killer intro) 9. Ham 'N' Eggs (for some hilarious bars about something very mundane) People's Instinctive Travels has a more rudimentary vibe from later albums, and it's their least ambitious of their perfect first three-album run. From "The Low End Theory" (My personal favorite) 1. Excursions (The bassline that runs throughout the track is FAT, but aside from that, Tip does his fucking JOB on the intro, and once the drum kicks in? It's over. The grooves WILL take over.) 2. Buggin' Out (One of my personal FAVORITES. I believe this is the first track with the classic back-and-forth verse trading that Phife and Tip will commonly do on tracks. Phife begins with a killer flow that fits perfectly with another fat bassline and seamless drums relentlessly pounding in the background. Tip also rides the fuck out of the beat during his verse, it's an absolutely filthy track) 3. Rap Promoter (Not the most essential track, it's Tip rapping about the pitfalls of being in the rap industry, you can skip this unless you're absolutely in love with ATCQ already, but listen to it if only for the transition into) 4. Butter (Phife talks about his relationships, his flow is impeccable, and you fall in love with Phife through this verse, it's so clean) 5. Verses from the Abstract (a very clean track, Phife kinda just spits for a few minutes over a very calm and collected beat) 6. Show Business (another track about the misadventures in the rap industry, the first actual posse track on the album, however, so check it out if you want) 7. Check the Rhime (you're already here!) 8. Everything is Fair (a lil track about surviving in New York) 9. Jazz (We've Got) (ABSOLUTELY FUNKY BEAT. UGH. The drums on this are very heavy, but not enough to kill your ears, just enough to make you bop your head. The verses here are chill, and when Phife comes on you'll freak the fuck out) 10. Scenario (YO. YO YO YO. LISTEN TO THIS SHIT. I don't give a flying fuck if you don't like hip-hop or rap. Listen to this posse track. It really paved the way for future posse tracks in hip-hop, and it's an absolute essential. Sidenote: Busta Rhymes does his fucking thing on this track.) "The Low End Theory" is the most sonically consistent album Tribe ever came out with. I can listen from track to track without any skips and be just fine. Their subject matter remains solid throughout with maybe the exception of 'Skypager' which isn't my favorite. From "Midnight Marauders" 1. Steve Biko (From the beginning ATCQ sets themselves up for an astounding album with a FUNKY beat, FLAWLESS flows, and PHENOMENAL composition.) 2. Award Tour (The chorus ALONE will have you rockin' in your seat or grooving your hips, but as soon as Tip and Phife come on, you'll understand why ATCQ is so triumphant. It's because they're THE BEST at what they do.) 3. Sucka ***** (I'm not black, so I do not have clearance to say that word. That aside, Tip provides very unique commentary on the origins and current uses of the N-word.) 4. We Can Get Down (GROOVE FOR DAYS. The intro alone will have you snappin' and crackin' along with the beat. I won't lie, the amount of times I've pretended to hold a mic and rap this to a roaring crowd is slightly embarrassing. But it features a very triumphant beat that'll make you feel like you're on cloud nine.) 5. Electric Relaxation (All about sex! But Tribe makes it sultry and intimate, you'll be grooving, and you may or may not want to fuck after listening to it. Who knows? But I love this track.) 6. Oh My God (An absolutely CRAZY beat, compound that with Phife and Tip doing their thing? Oh yeah. This was destined to be great. And yes, Busta Rhymes is weird af on the hook) 7. Lyrics to Go (One of their more unique beats, Tribe come off as very cocky and self-assured, but that's for good reason, as they ABSOLUTELY SLAUGHTER the beat they're given. "I'm Jordan with the mic, wanna gamble?" I mean COME ON) 8. God Lives Through (A very 'vibey' track, it's a very calm end to Midnight Marauders) "Midnight Marauders" is an absolute joy to listen to, and if you were to tell me that it was your favorite Tribe album I wouldn't disagree with you in the slightest. It has some of their highest highs on it, and it's an extremely solid end to their phenomenal three-album introduction. So, yeah! I hope that helped you out in your introduction to ATCQ. They're my absolute favorite rap ensemble group of all time, and let me know if you want me to do any of their other albums. (2016's "We got it From Here, Thank You 4 Your Service" is also phenomenal) I really hope this comment doesn't flop oof I wrote this in one-shot at like 2 am.

[@AlejandroDoce]

Thanks for taking your time to write this comment. Apretiate it

[@painmaster8165]

@@AlejandroDoce Same you deserve the workd

[@AlejandroDoce]

@@painmaster8165 you mean [Za Warudo] or what?

