A Tribe Called Quest - I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (Official Video)

[@_yak]

This is probably the best song about leaving your wallet in a diner.

[@chiefkeef6405]

Don’t think there’s that many of those😂

[@abelq8008]

Top 5 for sure.

[@dantean]

@@chiefkeef6405 Did you need the joke explained? Go back to your school for a refund. i·ro·ny1 /ˈīrənē/ noun MEANING: the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. "“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,' he rejoined with heavy irony" Similar: sarcasm; sardonicism; dryness; causticity; satire. Opposite: sincerity a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. Example: "the irony is that I thought he could help me" Similar: a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.

[@ParanoidParkProject]

I left my wallet in this comment section

[@benjaminfischer6022]

This is my least favorite song about leaving a wallet in a diner

[@shareofmoney]

Love the way that the old school hip hop was light-hearted and had a more positive vibe. Miss this kind of music.

[@giantfisher]

@Cory Jackson ~Yes, sir! I listen to this and whoa, I'm chuckling occasionally, marveling at how crazy creative they are and, and, I'm not influenced to be angry or hateful toward anybody (the reasons still exist, but it's nice to just be entertained for a minute). Tribe, De La Soul, Beastie Boys, & so many more had rhyme skills and high intelligence to make us think and laugh.

[@shareofmoney]

Thunder_Mouse_2014 Yes, I definitely agree

[@thomasfurgalack2577]

I completely agree. Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliot were also grounded in the positive light.

[@shareofmoney]

@@Rdogg198 Yeah, I am sure that good music is still out there but it is far and few in-between in my opinion.

[@Fortwentt]

exactly.

[@ThatGuy5331]

Imagine you’re a cop and 4 guys come in your office and one of them starts rapping about what happened to their wallet.

[@coolking_07]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@EvonneLindiwe]

🤣🙆🏾🤦🏾💰👮🏻‍♂️👮🏻‍♂️

[@nugsymalone1247]

I would tip em, Id be impressed

[@JeffFreemanPresents]

Sorry, I imagined I was a cop and my head exploded, so I didn’t get to the four guys or the wallet. ;) ;) ;)

[@douglashickman6811]

Cop:sorry son there's nothing I can do, nothing I can do,all I can say is cancel your cards,but I'll take the report take the report

[@khalebwilliams5029]

1:14 "came to a toll, we paid and went through it" somehow gets a chuckle out of me every time

[@knockedgymnast]

I love the step by step narrative ❤

[@charliechaplin852]

That's usually how tolls work lol

[@RombautsRacing66]

When I landed at LAX and saw the El Segundo sign on the freeway i had this song stuck in my head for weeks, and I loved it!

[@boondoggle4820]

Me too, lol. I was excited like “there’s El Segundo where Tribe was rapping about!”

[@davidpggarrett]

Ha! I took a pic on the freeway just a couple of days ago. And visited Joshua Tree just before that, too.

[@gerbodis]

LAX is in El Segundo. It’s a big ass city in the beach unlike the song haha

[@BOTzerker]

@@gerbodis LAX is in the city of LA, but bordered by three cities and the Pacific Ocean to the west. El Segundo is the border city south of LAX with West Imperial Highway seperating the two. The city of LA has been piecemealed over time so there are parts of the city that do not touch.

[@eshim3961]

I live in SoCal, and it always cracks me up that how they depict El Segundo. It's near the airport, and if you leave your wallet there, you ain't getting it back.

[@sjules6596]

I feel like everyone who watched this song can easily be my friend.

[@adept4666]

Same lol

[@epiphany2612]

This My Joint

[@feleciaclemons5074]

I feel like you are right!🥰

[@fionam3735]

Hello my friend ✌️

[@nickchaps12]

Hello friend

[@questinfinity]

Long live this era of hip hop. When it was true, creative, original, fresh, dope, soulful, rhythmic and conscience.

[@markmugi8242]

fact

[@MaxamilliyonWoods]

Damned Skippy 😂

[@LLewisASMR]

QTip is a genius. Record companies didn’t understand their music when they dropped this demo. A whole story , this is a mastermind. Wayyy advanced for its time. No the lyrics aren’t that great but it’s the story telling and the style.

