A Tribe Called Quest "The Low End Theory" 2022-07-22 the album was certified double

the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

we know fart jokes ain’t funny

other observational alchemists like Rachel Cusk or Sheila Heti

Tony James and Derwood Andrews with Mark Laff joining in early 1977

California and even bluegrass with everything being anchored in country

A Tribe Called Quest "The Low End Theory" 2022-07-22 the album was certified doubleExcellent second album, the bass thumping, heavily jazz sampled the low end theory. according to the opening 'excursions,' rapper q tip's old man says the disc's jazz rap 'reminded him of bebop,' and q calls himself 'prominent like shakespeare.' but if charlie parker had ever written poetic couplets and backed them with funky drummer and ron carter on bass grooves this irresistible, he might have been as big as the bard and brother james combined.