[@yikers1955]

Yo thanks man

[@nicholaswong955]

hmmm great comment it rlly help i was just wondering where is the recent one WE Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service?

[@paceyombex]

It's impossible listening to this song and not bobbing your head.

[@KJ-je9pm]

fax

[@cack-yo-weennormieyaki3094]

Its possible

[@ahmadyogi1340]

It's possible

[@tuc-kaankaraayan]

Owwwww Yeah

[@Professor_Utonium_]

Caught in the act, was scrolling and bobbing then hit this comment lol

[@dylanhills4974]

Their clothes are repping NY, Oakland, Atlanta... basically love from coast to coast.

[@LWalks64]

Don’t forget CLEVELAND. Phife’s hat and jersey says so. RIP Phife.

[@malikcollins7825]

Nj, BK, Atl and Cle

[@uptowndxsh]

@@malikcollins7825 cleveland is not a state

[@SS-kw8hf]

@@uptowndxsh Oakland is not state also.

[@josephcrowe2908]

real hip hop was just love and good vibes

[@Dennhunt1]

No filth, no profanity, no killing, no degrading women - and the flow is sick. 🔥🔥🔥

[@entend.8087]

All the time tip!

[@evanhoffman3517]

Little profanity

[@entend.8087]

@@evanhoffman3517 yeah touché "bitches hoes and damn" I'd let my kids listen to this💯🙌🏿

[@jeebuscrise4482]

​@@entend.8087keeps his heauz in check.

[@entend.8087]

@@jeebuscrise4482 he better💯

[@rl2052]

Questions everyone already knows the answer to: 1) Is the 'Wu Tang Clan' something to fu** wit? 2) Are Tip and Phife on point?

[@David97Kim]

1) No 2) Yes

[@marbist5796]

Ahahahahahhahah gg m8 wp

[@druemcee]

hehe

[@jasmineduran6731]

I know the answer to #2: All the time!

[@eiephants]

“Can I kick it?” should be one.

[@13lood13ath]

I really miss this golden era style of 90's hip hop. Straight up fire. We need a revival.

[@kristopherweaver1256]

Word...

[@sarahslocum4479]

@@quacker7581 you didn't actually just say that 😐

[@ricoy.9258]

We will never get this back, just be happy that you got to live through it, because I'm very thankful. 44 here

[@DALOSTBOY4L]

Check out trap x grandson -omg they the closet to 90’s hip-hop

[@Rontlc3317]

Hot summer days jumpin in the pool living single on the tv grandma Mkng her delicious soul food

[@ralfireps2421]

90s had the best hip hop videos.

[@niquelove2074]

Sure did no question ❣

[@noahflores952]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4q7Y3SJbJhoj6s

[@parisbeech2180]

Hip hop at it's finest in 90s this is real hip hop

[@china1013]

Yep. I was just saying that the other day.

[@brentjames6049]

High school Era Miss my childhood

[@AgentJ415]

This style coming back is wild. Right up my alley. I'm loving it. Growing up during the golden years of hip hop is unmatched.

[@chrayze2157]

I’ve never watched Jo-Jo in my life, but I don’t really mind the Jo-Jo fans coming here because more people need to listen to Tribe. I’m not about to gate-keep, enjoy the vibez

[@galihgalileohartanto9988]

hell yeah. this song is dope. i'm really glad i discovered this song.

[@Jojo-se3xr]

@@galihgalileohartanto9988 niffa

[@astraeato6185]

I'd like to say what many JoJo fans are trying to say, watch JOJO!!!

[@pathetokost8822]

@@astraeato6185 what is JOJO ?

[@balmain-i3e]

@@pathetokost8822 bruh u missin out, its a really fucked storyline

[@rickleo2159]

I'm 47 now and when it came out I was a teenager and still to this day... the low end theory is my favorite complete hip hop album ever... no holes... just great!!!

[@sarahjanelara8046]

Same. 45. Was in high school when this came out. I still listen to their albums regularly. My favorite band of all time, and glad I got to see them while Phife was still alive. We were blessed to grow up during this era.

[@r3jk8]

Word

[@rickleo2159]

@@r3jk8 you agree?

[@suetackleman6291]

This was heavily played in the clubs back then. Some good memories.

[@michaelrumble1873]

42 here and Midnight marauders is my hands down favorite LP

[@zyo678]

It hurts knowing Hip Hop not gon sound like this again

[@XxCantimpaloxX]

Yes :(

[@AfferbeckBeats]

This is still a common type of sound in underground hip hop where they don't care about clearing samples, but yeah you're not going to hear it on the radio.