[@audreymuzingo933]

Can you explain how the lyrics AREN'T the story-telling? I'm not being cheeky; I'm sincerely curious how you're differentiating one from the other. I was in high school when this song came out, loved it instantly and love it still, and still think the lyrics were perfectly clever, while telling a story. And what got me thinking about this was this: I somehow never really listened to Biz Markie's 'Just A Friend' (1989, one year before 'Segundo'), but I played it recently, and could not believe how bad it sucked!! Like I am a 47 year old white woman but I could write better lyrics than that, lol. And Biz' bad attempt at singing; I get that he wasn't actually trying to sing well, just singing "comedically" but I don't find it funny, it actually gives me embarrassment goosebumps, ha!

[@rae97]

Yesss i thought i was the only one who thought their music was more story telling but with instrumentals .. only open minded people who appreciate this kind of music and it’s genius masterpiece 💪🏽💯

[@angela4968]

Lyrics are like the best part. The way he raps what they all say. It's just great. When I first heard this yeeeears ago it was a hot summer day and my friend played it while driving down the expressway with the windows down. It was great.

[@angela4968]

@@rae97 it's called hip hop. Always got a message about life and keepin your head up and always the story telling. Hip hop owns it. 🔥

[@tony_anello]

Hello Audrey from someone 20 years younger. That weird embarrassment goosebump thing you're referring to is calling "cringe"

[@Amari19_]

One of the greatest/influential hip hop groups of all time!!

[@310ws]

Facts

[@Aaron-8989]

💯

[@justiceshabazz9783]

I AGREE 💯👍🏿

[@pfatalbert]

"I ordered enchiladas and I ate 'em" - I think of this line every time I go out for Mexican food.

[@RoadCone411]

Got to admit, it's a catchy, well-written lyric! Very deep!

[@CesarGarcia-vs6hx]

One of the best story telling songs in Hip Hop history.

[@supastuff06]

yea this and childrenss story

[@rodgermortlow8627]

Paul Revere

[@mike.21gigawatts]

I love how wholesome some old-school Hip Hop was.

[@mike.21gigawatts]

@TTFPouyi i know but its still considered old-school

[@benjaminspecland8947]

SUREEEEE. NWA, 2pac, notorious B.I.G, Cypress hill and wu-tang. REEEEAL wholesome. (i'm sure you meant well wit this comment, and was only referring to those either in the native tongues collective, or other people who were simply having fun with rap music, but i jus wanted to point out that not all old-school rap was wholesome in the _least_.)

[@greendayyylmao3427]

@@benjaminspecland8947 they use the word "some" for a reason

[@loganletiu7394]

@@benjaminspecland8947 yeah Pac was pretty wholesome sometimes. But def not always

[@nathanpressnell2217]

Wholesome as a person but lyrically not so much ,but I'm sure if we all wrote our feelings down as raps they prolly wouldn't come out sounding as such. 2 pac I mean.

[@goingsnakespiritchaser]

It's almost 2023 & I still have to listen to this at least once a week. That groove & those rhymes just never get old.

[@markmugi8242]

never

[@asea7095]

Since you like good songs. What other ones you like

[@maureenrobichon1109]

Me too

[@wikygaming]

I don't really care if this song is weak or what. You can't be serious about anything all the times, sometimes you just need to dance.

[@kevinscott59]

wikygaming Weak.lol

[@malradcliffe95]

Exactly

[@need-to-know-]

I rather be serious about my playing than be playing around with serious things, like some current rappers are doing.

[@rhondaatkins1776]

I've never heard this song described as weak.

[@mrbrainchild7637]

I vaguely remember as a kid from the east coast in 1990 thinking to myself "Is El Segundo a real place?" Lol Cali was so foreign to us even though it was the setting for almost every movie and tv show.

