A Tribe Called Quest’s “Sgt Pepper of Hip Hop”
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The album “The Low End Theory” by A Tribe Called Quest from 1991 is, for multiple reasons, the Sgt Pepper of Hip Hop. On BOTH albums you’ve got the exploration and expansion of new production techniques, both reintroducing their respective groups in a new form, and there are even some direct Beatles crossovers on The Low End Theory.
Today we’re talking about the classic album “The Low End Theory”, diving deep into production styles, samples, Tribe’s evolution as a group, and seeing how this album is like the Sgt Pepper of Hip Hop.
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TOPICS COVERED
A Tribe Called Quest
ATCQ
The Beatles
The Low End Theory
Sgt Pepper
Q Tip
Phife Dawg
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Jarobi White
Hip Hop
Music History
Production
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Old head here. Reading through the comments and realizing that you're def not just doing this for peeps like me to reminisce. You are educating the new ones. This channel is important in so many ways! I appreciate you for doing what you do, and all the didding that you did to get here. Profess!
One of my all time favorite albums!!! I could listen a million times
So glad you finally got around to ATCQ. The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders are two of my all-time favorite hip hop albums.
R.I.P. to David Jude Jolicoeur (a.k.a. Trugoy The Dove) of De La Soul.✊
I played Midnight Marauders in my car this morning for my 10&7 year olds. It’s one of the few classic albums that I can play them. Being a hip hop head can be hard when you have children. It’s easy to forget how amazing ATCQ were. I’m going to bring out Low End Theory for my run this afternoon.
Low End Theory SMASHED the notion of the cursed Sophomore project
First album I ever owned on CD. I traded my buddy a fitted California Angels hat and five bucks for it and a Bulls Starter hat. I still feel like I got the best end of the deal.
The low end theory always gets the most attention, but i will always argue that Midnight Murders is a step or two ahead.
Dude, I just found you a few days ago and I've practically binged all your stuff. Your vids are great, the edits, the jokes, the knowledge...and then to see you pick up instruments and tear it up, maneuver around on Ableton, and sample up stuff in the blink of an eye. You're kicking ass man!
Ugh, not sure if Low End or Midnight would be their best work, Midnight has some bangers, they reached their pinnacle on MM! Both are great!
It’s the most important album in hip hop to date. I cried at the end of “We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service” because I know I’ll never hear a new Tribe album again. 😢
The Low End Theory was mind blowing and still is. I grew up north of Detroit in the suburbs and I was the only person I knew that listened to Run DMC, LL and PE through the 80s. Once I heard Tribe, I couldn't believe what a strep forward it was for the genre. I love the fact that this album keeps getting more and more recognition as time goes on.
Native Tongues was definitely an all-star ensemble. Tribe and De La have two of the greatest discographies in Hip-Hop music.
Man, you really keep bringing it, thanks for an amazing video!!
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NEVER clicked so fast. Love your videos dude, keep it up 💪🏽
Additionally, I love how Tip pointed out the impact of the first and third albums. Marauders was absolutely brilliant.
Low End was the first album I listened to where I felt an artist was speaking directly to me. I hold this album very dear to my heart. I love Midnight Marauders equally but for different reasons. Thank you for breaking this album down. The Sgt. Peppers comparison is on point.
Bro. The research that goes into these and the stories you find fr making me appreciate life
Fun fact, The Low End Theory was recorded on the same Neve 8068 console that John Lennon used. It seems intentional of the type of sound they were going for. Also, I was listening to this album this week at work.