[@mentalexwar]

😢💔

[@Augready]

Everything comes around, nothing is new under the sun. Probably not in your lifetime but this hiphop will be back.

[@bowlinglegend95]

@@THEODSTKING117 Strangers of Necessity have some old school sounding stuff, highly recommend

[@neilmorton290]

This is the holy grail of 90 hip hop. Real cool NYC ish!!!!

[@dontperceiveme3025]

Hey you! Instead of complaining about JoJo comments, why don't you lean back and appreciate that this wonderful piece of music gets recognition again almost 30 years later! That's pretty cool if you ask me. At the end of the day we are all here because we appreciated the song!

[@newttonium]

Yeah

[@dontperceiveme3025]

@Lé Incubus I'm afraid you didn't fully get the purpose of my comment ^^

[@dontperceiveme3025]

@Lé Incubus well tbh i haven even read one so called meme comment yet and all i've seen is people complain. Spreads negative if you ask me...

[@marcuspooh]

Hey you! Don't watch that, watch this! This is the heavy heavy monster sound! The nuttiest sound around!

[@Goodtimes77]

Well said Nio

[@aayeeshahmuhammad3978]

Before My SON PASSED AWAY, HE LOVED THIS GROUP HIS NAME WAS ( RASHEIM ) Stay Blessed TRIBE CALL QUEST

[@cheesydarkside]

May his soul rest in peace

[@m.ace.o]

I'm sorry for your loss

[@lucasleone1462]

Hope he can rest in peace God bless you and your family

[@oBnJe]

He's certainly in heaven with Phife now.

[@mrexcellent5953]

he had great taste in music, rest easy

[@suhlaapuvu]

This shows the reason why I prefer The Low End Theory over their debut. The wordplay between Q-Tip and Phife is just so fun to listen to.

[@mmww_]

yeah the first album is really highly rated but i just can't really get into the style of it

[@MoveTowardsTheLight]

And the production on this one blows the first out of the water, in my opinion.

[@benjamincox4211]

Сталкер I feel like Midnight Marauders was where they peaked and then fell off after that but all their albums are legendary

[@arieljones4595]

When The Low End theory came out in 91, I think, me and my friend Jahan played it over, and over, and over and...and I still play it. From beginning to end it is one of the few albums that you don't need to skip any of the tracks. It is a high water mark for the style of it's day, it is a timeless classic

[@davidmartinez9804]

Their first album was classic for sure but Low End Theory is on another level with the rapping and production.

[@reallife0728]

MY ERA IS UNDEFEATED!!!!🎤🎤🎤🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

[@daryl7277]

You're witnessing the best hip-hop group of all time. RIP Phife

[@selmamyspace]

Thank you Phife Dawg May you rest in peace brotha.

[@ellaskins]

Rap, true rap from the golden era ❤️👊🏻🙏

[@bhka6423]

No commercialized bullshit, no mumbling and no beats that always sound the same.

[@povboy009]

Miss this good ol rap era

[@yeeyeekaree1107]

Keep missing it. Ima just enjoy the music no matter what era

[@realsnider]

word ❤️🤜🏼

[@traceydriver9737]

I'm so glad I was a young adult during this era!!!!!

[@mountcomfort740]

Kids today will never understand true hip hop like this classic

[@BauerEditz]

Blud my parents have taught me all about the 90’s hip hop era 😂😂

[@mountcomfort740]

@@BauerEditz Then they raised you right

[@macallan3933]

Don't diss them for it. Teach them help them the world back then was quieter, now kids always have a parasite in front of their eyes distracting them from feeling and thought

[@KL6Soup]

hi guys im a kid today

[@mountcomfort740]

@@KL6Soup They you were raised right. Spread the music to you friends

[@merrymerry6238]

"You see, my aura's positive I don't promote no junk See, I'm far from a bully and I ain't a punk."

[@seekerundue]

Merry Merry 1:37

[@kingadalou]

Real shit

[@whoisthispersonagain]

(laughs in Georgie Porgie)

[@spacelyman9482]

That's how most of us SHOULD be.

[@mrbrandonkb75]

I been listening to this since 91 who still rocking this in 2020

[@seanm7539]

Always

[@calturefb8973]

Right her boss I’m 13 I only listen to 90’s rap not the new mumble shit

[@Amicodablack]

Just found it...I heard it when I was much younger..but came across a video that was talking about um...a new song to me...