[@robertpaul9799]

Funny enough, the clip features a desert stop but El Segundo is located in the West Coast by the Pacific Ocean. I wonder if Q-Tip ever really found his wallet there. 😆

[@loopless1]

Thanks Will Trent for reminding me of the existence of this classic!

[@drdogbarker3830]

That's why I'm here. Great scene!!

[@jarrelljimerson3346]

Ditto!

[@TheKrazysexykool]

Yup. This song is on a loop in my head now

[@BuffyRichardson-n2j]

😂 me too yall crazy too

[@freegee5790]

Same.

[@MultiJeffb]

R.I.P. Phife. Saw him at a Rave in the 90s. Dude rocked the place.

[@markmugi8242]

legend

[@Unpopularopinion2024]

*When we were kids. "Our parents just* *don't understand this music"* *Now as parents. "Kids just don't* *understand this music" ☺️* *If you're 25 and under listening to this* *I salute you🙌*

[@fionam3735]

😂 interesting 🤔 and true

[@brentad2004]

"Generation gap"

[@Covingtonao]

Right

[@sovietonion72]

Absolutely

[@truthhurts6459]

My son is 22 and he only listens to is A tribe called quest and other 90s hip hop.!

[@misterabel_9017]

"I order enchiladas and I ate em' "...

[@rumplesteelskin8997]

Abel Ortega-bass killed the flow

[@happentodie8776]

Abel Ortega-bass ali had the fruit punch !!

[@tharuthlezzthugzta187umkil9]

Legendary verse

[@misterabel_9017]

@@happentodie8776 I had a hunch

[@williamcoyne2950]

Epitah

[@ayoyo9141]

The people who are saying this is a bad song from Quest are wrong. Its suppost to be a silly fun song and they accomplished that.

[@jonathangasana]

King Gangstah 💯

[@Turcios-xm1gw]

King Gangstah this niggas dont no nothing bout tribes because of their shitty iphone

[@mistahmst]

I love Tribe and I've always appreciated their goofiness. The problem with this song is that the story is so uneventful. If something funny or interesting happened during this story, it would be better, but that wasn't the case

[@irish2093]

That's the point, the lyrics are random, they made the song for the laugh, it's a great song full of great lyrics, I love it!

[@ProdByCAV0]

Shockzz _ nothing happens it's boring. A real silly story telling song is as the world turns by eminem. This song just sucks with basic rhymes horrible flow boring beat boring voice no concept

[@loudnxtdoor]

Tribe was ahead of their time.

[@Gnurklesquimp]

i've never payed this much attention to lyrics haha, for some reason these really caught my attention. Probably because q doesn't mind being silly instead of having every lyric let you know how awesome he is.

[@jackgillespie3431]

+Jynx MSC He doesn't need to tell us. We already know how awesome he is

[@SamarIqbal1-2-1]

M. Payed?🤨 It’s paid! You sure wasn’t paying attention my dude!😉🤫

[@sub4you282]

Damn that was a big stack of enchiladas Q-Tip was eating.

[@sethg4825]

One enchilada is never enough

[@X-Kid_Z]

A can of fruit punch for lunch though.

[@melinabourne5954]

I know right i could do with some of that right now.

[@lateshiachilds3640]

@@X-Kid_Z haha

[@Elcucky163]

Just see a Mexican moms enchiladas Puts that one to shame

[@damienakatubbyable]

Officer: Why are you out during the Coronavirus lockdown? Me: Well officer, you see I left my...

[@bodacious165]

yo ima do dat

[@Lifeishard237]

YES

[@pamelaboyd6509]

😂😂

[@craigchastain7016]

LMFAO

[@quiksandd9949]

so simple. yet so iconic.

[@reggiemacon3493]

the tribe one of the best hip hop groups of all time they made hot music and still stayed true to themselves

[@genebingle1754]

well said reggie

[@douglasjames8019]

Nigga please

[@reginaldandrews599]

Reggie Macon So true Reg! (Hey, that's my name too!) This was back when hip hop had a VOICE, besides just plain sounding REAL good! It's gotten really substandard nowadays. no depth!

