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

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

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

Who’s here in 2024 🎉

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

man phife was on point

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

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

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

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

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

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

It hurts knowing Hip Hop not gon sound like this again

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

Kids today will never understand true hip hop like this classic

IF YOU ARE DOWN !!!! U ARE LISTEN IN 2024 TOO THIS 🙏🏼❤😊

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

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

MY ERA IS UNDEFEATED!!!!🎤🎤🎤🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

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.

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

90s had the best hip hop videos.

Yo, listen up! My dude got skills for real, but even he gotta use a u t h e n t I c v i e w s to get that quick shine. If you tryna get your A Tribe Called Quest out there and blow up fast, you gotta roll with a u t h e n t I c v i e w s. That's the move, no cap.

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

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

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.

🖤🖤This is the era when black ppl were the strongest. We were once United. Memories🖤🖤

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

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

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

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

2:59 “record company people are shady”

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

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

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.

“I’m like an energizer cause I last long”. I wish that were true, 45 is too young. 😞

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

People who disliked didn't check the rhime

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

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!!!

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. 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

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.

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.

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!

The best type of hip-hop

R.I.P Phife Dog 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿Tribe Called Quest are hip hop God's🎤🎶🎵🎤🎶🎵🎤🎶💯

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

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

Memories of this song and album.... Back in high school! One of my fave albums of all times hands down and as soon as the beat kicks in I have to smile.

THIS NEVER GETS OLD 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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

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

RIP Phife. Tribe will always live on ☮🤟

RIP Phife Dawg

This song have 0 cussing words Absolute legend

"check the time yo" -random priest

One of the most authentic videos made. The neighbor, hip hop, 2 MCs, dope track, Lyrics. RIP Phife. Classics Crate.

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

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!!

Hopefully one day, this genre will be popular again

Youngsters! Take notes….this is what real music is…….peace

tbh i feel we need more tribe in the house for sure. none of my friend know quest, like wtf?! why you dont?

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.

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

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

After watching this for the 10000th time , listening to todays hip trash is painful

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.

that Phife flow though

I’m 63 n it is still on point🥳🥳🥳🥳

Man, I bought this CD when I graduated from Air Force Basic Training in March 92’. Banging!

dang, these boys on point

Thank you Phife Dawg May you rest in peace brotha.

if you didn't know... the building they are on top of (nu-clear cleaners) in most shots is actually on Linden Boulevard in New York and the building still stands as of 2022, owned / operated by nu-clear cleaners to this day. there is also a ATCQ mural on the side of the building.

Peak Era of rap

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

Please, PLEASE don't let it happen to another song

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

Rest in Peace Phife Dawg 🙏

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

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.

Not even I can stop the JoJo community at this point

One of the best hiphop albums ever. CLASSIC!

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.

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

REST ON POINT PHIFE DAWG

Better than 80% of modern rap These guys are legendary 💪🔥

Rise of the Beasts bringing back the best hip-hop of all time, Thanks Steven.

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.

JoJo fans 🤝 ATCQ Fans having a good taste in music

Kick-ass beats with kick-ass bars

Those black and white shots with the tree background on the stage are beautiful

Wish I can hear this song for the first time again

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

Daughter is 12 and has this on her playlist at kids parties

There is no hip hop like old school hip hop