[@doushonmandic5509]

I forgot how hard this goes

[@maximus4375]

Calture FB come on man don’t be that guy

[@cassandramonique]

Here we are decades later, and I can still listen to these guys all day. Things will never be the same. RIP Phife🕊

[@tiffanybrown391]

IF YOU ARE DOWN !!!! U ARE LISTEN IN 2024 TOO THIS 🙏🏼❤😊 Hello from Georgia 👋🏻

[@FreddieOrtiz-h7o]

Yes dear saw them 92 in 165st Jamaica av love

[@ogeakuche5530]

fasho

[@qriggs100]

We here!

[@stanleyokpara6243]

R.I.P Phife. I love you all. Thanks for making my childhood so sweet, we used to rap to yours songs in class during my school days in the 90's . Still feel you guyz. All the way from Nigeria.

[@eazy-e2168]

Stanley Okpara I feel you bro......I feel you.......

[@BeatsLyrical]

[@DoctorWhoKage]

😂😂😂😂 you would've sounded like some stoners having a two-way conversation

[@henrya3629]

Ultimate homeboy

[@aduakastanley267]

You are on point Stanley!!!!!

[@jacob3587]

Aye duke, let the Jojo fans or whatever come on in! Long as you respect the culture...and check the rhime...then it’s peace and love to all living beings!!

[@namek2019]

For real, I totally agree.

[@yikers1955]

Thanks man

[@ashleey9100]

Let's hate the tiktokers once they ruin the song and not jojo fans cuz they're just chill and araki used these music references so these old music can be appreciated and not ruin it for doing a choreography that just gets stolen from a famous person then they get more reputation than you.

[@duckaroo5763]

@@ashleey9100 as a jojo fan, jojo fans can be pretty cancerous sometimes

[@ashleey9100]

@@duckaroo5763 Yeah like when someone skips a part-

[@adams_chong9450]

This song have 0 cussing words Absolute legend

[@j.j.s.jr.5136]

Respectable ARTISTS. Notice how I put that in large caps lol. Because this was when we had real ARTISTS

[@dani.munoz.a23]

@@j.j.s.jr.5136 yep. They were called artists for a reason

[@jackkelly6067]

1:11 still a wonderful song though

[@UncuddledFluffy]

@@jackkelly6067 "Push it along"

[@jackkelly6067]

@@UncuddledFluffy good point actually, i stand corrected

[@emo3275-q8l]

The man in the mirror talking to Puff in that cell every day, Whoa!! Talk about pressure!! 💯

[@AdianoTMO69]

There are more comments from JoJo fans telling other JoJo fans not to spam the comment section than there are JoJo fans spamming the comment section.

[@stephenweeks7272]

@@dvened a neutral

[@steve49lol46]

Why? Is this song referenced in JoJo? Don't watch JoJo's, that's why I ask.

[@stephenweeks7272]

@@steve49lol46 a fan ending

[@starplatinum9947]

steve49lol it’s about as minimum to a Jojo reference as a Jojo reference could possibly get.

[@AdianoTMO69]

@@steve49lol46 A fanmade ending/credits sequence for Part 6 uses this song.

[@BeatsLyrical]

I love how Shaheed is just in the back swinging his arms throughout the whole video ahaha

[@petarpetarpetarpetar3651]

It's usually Jarobi who's being the unintentionally funny in atcq videos lol

[@BeatsLyrical]

Popara lmao, true 😂

[@zachpayne5306]

lol

[@Cozmoe-ze2we]

Beats Lyrical P2TG

[@cheezburgrproduction]

Hypeman doing hype shit

[@kendo512]

"play the ressurector and give the dead some life", that's what we're all doing here right?

[@norinradful]

😊

[@carollockyer1855]

Right

[@edwinombasa979]

felt the same way.....damn they can ryhme

[@tyroneworthy6420]

A tribe called quest isn’t dead

[@darianz1855]

Tyrone Worthy Phife Dawg is, I think we all knew thats what he was referring to

[@saulsantos8444]

So underrated and over looked one of the best rap groups ever!!

[@sacredcow61]

"rap is not pop if you call it that then stop" how times have changed

[@FalB27]

Well, they were dissing MC Hammer if I recall correctly, technically Hammer made pop-rap songs, so he wasn't that wrong about himself.

[@rowandoescovers]

@@FalB27 it wasn't actually a diss against him but mc hammer took it as one and dissed q tip in one of his songs

[@grahamgregory1450]

@Random Username eh i mean look at a lot of new wave guys that are less actual rap and rhyming and more singing shit. Look at 24kGoldn, ian dior, juice wrld, the kid laroi, and guys like that. The melodic "rap" subgenre is pretty similar to pop.