[@jamesk7556]

Lyrics Left my wallet in El Segundo Left my wallet in El Segundo Left my wallet in El Segundo I gotta get, I got-got ta get it I left my wallet in El Segundo Left my wallet in El Segundo Left my wallet in El Segundo I gotta get, I got-got ta get it My mother went away for a month-long trip Her and some friends on an ocean-liner ship She made a big mistake by leaving me home I had to roam so I picked up the phone Dialed Ali up to see what was going down Told him I pick him up so we could drive around Took the Dodge Dart, a '74 My mother left a yard but I needed one more Shaheed had me covered with a hundred greenbacks So we left Brooklyn and we made big tracks Drove down the Belt, got on the Conduit Came to a toll, we paid and went through it Had no destination, we was on a quest Ali laid in the back so he could get rest Drove down the road for two-days-and-a-half The sun had just risen on a dusty path Just then a figure had caught my eye A man with a sombrero who was four feet high I pulled over to ask were we was at His index finger he tipped up his hat "El Segundo, " he said, "my name is Pedro If you need directions, I'll tell you pronto" Needed civilization, some sort of reservation He said a mile south, there's a fast food station Thanks, senor, as I start up the motor Ali said, "Damn, tip, why you drive so far for?" Anyway a gas station we passed We got gas and went on to get grub It was a nice little pub in the middle of nowhere Anywhere would have been better I ordered enchiladas and I ate 'em Ali had the fruit punch When we finished we thought for ways to get back I had a hunch Ali said, "Pay for lunch" So I did it Pulled out the wallet and I saw this wicked beautiful lady She was a waitress there Put the wallet down and stared and stared To put me back into reality, here's Shaheed "Yo, Tip, man, you got what you need?" I checked for keys and started to step What do you know, my wallet I forget Yo, it was a brown wallet, it had props numbers Had my jimmy hats I got to get it man Lord, have mercy The heat got hotter, Ali stars to curse me I fell bad but he makes me feel badder Chit-chit-chatter, car stars to scatter Breaking on out, we was Northeast bound Jettin' on down at the speed of sound Three days coming and three more going We get back and there was no slack 490 Madison, we're here, Sha He said, "All right, Tip, see you tomorrow" Thinking about the past week, the last week Hands go in my pocket, I can't speak Hopped in the car and torpe'ed to the shack Of Shaheed, "we gotta go back" when he said "Why?" I said, "we gotta go Cause I left my wallet in El Segundo" Yeah, I left my wallet in El Segundo Left my wallet in El Segundo Left my wallet in El Segundo I gotta get, I got-got ta get it Left my wallet in El Segundo Left my wallet in El Segundo Left my wallet in El Segundo Come on let's go

[@darthtortugas]

Phife Dawg, Thank you for your gift to the world rest easy.

[@lukasmiguez8759]

+darthtortugas i dont know if its the right song to talk about phife

[@darthtortugas]

It may not maybe Jazz might have been better at the moment was just feelings I had.

[@historicmammal1997]

R.I.P. a legend

[@lestoil]

I don't know if ANY song is right to talk about Phife. He was easily the worst rapper to have a major recording contract.

[@kin357]

Les Toil "Bust off on your couch now you got Seaman's furniture" - GTFO your opinion is ridiculous and unsupported by anyone that truly knows rap.

[@SodiumWage]

I remember catching this video not long after it first came out. MTV played it in the middle of the night / early morning when they played all the good / weird stuff that didn't fit in the regular rotation back then. Man, MTV at ~ 2AM from about 1988-1992 was peak discovering so much fantastic new music. Truly the golden age of popular music.

[@forshizl5728]

the sound of the tribe will never die

[@bungieflute]

and you know this....... MAN

[@Maximus-hq1cz]

RIP Phife Dawg...You and the guys music will always be part of my memories..

[@SomeoneJr]

Ded?

[@daheb9658]

+George Tayler yes :/

[@BreezoGTTM]

+George Tayler what

[@diedra]

what?

[@daheb9658]

i think he means "dead"

[@MzDeAndraJhene]

This is amazing. A music video that actually matches with the lyrics to the song. You rarely see that anymore.

