Low End Theory

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Bush also praised the group's use of the double bass, drums and samples: "It's a tribute to their unerring production sense that, with just those few tools, Tribe produced one of the best hip-hop albums in history, a record that sounds better with each listen.

National Recording Registry Inducts Music from Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin, Journey and More in 2022". The Low End Theory took Tribe to that fabled "next level" hip hop acts always bang on about by performing the trick every authenticity-obsessed artist most dearly wants to execute. Q-Tip and Phife's posse flows were, by this point, honed to perfection, with most tracks seeing them bounce off each other like some funked-up game of table tennis. But you don’t arrive at the perfect nocturnal LP without first releasing a focused work like 'The Low End Theory,' which winnowed the colorful expanse of 'People’s Instinctive Travels' into a seamless listen.

The 7" collection is housed in a deluxe, fabric-wrapped 45 singles carrying case, with 360-degree original album art and custom inner wrapped ATCQ logo graphics and group photo. But overall this is another feel-good mix of smart grooves and the wittiest rhymes this side of Noel Coward. A quarter century later, The Low End Theory is as ubiquitous to the language of modern jazz as Kind of Blue and A Love Supreme, its seamless fusion of beats and bop providing the seeds for future greats .

In the unfortunate situation that a product is damaged/faulty/incorrect, let us know and we will endeavor to correct any issue as soon as possible.The laid back style of Q-Tip and Phife Dawg over the jazz sampleology of Ali Shaheed Muhammad, along with the daisy age raps of De La Soul, almost single-handedly defined the alternative rap scene, where intelligence and musical nouse replaced guns, hos and bragging. They beat kanye, common, etc to the punch sampling that great break from Joe Farrell's Upon this Rock more than 15 years prior! The Low End Theory is regarded as one of the most influential albums in hip-hop history, with Corbin Reiff of Complex declaring that it "broke major ground and pushed the sonic envelope of the entire rap genre. These events created a disillusionment with the music industry among the group, which affected "both material and approach" on The Low End Theory. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.