[@grahamgregory1450]

@Random Username yeah theres amazing rap still out today but look at how mumble rap and rage music has taken over. A few dudes in this generation stand out and have actual rap talent and make good new wave rap (ppl like kendrick, jcole, JID, cordae, jack harlow, joyner lucas, drake, polo, ski mask, and other dudes like that) but then theres guys like babysantana and shit making shitty rage beats that people overhype with no lyrical content. There are only a few people in this generation that make actual good rap music that could hold up against the standards in the 90's.

[@turmoilbreaker9301]

@Random Username Carti's lyrics may not be the most deep or have meaning at all but he sends the right vibes and i fw that. I'm talking about playboi carti and die lit, whole lotta red has a few good songs but most are not it even as a carti fan

[@victorevanssr.5034]

As a 52 year old man I think that 90s hip hop was just so awesome. Just so many groups and just about all of them were awesome

[@roxannemapache826]

Your generation was dope. My mom is a Gen Xer too :)

[@JFloatin]

Hopefully one day, this genre will be popular again

[@pablocalderon2342-n9s]

its the most popular in the world, I think meaningful is what your looking for, and not even that im an oldhead its just that mainstream rap is this just party anthem, drug bs

[@herseyberry4655]

Please bring some rappers that use musicians,a DJ with old school knowledge, and a professional engineer. Trap sounded fresh when it appeared and mumble rappers are making it torture to listen two. Clean up their mouths, can they use another word besides they n-word. Stop bragging how you hit it. Women are turned off by braggerts.

[@altercatdraw6921]

What? In my country its very popular, hope you check “Alcolirykoz” and “Doble porción”. Im a spanish speaker.

[@tategeiger5317]

I'm lookin forward the 2070's when a lot of the classic jazz tribe sampled becomes public domain. Maybe then a new resurrector will wake up the dead ✊

[@DadBot-_-]

Sooner than u think my g

[@ll2323]

The black and white is really giving some nostalgia… ❤

[@puffpurp]

dang, these boys on point

[@luizcruz1000]

all the time puff

[@pradabears]

@@luizcruz1000 u on point luiz?

[@luizcruz1000]

@@pradabears all the time jexx

[@farvas1492]

As much respect as Tribe gets, it's still not enough

[@5hydroxyT]

peak ATCQ...the philosophical Qtip and rhythmic rhymer Phife dawg playing off each other with totally unpredictable game, the chopped up jazz beats. This is pure hip hop ecstasy

[@yeeyeekaree1107]

No Midnight Marauders was peak

[@ruthcook8599]

THIS NEVER GETS OLD 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@graysonspider11]

It went from jojo comments, to people telling the jojo fans to chill, to the comments now just being filled with people telling the people telling people to chill to chill. This is getting complex.

[@snarb]

I had a stroke

[@mackintosh9330]

this is the meta

[@blacklight4075]

chill.

[@Jojaynicat]

'Godzilla having a stroke reading this and fcking died'

[@task82]

Bruh, chill 🙌🏾

[@MioFoSho]

REST ON POINT PHIFE DAWG

[@griffitz100]

brilliant

[@Arcademan09]

How dare people discover a song they ended up liking and would have never checked otherwise

[@arealmagikarpy7667]

Exactly bro

[@dinghylodge9903]

It’s not that it’s the over use of the references and shit i think i speak for half of the atcq fans we just don’t wanna make this the cesspool of bad jojo fans

[@samhardy4167]

@Librucity I've listened to atcq for ages and I'm a JoJo fan and I've gotta say just ignore them, there is some normal JoJo fans

[@goldexperienced_8480]

* don’t sue me Please* lol its just a comment section not a shrine

[@vP3ppy]

@Librucity all they do is just make their own jokes,if you don't find them funny that's you just quit being a buzz kill

[@rheathesecond]

4/30/2024 EDIT: It's very great to hear that ATCQ were finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. Soon, many hip hop acts will get inducted there

[@missgigip]

Seriously I can’t believe Eminem got in before them..a damn travesty I think

[@ravingmavis5801]

You are correct ❤️

[@Bestway2learn]

Rap is not pop if you call it that then stop!