[@s18018]

tdianddp4life i thought i was one of the few that notices that. i think there is a lot of evil spirits behind most modern videos.

[@ES2990]

s18018 So I guess there were evil spirits behind the video for Children's Story too? That video didn't match the lyrics. Man yall kill me

[@ES2990]

Even though that video isn't modern? Ya, ok

[@vando0]

+♥BlkandBeautifulDee♥ It seems like they made the video and then wrote a song about the video... =P

[@try2justbe]

Lol so true

[@crb7628]

OMG! haven't heard this song in like 20 years! This is the first time I'm seeing the video. I use to groove to this song back in the in 90's.

[@donalddavis3412]

ikr! lol

[@therealmaxyb6631]

Personally, I think this is the best of Hip Hop. Having fun, rappin about nuthin'! Plus it's got a sick beat! You can't not bust a move to this!! ☺️✌️

[@gl0bal7474]

RIP Phife Dawg. You are a legend

[@AKRMGOD-ld5pt]

We're not looking for old songs, but we're looking for memories.

[@XmanSully]

Published - 1990 Uploaded - 2009 Still rocks - June 29th 2019. Full respect for that one ----------------------------------------------------- Edited a day later: I honestly just now noticed all those dates are a game of nines with a side dish of 1s and 2s. I was intialy just talking about tha total of 29 years.

[@patricksteez5222]

XmanSully good music don’t expire

[@tombisignani1410]

July 29th 2020 in Philly

[@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.

[@chet732003]

My favorite hip hop group of all time. Before Tribe, my listening was all over the place. After ATCQ hit the scene, I found my lane

[@edgarr.3579]

A tribe called quest , one of the best.

[@ygyujfgnbgut]

After 2 chainz and nicki they defo up dere

[@cobra7282]

+ygyujfgnbgut lol

[@FoxxNavarro]

I have no idea why I like this song so much, before I saw Rap Critics video I never realized how uneventful this song is. It's not that lyrically gifted. I think it's the confidence that the band displays being willing to make such goofy music with a fun loving attitude, and total dedication. No one in this band is half assing it AT ALL. They know what they are and they did it better than so many of their contemporaries, especially back when Rap was going in a more Gangsta direction.

[@b7k1l8yn]

Let me say as a teen in NYC when this song came out it was ground breaking .. the whole native tongue movement was taking hip hop by storm. the sound was so sonically advanced at the time when you went to a party and this came on it was pure energy. good times I'm blessed to have experienced this in my youth.

[@bqrre]

Awesome man, I was just a little kid then, but damn, cool to read.

[@b7k1l8yn]

bqrre appreciate it

[@coolrock92]

Tbh I found out about this song through rap critic as well lol

[@beautygaming3485]

b7k1l8yn m

[@xDPx-zh7vr]

I remember 92.3 the BEAT came to El Segundo High School in the mid 90s when I was there. A Tribe Called Quest and Fu-Shnickens performed and it was epic. You never get those moments back.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

RIP Phife Dawg! This is a huge loss to hip hop. Without him we would not have this brilliant group. Thank you for the music. :(

[@gilwraysonandfriends1603]

In terms of Seinfeld episodes, this really is the Chinese Restaurant of hip-hop songs.

[@kxmode]

...and then?

[@jeffjeeves6337]

+kxmode NO AND THEN!!!!!!!

[@Helliepie]

Word.

[@sonsofthesportsguy]

Cartwright!

[@piemanpie2424]

Cartwright, party of four.

[@Kng.Zay11]

It took the algorithm 14 years to recommend this

[@jonsnow8756]

I love songs with meaning or a storyline. This is slowly turning into my favourite song.

[@Mr.Moogie]

These dance moves are straight up fire

[@audreymuzingo933]

Yeah it's weird how they somehow did computer-animated dancing much better than most I have seen that was made much more recently. It looks like they used that ping pong balls attached to a real person thing, but I didn't know that was as old as 1990.

