Sampleface Five: Japanese music samples
Where would we be without Japanese music and its trendsetting behaviour?
Tag: A Tribe Called Quest
GBS x LPS - Hip hop record covers as Gameboys
Iconic album covers morphed into Gameboys is a thing I didn’t know I needed. I started modding my own Gameboys a few months ago and I’m really enjoying it. Established modders like gamechangermods inspired me to take the plunge and he has a mini project of his own. Introducing GBS x LPS. As described by …
Crate Capers: Birmingham
Crate Capers sees dynamic crate digging duo Luke and Gemma scouring the country for the best record spots.
Phife Dawg - #DearDilla
Phife Dawg throws up the first single from his WIP album “MUTTYmorPHosis”.
Interview: Phife Dawg
We interviewed the legend that is Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest about his achievements, his thoughts on the NBA season and his voice appearance on The Rugrats Movie. One of the first hip hop groups I discovered during my own “instinctive travels” through hip hop were A Tribe Called Quest and they have remained …
Happy 20th Birthday To Midnight Marauders & 36 Chambers!
We wish A Tribe Called Quest and Wu-Tang a happy 20th birthday for their albums Midnight Marauders and 36 Chambers with everything you need to know about the seminal hip hop classics.
Happy 22nd Birthday, The Low End Theory!
It’s been 22 years to the day that A Tribe Called Quest released The Low End Theory. I’m gonna tell you a secret. When songs overwhelm me with their greatness, I get goosebumps and I well up. Sometimes it’s due to a sentimental association; happier times when I didn’t have a care in the world. …
Bizarre Tribe Receives A Cease & Desist Letter From Sony
Well, that’s sad. Sony send Gummy Soul a cease and desist letter for their Bizarre Tribe release. Industry Rule #4080 in full effect. Following on from the ingenious Fela Soul, Bizarre Tribe fused the rhymes of The Pharcyde and Tribe from their debut album and the samples from ATCQ’s The Low End Theory breathing fresh …
EVENT: Q-Tip At Koko 14th July (DJ Set)
The legend that is Q-Tip will be performing a DJ set at Koko on 14th July.
Rappamelo - A Tribe Called Quest Sample Playlist (Spotify)
Music blog Rappamelo have put together a mini playlist of some of the samples used by A Tribe Called Quest. A Tribe Called Quest were known for their lyricism and choice of samples and Rappamelo have clearly thought about the latter as they have put together a playlist of some of their samples. The likes …