[@njandrews4105]

I don’t let a statue tell me how I say I am

[@treyebillups8602]

there really should be a hip hop hall of fame, but in the absence of such a thing, tribe should be in the rock and roll hall of fame

[@Schlumped1684]

Aye as a JoJo fan and fan of all music everyone is welcome here but please keep it chill anyways if you’re here from jojo and want to hear more of the tribe these are some of my favorite songs: 1. Footprints 2.Scenario 3.Electric relaxation 4.Can I kick it? 5.Award tour edit: people seem to appreciate this so here's some more of my personal favorite rap/hip hop albums as well as my favorite songs from each one 1: Liquid Swords by GZA (liquid Swords) 2: Operation doomsday by MF DOOM (?/Questions) 3: Peoples instinctive by A Tribe Called Quest (Footprints) 4: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon (Heaven and Hell) 5: Enter the 36 chambers by Wu Tang Clan (its tied between C.R.E.A.M. and 7th chamber) 6: The infamous by Mobb Deep (shook ones pt. 2) 7: take me to your leader by King Geedorah (Fazers) 8: MM FOOD by MF DOOM (rapp snitch knishes) 9: The Low End theory by A tribe called quest (Jazz) 10: Iron Man by Ghostface Killah (Iron Maiden) 11: Moment of truth by Gang Starr (JFK 2 LAX) 12: Illmatic by nas (halftime) All these albums imo have some of the best instrumentals and are a great listen from start to finish so check em out if interested Lol JoJo is a wet dream for music lovers it references our favorite things and brings new fans

[@newttonium]

Thanks for the recommendations

[@jaggard_3955]

thanks

[@Scrupulously]

Luck of lucien is a banger as well

[@Schlumped1684]

Td 67 true

[@painmaster8165]

@@Schlumped1684 butter Scenario remix Bonita applebum

[@BeatsLyrical]

R.I.P. Phife. Continue on your quest brother.

[@kidd6571]

I just recently discovered ATCQ n now im really hooked to their songs Just love this jazz hip hop blend

[@deltaframes-os4km]

welcome

[@robertcullen4758]

That’s Q-Tip, he pulled the best samples!

[@eyeno75]

@@robertcullen4758 YEP

[@Cocoa13]

@@robertcullen4758 FACTS! Qtip has massive vinyl collection

[@KJ-je9pm]

Check out Nujabes

[@bradvilliers3700]

I'm from 07 and honestly, this is the era i want to have grown around in, without so many nowerday disteractions, everyone would have the time to concentrate on the people around them instead of prioritising their phone, the music was and still is the best music out there, more life, more happiness

[@ravingmavis5801]

That’s sweet ❤ just be happy they are here for you now ❤good music and talent has no sell by date ❤

[@biggrhymees88one]

that Phife flow though

[@AramaicDeity]

i know right! mad crazy

[@hannahgrizzell4005]

I'm 20 yr old british female and was told last week that I shouldn't listen to tribe because I can't relate to their music..? this music is on another level and ANYONE can enjoy it. Thank u tribe. And rip phife

[@hannahgrizzell4005]

@holio I respect everyone and everything and I'm not taking what he said as racism -because to an extent I understand, it just made me feel awful for some reason

[@sudie3068]

SOME OF THE BEST CLEAN 👌 👍 HIP HOP!!!! 😊 ❤❤❤❤😊

[@U2BROTHR]

I am so thankful to have been a youth and to have grown up experiencing the renaissance of hip-hop as we know it. I've been blessed to witness ATCQ live. RIP Phife.... you brought your best to the game and the artform has been blessed because of your existence. Love and respect.

[@asdfasdg7845]

How does it feel so witness the downfall?

[@saynicklos3053]

@@asdfasdg7845 hope you come bacl and read this: you stupid jo!

[@reeelBKFLATBUSHnyc]

ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE RAP GROUPS OF ALL TIME...

[@nickiswack6793]

Wish I can hear this song for the first time again

[@beboisjustinundercover9199]

Fax

[@beboisjustinundercover9199]

Bro

[@henryesp9284]

It's my first time

[@evandavies4151]

This songs so good every time I hear I smile like it’s the first time y’know

[@brianconnery2801]

I promise

[@johngladman4291]

I’m 32 and have recently fell in love with old school hip hop. I grew up on Wayne but this era was something special.

[@mhaze210]

I shook hands with Q-Tip when he came into the crowd during this song. Phyfe controlled the other half of the crowd. It was at a 'Rock the Bells' show. I started jumping up and down around 1:57 with The Abstract standing right there. Also in 8th grade, 'Violator: The Album' came out and I had the CD and took it to the beach on some 'field trip' we were on. I had speakers with me that I turned up loud when 'VIBRANT THING' came on. Other kids seemed to be enjoying it, but the teacher made me shut it off. I was excited for Summer vacation.