[@a.v.emusic6518]

I was a 5 year old child when I first heard this song and I've been a hip hop junkie ever since. I always loved the line "I ordered enchiladas and I ate them, Ali had the fruit punch." So simplistic but yet poetic. Thank you ATCQ for introducing me to such a beautiful art, I am truly grateful.

[@gbkny1]

It's the timing in music by saying things on or off beat but then coming back and being on beat, or on time. Being on the one which is the first beat and also the start of the verse. lol

[@viralbuthow000]

This song is months from being a quarter century old. Time passes so quickly.

[@cornfusedatbest6693]

roscoegino SO LETS ALL HOLD ON TO WHUTWEGOT!!!!

[@21cup]

32 now?

[@johnduffy6992]

One of the most original bands ever...

[@travelispassionromania1994]

A Tribe Called Quest always my first love of hip hop. Q-Tip and Phife. Much love and respect 🙏.

[@victorespinosa7800]

Not one bad word.. that’s true music

[@erichobbs4042]

Back in high school we'd always blast this at the start of an epic roadtrip.

[@GoodxJ]

The drums are so dope in this beat! That rhythm and swing is nuts. 👍✌️😁

[@sportstalk23]

This song was for everybody who left important stuff at some random ass place, mine was I left my purse in a club in Brooklyn on one New Years lol RIP Phife

[@geob5562]

would be funny if you were visiting from El Segundo😂😂

[@audreymuzingo933]

I understand if young people don't think the beat of this song is so great, because it wasn't made to be listened to on a phone or even the best headphones. I'm listening on my 1992 Radio Shack speakers the size of mini-fridges, with 15" woofers, which I have never turned up even close to top volume because it would so clearly be dangerous to living things, and I literally cannot say how much money it would take to buy them off me. They are ideal for this song; the only other way to listen to it might be a really good car system. In other words, it's not the kind of beat that is satisfying enough to hear with your ears; you need to feel it come up through your feet and/or your ass, through your intestines, your liver, to challenge the beat of your heart.

[@corn4171]

Um...who said young ppl don't love the boom bap, that's a lie and I be turnin up to this in my earphones at the bus stop lmao

[@NJDronesincorporated]

Try listening to it with 15 inch Cerwin Vegas. Old school with the wood grain cabinets. Shit bangs hard! Kenwood rack system with 800 watt pre-amp

[@audreymuzingo933]

@@NJDronesincorporated I haven't listened to CV's but a richie friend of mine had big Norman Lab ones in the 90's and I didn't say so but I think my Olympus ones sounded even better than those. They have woodgrain boxes but I wish I could upload a photo here. --About 10 years ago I got sick of looking at the ratty fabric covers, all scratched up by cats and candle wax dripped down the front, one of them more gray than black because it sat in a sunny spot for years. So I decided to re-cover them and was just going to get black fabric again, but then I thought 'why settle for that?' I got this antique-looking Japanese pattern with big koi fish jumping through waterfalls, plugged in the hot glue gun, and BAM. I see that Olympus speakers now fetch crazy money on Ebay but it would take more than money to pry these from me. It's not just the bass, I mean it's effin THERE, believe me, but the mid and high ranges are so nimble too, it makes everything sound like it's happening live in front of you, from whispered conversation to a symphony's violin solo. I have a Kenwood rack system too (almost as old as the speakers) with a 200 CD jukebox I hardly ever use anymore. I found the right bluetooth adapter a couple years ago; no more thick cord running across the room. But another reason I wouldn't give up these speakers is how much we've been through together, LOL. They've moved at least 15 times, waited for me in storage facilities without climate control for months while I lived on someone's couch, even been in pawn a few times. I treated them like that over and over, but still they keep giving me their best. Take my 15 year old kid, but take your grubby paws off mah boom babies. J/K. Mostly.

[@whodat9198]

What young people know anything about beats? Have you heard their music?? LOL!!

[@Washanuga]

This is the type of comment a fucking serial killer would post wtf lol

[@DETmichigan-yy6lf]

I sing this walking around the house and the kids think I'm crazy

[@TheUsualSuspekt]

Great video. Great song. I always make reference to it from time to time. Of course nobody knows what the fuck Im talking about

[@charliethurston2358]

suspekt29 lmao

[@Perkiano]

We do. We are your interweb friends.

