Hallo zusammen,
HipHop ist bisher nicht so meine Welt, aber auf Anraten meines Bruders habe ich vor einigen Jahren "A Tribe Called Quest" (NYC) erstmalig gehört und in nächtlicher Sommerhitze nun wiederentdeckt. Dies ist ihr perfektes Einstiegsalbum (1993). Ein intelligenteres Gegenstück zum sonst gewohnten Gangster-Getue, viele sehr geschmackvolle Jazz-Samples (u.a. Freddy Hubbard's "Red Clay"), und das ganze gerahmt durch Kommentare der freundlichen robotischen Tour-Guide. Sehr zugänglich, wie ich finde - gefällt vielleicht nicht jedem aber einen Versuch ist es wert.
"Without question the most intelligent, artistic rap group during the 1990s, A Tribe Called Quest jump-started and perfected the hip-hop alternative to hardcore and gangsta rap. In essence, they abandoned the macho posturing rap music had been constructed upon, and focused instead on abstract philosophy and message tracks. The "sucka MC" theme had never been completely ignored in hip-hop, but Tribe confronted numerous black issues -- date rape, use of the word nigger, the trials and tribulations of the rap industry -- all of which overpowered the occasional game of the dozens. Just as powerful musically, Quest built upon De La Soul's jazz-rap revolution, basing tracks around laid-back samples instead of the played-out James Brown-fests which many rappers had made a cottage industry by the late '80s. Comprised of Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Phife, A Tribe Called Quest debuted in 1989 and released their debut album one year later. Second album The Low End Theory was, quite simply, the most consistent and flowing hip-hop album ever recorded, though the trio moved closer to their harder contemporaries on 1993's Midnight Marauders. A spot on the 1994 Lollapalooza Tour showed their influence with the alternative crowd -- always a bedrock of A Tribe Called Quest's support -- but the group kept it real on 1996's Beats, Rhymes and Life, a dedication to the streets and the hip-hop underground." (allmusic.com)
A Tribe Called Quest - Steve Biko (Stir it Up)
http://youtu.be/wf9Hh6pu78I
Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest(HD)
http://youtu.be/aYOsU6GYMZw
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight
http://youtu.be/rRBWhHLgWYg
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
http://youtu.be/WHRnvjCkTsw
A Tribe Called Quest Ft. Busta Rhymes - Oh My God
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGJn3KfJ_JQ
Martin