[@robertopascale.mp4]

This is so damn wholesome

[@bixperiencegames1164]

RIP Phife Dawg - I'm listening to ATCQ all day in tribute to your awesome impact in rap and hip-hop :(

[@fabioximenez6779]

Q-tip has the sweetest face and voice in hiphop, far from the genre's boast

[@ravingmavis5801]

He is stunning agreed ❤️

[@smuccilicious]

This song NEVER gets old to me. 🙌🏾

[@al201103]

The whole album. And Midnight Marauders as well. Whenever I'm not sure what I want to listen to, I'll end up turning to Low End or MM and I'm always happy I did!

[@nathanrogers4018]

The older I get the more I miss real rap like this ,especially rap you can understand not like today's mumbling rap RIP PHIFE WE MISS YOU BRUH.

[@BigSam072]

"rap is not pop if you call it that then stop" Q-tip warned the phonies

[@DrZuluGaming]

"What you say Hammer? Proper?"

[@KardiFan2000]

Francis Gomez That was actually a shot at MC Hammer

[@zachpayne5306]

Period

[@tochiRTA]

nowadays we pretend pop is rap. Shit is different.

[@josiahemrick]

agreed... but then again pop is short for popular so if a rap song is popular then it makes it pop? but i get what you mean... pop is shit

[@imsocoolgurl2]

[Intro] Uh, uh, uh, uh Uh, uh, uh, check the rhyme y'all [Verse 1: Q-Tip & (Phife Dawg)] Back in the days on the boulevard of Linden We used to kick routines and the presence was fittin' It was I, The Abstract (And me, the Five Footer) (I kicks the mad style so step off the frankfurter) Yo, Phife, you remember that routine That we used to make spiffy like Mr. Clean? (Um... um... a tidbit, um... a smidgen) (I don't get the message so you gots to run the pigeon) Heh, okay, you on point Phife? (All the time, Tip) You on point Phife? (All the time, Tip) You on point Phife? (All the time, Tip) Well, then grab the microphone and let your words rip [Verse 2: Phife Dawg] Now here's a funky introduction of how nice I am Tell your mother, tell your father, send a telegram I'm like an energizer 'cause, you see, I last long My crew is never ever wack because we stand strong Now if you say my style is wack that's where you're dead wrong I slayed that buddy in El Segundo then Push it Along You'd be a fool to reply that Phife is not the man 'Cause you know and I know that you know who I am A special shout of peace goes out to all my pals, you see And a middle finger goes for all you punk MC's 'Cause I love it when you wack MC's despise me They get vexed, I roll next, can't none contest me I'm just a fly MC who's five foot three and very brave On top remaining, no home training 'cause I misbehave I come correct in full effect have all my hoes in check And before I get the butt, the jim must be erect You see, my aura's positive I don't promote no junk See, I'm far from a bully and I ain't a punk Extremity in rhythm, yeah that's what you heard So just clean out your ears and just check the word [Chorus: Q-Tip] Check the rhyme y'all, check the rhyme y'all Check the rhyme y'all, check the rhyme y'all Check the rhyme y'all, check the rhyme y'all Check it out, check it out Check the rhyme y'all, check the rhyme y'all Check the rhyme y'all, play tapes y'all Check the rhyme y'all, check the rhyme y'all Check it out, check it out [Verse 3: Phife Dawg & (Q-Tip)] Back in the days on the boulevard of Linden We used to kick routines and the presence was fittin' It was I, the Phifer (And me, the Abstract) (The rhymes were so rumpin' that the brothers rode the 'zack) Ayo Tip, do you recall when we used to rock (What?) Those fly routines on your cousin's block? (Um, let me see, damn I can't remember) (I receive the message and you will play the sender) You on point Tip? (All the time, Phife) You on point Tip? (Yeah, all the time, Phife) You on point Tip? (Yo, all the time, Phife) So play the resurrector and give the dead some life [Verse 4: Q-Tip] Okay, if knowledge is the key then just show me the lock Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock With speed, I'm agile plus I'm worth your while One hundred percent intelligent black child My optic presentation sizzles the retina How far must you go to gain respect? Umm... Well, it's kind of simple, just remain your own Or you'll be crazy, sad and alone Industry rule number four-thousand-and-eighty; Record company people are shady So kids watch your back 'cause I think they smoke crack I don't doubt it, look at how they act Well off to better things like a hip-hop forum Pass me the rock and I'll score 'em with decorum And proper-what you say Hammer? Proper Rap is not pop, if you call it that then stop [Outro: Q-Tip] NC, y'all check the rhyme y'all SC, y'all check it out y'all Virginia, check the rhyme y'all Check it out, check it out In London, check the rhyme,

[@herseyberry4655]

I loved this the first beat and bar spit. They lyrics are funny, deep and educational. You can't beat that with a baseball bat.