[@michaelmares2799]

This just happened to me as well...lmao.

[@nuages7462]

I can relate 💕 love this story, tune & vid. Says much.

[@coltranventura1756]

you are a hero

[@rolandrobinson8425]

How many rappers today would ever be this creative to write such a dope song? None is the answer.

[@Piaseczno1]

What about Kanye? Or M&M?

[@munyamubaiwa4313]

The first track I ever heard from ATCQ and I was hooked instantly. Back in 1990. My sis got me the vinyl album when she worked at the reception for a record company in Zimbabwe. Man I used to get so much free promotional vinyl back then. One love from Zimbabwe Africa.

[@kiddkevo]

I love their style in that era!

[@angel4376]

hell yeah

[@bdubblu]

A song from the first of a series of albums that proceeded to bump in my car routinely. What a great streak of music Tribe had.

[@tr377723]

The essence of hip hop. The very heart & soul of hip hop music is ATCQ.

[@jones520]

I hate how people think Tribe were bad just because they didn't think too hard about writing- not everyone is Nas

[@zanedietlin7645]

You're spot on. Tribe is less about lyrics and more about good vibes and rhythm.

[@Crunchysopa52]

+C Jones What the hell are you talking "didn't think too hard about writing"? This is an excellent storytelling joint, wherein one does have to think considerably because you're telling a story/scenario in rhyme form, not just trying to rhyme anything with anything or rhyming for only the sake of sounding dope/impressive. *Which.. there's nothing wrong with that, Braggadocio is great, an integral part of Hip-Hop. I call bullshit in regard to your comment, especially as if Nas is the only MC that "thinks hard" when it comes to their rhymes.

[@Jordan-hs5kf]

+C Jones Frankly, for most of his career, neither was Nas.

[@Jordan-hs5kf]

+C Jones Also, I'd like to point out the A Tribe Called Quest could write lyrics when they wanted to (like Excursions, or Butter). That being said, criticising I Left My Wallet In El Segundo for being simplistic is like criticising techno for being repetitive. It's true, but missing the point. I never heard anyone complain ever about De La Soul for writing simple, non-complex lyrics because the point of it was the music itself.

[@MrShmoodletoes]

+C Jones Doom, is that you?

[@elvissorna8861]

When rap music had soul, both figuratively and literally.

[@beaniegee5129]

Love how this song was a reference to Sanford and Son because Fred talked so much about El Segundo on the show RIP Redd Foxx, and Phife Dawg

[@MadMan731]

This is one of my favorite songs on that fantastic classic album.

[@NormSide]

Excellent Debut Single!!! Alternative Rap at it's Best...

[@Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH]

I was a little kid when this came out and I never realized how hard that beat was and how much Tip killed the verses.

[@Mountaindewdewable]

Every time I lose my wallet, or anything, I sing this song until I find it, since I was a like six or 7(23 now). I don't do it on purpose, it's a force of habit. Lol

[@2313rafa]

Hahaha dope. You posted your comment on my birthday.

[@supraise]

SINGING:I found my wallet while singing I-L-M-W-I-E-S

[@RogueBoyScout]

LOL... I just blame my Teddy Bear, he knows what he did..

[@heronoverdose]

Did you always find it

[@Bigj0110]

R.I.P. Phife Dawg! your music will live on!

[@keram9094]

A milli a milli 🔥

[@DaChozenSun92]

Took me FOREVER to find this damn comment 😂😂😂😂

[@gilwood7530]

Tribe ...The JBs ...De La Soul ....I miss this era

[@SoulsSliders]

This song has something that's missing these days in Hip-Hop. Its relative to anyone. Anyone of us can lose our wallet somewhere.

[@1612ydraw]

" Yo Tip man, you got whatchu need, Looooooord have mercy" That bass at the start. 🤯 Reminds me of good times.

[@YourLocalIceMan]

This video has greatness on so many levels. Song, video, story telling.

