A Tribe Called Quest

The 10 Best Hip-Hop Tracks of 1991

The 10 Best Hip-Hop Tracks of 1991

1991's best hip-hop songs lean more towards beats production than the era's increasingly popular gangsta rap genre.

‘Go Ahead in the Rain’ Artfully Melds the Many Parts of a Tribe Called Quest’s Backstory

‘Go Ahead in the Rain’ Artfully Melds the Many Parts of a Tribe Called Quest’s Backstory

In Go Ahead in the Rain, Hanif Abdurraqib blends his talents as both culture critic and personal essayist for a meditation on perhaps the most influential hip-hop group from the genre's sample-laden boom-bap era, A Tribe Called Quest.

The Midnight Hour: Orchestral Groovers in the Dark

The Midnight Hour: Orchestral Groovers in the Dark

The Midnight Hour, a jazzy collaboration between Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge, made their live debut at the McKittrick Hotel.

The Musical Atmosphere in BigYuki’s ‘Reaching for Chiron’

The Musical Atmosphere in BigYuki’s ‘Reaching for Chiron’

The jazz/hip-hop/electronica of keyboardist BigYuki—featured on the last Tribe Called Quest album—is a true hybrid that, surprisingly, contains more Louis Armstrong that you might think.
Culture and History for the Age of Trump

Culture and History for the Age of Trump

History doesn't always tell us how to get it right. It sometimes warns us of the cost of getting it wrong. Art steeped in that history, like John Lewis' graphic novel trilogy, March, can remind us, if we're paying attention.

Brotherhood of the Traveling Parachute Pants

The Quest to Understand Tribe

Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest

Tribeca Film Festival 2011: ‘Beats, Rhymes & Life’ and ‘Let the Bullets Fly’

Hip-Hop Storytellers: The Vignette

These Are the Breaks: The Motown Sound’s Influence on Hip-Hop Sampling

We Don’t Die, We Multiply: Hip-Hop Groups