[@itsjonathangray]

Some of the best hip hop lyrics ever. 😂💪😎

[@JonnyBoi12]

RIP Phife. Tribe will always live on ☮🤟

[@dolganseraphin]

"check the time yo" -random priest

[@airstrikegaming8263]

Im speed, im agile- also priest

[@animaliontv9503]

Bruh

[@gabrielbiernackk8347]

And he likes a bisexual vampire?

[@BX56_YT]

Wait, why is it speeding up?

[@snoopyblu1206]

Whenever you put on tribe called quest song you gotta listen to the whole album of whatever song you listening to they're message was just raw and everything this group was magic

[@ExotiqBeautii]

this makes my heart flutter. god, how I wish hip hop still sounded like this

[@oliverdennis3115]

I find JID’s producer samples a lot of Tribe, EdEddnEddy samples Scenario.

[@zach19y]

RIP Phife Dawg

[@davidsinclair1971]

Low End Theory is top 10 of all time, there's no doubt about that.

[@steezfansteelo5398]

Another Legendary Rapper Dies. R.I.P PHIFE

[@domenickcastro5272]

Damn really hit with steez as ya pic

[@braidedgirl757]

Phife was one of the best to ever do it...RIP

[@stacyg585]

I grew up on Tribe and am starting to introduce my 6 year old daughter to their incredible catalog. She knows that Phife is no longer alive and she also told me she likes his voice. She knows that it's a trio and that Ali Shaheed makes the beats. I hope someday she will remember hearing their music with the same fondness I remember hearing them for the first time when I was 15 years old.

[@kroeff_san]

Best Hip Hop voices ever!

[@brentjames6410]

Ever

[@Ken-tucky]

People who disliked didn't check the rhime

[@leemsvg]

purmello

[@BIG_SQUIGG]

Tf

[@mannyn.5897]

Kira?

[@calvinwalkerwalker5698]

They're lost.....oh well..i'mma continue 2 check it...

[@rogaltriggs4704]

Who can't love this tune is gotta be deaf to realness all love from the UK

[@JacF6734]

When Stone Ocean gets animated, the ED for each episode should go like this. Episode 1-13: Ocean Man Episode 14-26: Check the Rhime Episode 27-39: Virtual Insanity Episode 40: What a Wonderful World

[@Derpster_]

word by word too lmao

[@MoonlitRose101]

Hell Yes.

[@hibiki28]

@@commanderleo because are the most fiting

[@IaMaPh1991]

I'd replace Ocean Man with M&H Band's Popcorn but the rest is SPOT ON

[@Medikars]

The final episode needs to be What a Wonderful world

[@marks7192]

i know im half a century old now but the beats of THIS era will not be STOPPED. The samples are sooo sick. For all who have created/produced hiphop and laid down these beds of beats - Thank you

[@LisaCatalina]

NOTHING Better than theseeee dayssss! 🎶🎶🎶 #ATCQ R.I.P. PHIFE 🙏🏽🕊️ Thank You 🥰

[@RobinRichmond]

RIP Phife. Just the best group and absolute legend.

[@jeunejournalistetendanceurbain]

“Now here’s a funky introduction to show you how nice I am” R.I.P. my friend Phife ;(

[@jowhit226]

In my opinion their first three albums are nearly perfect hip-hop albums. All three of them received 5 mics from the Source magazine. If you grew up in the 90's you know that is a big deal. It's like winning a grammy for best album for three years in a row. 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

[@Itsover-bj5ed]

When he said "I'm like an Energizer cause you see I last long" man i lost it🔥🔥🔥

[@DaytimeNitemare]

Phife legendary. Pen and Pad= great song

[@mankolasmase1954]

This is just so peaceful. I feel like crying. I am tearing up.. Their music is beautiful

[@2000ICANA]

What a time to be alive....

[@dr.madthumbz2689]

Hard to describe the happiness that this rap group brought to my life. Tribe Forever Phifer Forever

[@MrCooCoo4crack]

I think this is the one of the best music videos ever made. All that choreography and minor details that match up perfect with the lyrics is just pristine