[@johnny_qwest6664]

This is still one of my favorite songs, I miss the story telling in rap.

[@demagreg]

Yeah got to get it got got to get it ❤

[@shadowclaw6196]

a tribe called quest is legendary. I hope they fufill their last album left on their contract

[@sykojay]

That rhythm tho!!!

[@Platinum_Tugboat]

My friend Rico introduced me to A Tribe Called Quest. We played the shit outta this on a road trip we had, it was like 10 states we crossed, we got pulled over and shit too. He was always my root with the hip hop culture, and I introduced him to anime and Break Beats and Drum & Bass. Shit was soo cool. Lost touch with him, but thats life. Still got the music and the good times.

[@ToastyRoland]

20 years ago while working with my brother, we would listen to Tribe occasionally. We always laughed at this tune. One day my bro leaves his wallet out in his truck, he turns to me shocked and drops this hook. As he streaked away to get it I hear "gotta get it!". I dubbed his truck El Segundo from that day forward. Now I drop that line when I leave something in my car. Cheers.

[@c.moorejr190]

What a classic track .

[@ajtowin]

Was stationed in Germany when I copped dis album, made me feel back at home in NY every time I heard it Long Island, Queens

[@newguy90]

El Segundo is a blighted industrial sector by the beach, near LAX airport in Los Angeles County. The residential area looks like any other SoCal suburb. Inglewood (up to no good) is only 10 minutes away from it by surface streets so it's not like it's in the middle of nowhere.

[@TheKingpin10x]

they are from new york so of course it seems like the middle of nowhere for them lol

[@eshim3961]

I think I read somewhere that Q Tip heard Fred Sanford mention El Segundo and thought it was funny. My husband is stationed at LA AFB in El Segundo, and there are also big name engineering firms there. It's all just silly fun, and you have to admit that Tip leaving his wallet in Cabazon doesn't sound as good.

[@bjtucker5]

Classics never go outta style 💎

[@daisukekichigoru4900]

No one could hold back the laughter and fun when Tip says "Ali starts to curse me"....I love their new album..

[@johndavis6719]

They have a new album

[@EvonneLindiwe]

I feel like they dared each other to do this song 🤣 .. that’s why Jarobi looks like he will burst out laughing any minute..

[@mcganahanskjellyfetti7722]

This is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen

[@VicR914]

R.I.P. Phife Dawg gone but not forgotten

[@freddynj6140]

this is a classic. if you think its dull or boring you dont know shit!

[@jonsnow8756]

in other words: "If you don't agree with my opinion, you're wrong!" lmao

[@shuttheyourmouth7626]

Jon Snow [Aegon Targaryen] Yeah, I know

[@vincentwashington4106]

Ruben Figueroa say that shit!

[@washitawmoor8657]

A.T.C.Q. Real Hip Hop Legends.

[@SummerR-gi8li]

I’m only 13 and listen to this music (my dad introduced me) all of my friends call me gramps when I tell them I listen to this😭 it’s incredibly positive and fun music though, so I don’t care what anyone else thinks. I wish other people my age listened to this😔

[@Revolver_Ocelot16]

So....did Q-Tip ever get his wallet back?

[@MrVdurrell]

I thought the girl would show up at his NY apt with it...lol

[@gangstalkingsimulation1319]

@@MrVdurrell right...that could of been a part 2🤣😂✌

[@marselmusic]

no, he left it in El Segunto

[@sharris3624]

😂😂😂😂

[@sharris3624]

@@marselmusic 😂😂😂

[@marcusmorrison3292]

This is a timeless classic boy !!!

[@LyndaPaetzel]

Yes. Forgot how much I liked this. Thanks Will Trent

[@malcolmxpanther]

RIP TO THE FIVE FOOT ASSASSION PHIFE DAWG

[@johnduffy6992]

I love that the young crowd .. is still into this..

[@karlbennett4706]

Love this tune from 1 of the greatest hip hop acts to ever grace the ear drums

[@da0484]

So many classics RIP Phife real hip hop 4ever!