The Low End Theory

~ Release by A Tribe Called Quest (see all versions of this release, 17 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Excursions
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
performer:
The Last Poets
samples:
A Chant for Bu by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, The Soil I Tilled for You by Shades of Brown (67-71 Chicago soul group), Time by The Last Poets and Tribute to Obabi (Ogun) by The Last Poets
recording of:
Excursions
composer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper)
3.753:55
2Buggin’ Out3.63:37
3Rap Promoter
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
samples:
Keep on Doin' It by The New Birth (US funk and R&B group), Long Way Down by Eric Mercury, Stand! by Sly & the Family Stone and Voodoo Chile by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
recording of:
Rap Promoter
composer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
32:13
4Butter3.653:39
5Verses From the Abstract
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
guest bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
other vocals [vocal tones]:
Ms. Vinia
samples:
Upon This Rock by Joe Farrell
recording of:
Verses From the Abstract
composer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper)
3.353:59
6Show Business
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
co-producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
Skeff Anselm
performer:
Diamond D (US hip-hop producer and MC), Lord Jamar and Sadat X
samples:
Funky President (People It’s Bad) by James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”), Midnight Cowboy by Martin Denny, Midnight Cowboy by Ferrante and Teicher (piano duo) and Wicky Wacky by Fatback Band (previously Fatback Band)
recording of:
Show Business
composer:
Skeff Anselm, Lorenzo DeChalus, Derrick Murphy, Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Joseph Kirkland (US hip-hop producer and MC), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
3.73:53
7Vibes and Stuff
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
samples:
Down Here on the Ground (live, 1970-08-15: Cliché Lounge, Newark, NJ, USA) by Grant Green (jazz guitarist)
recording of:
Vibes and Stuff
composer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper) and Malik Isaac Taylor
3.64:18
8The Infamous Date Rape
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
samples:
Is It Him or Me by Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5), North Carolina by Les McCann and The Steam Drill by Cannonball Adderley
recording of:
The Infamous Date Rape
composer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
32:54
9Check the Rhime
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
produced for:
The Ummah
samples:
Baby, This Love I Have by Minnie Riperton, Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band (American rock band), Hydra by Grover Washington, Jr. and Love Your Life by Average White Band
recording of:
Check the Rhime
writer:
Roger Ball, Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie, Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malcolm Duncan, Malik Isaac Taylor, Onnie McIntyre, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer), Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer) and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
4.153:37
10Everything Is Fair
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
co-producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
Skeff Anselm
samples:
Ain't No Sunshine by Harlem Underground Band, Ain't No Sunshine by Willis Jackson (tenor saxophonist), Hot Pants - I’m Coming, I’m Coming, I’m Coming by Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group) and Let’s Take It to the People by Funkadelic
recording of:
Everything Is Fair
composer:
Skeff Anselm, Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
32:58
11Jazz (We’ve Got)4.454:10
12Skypager
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
samples:
Advice by Sly & the Family Stone
recording of:
Skypager
composer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
3.952:12
13What?
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
samples:
Uncle Willie's Dream by Paul Humphrey (jazz, r&b drummer)
recording of:
What?
composer:
Jonathan Davis (American rapper)
32:29
14Scenario
recording engineer and mixer:
Bob Power and A Tribe Called Quest
producer:
A Tribe Called Quest
guest other vocals:
Leaders of the New School
performer:
Charlie Brown (US rapper), Busta Rhymes and Dinco D
produced for:
The Ummah
samples:
Blind Alley by The Emotions (Chicago soul, disco and R&B female vocal group), Ecstasy by Ohio Players, Give It Up by Kool & the Gang, Little Miss Lover (original stereo studio mix) by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Oblighetto by “Brother” Jack McDuff and Soul Vibrations by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Scenario
writer:
Bryan Higgins (US rapper), James Jackson, Jonathan Davis (American rapper), Malik Isaac Taylor, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr.
quotes lyrics from:
Roman’s Revenge
54:10