A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement (3LP Vinyl)

A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement (3LP Vinyl)

Sensing that the darker hues of Beats, Rhymes and Life might have isolated them from audiences, A Tribe Called Quest fifth outing The Love Movement pursued a lighter, but still thoughtful touch—especially regarding its songwriting.

Q-Tip and Phife Dawg’s rhymes—whether operating parallel to each other or jovially sparring—are in peak form per usual. Q-Tip is his ever handsome, hypnotic self. Phife Dawg provides a pleasant contrast with his own equally fetching rough-edged charm. See the cunning and succinct boogie of “Da Booty” for details. Featured guests are plentiful. Fellow colleagues of the period step in and include (but aren’t limited to) Busta Rhymes, Redman, Noreaga, and Mos Def. Resulting numbers like “Rock Rock Y’all” come off crowded given that Q-Tip and Phife Dawg can carry The Love Movement on their own. But, collaboration is one of the traditional tenets of hip-hop and it’s likely that the intended audiences were unfazed by the guests along for the ride. What’s most important is the chemistry between the lead Tribe emcees and how it interfaces with the music itself.

Tracklisting:

LP1

1 Start It Up
2 Find A Way
3 Da Booty
4 Steppin' It Up
5 Like It Like That
6 Common Ground (Get It Goin' On)
7 4 Moms
8 His Name Is Mutty Ranks

LP2

1 Give Me
2 Pad & Pen
3 Busta's Lament
4 Hot 4 U
5 Against The World
6 The Love
7 Rock Rock Y'all

LP3

1 Scenario (Remix)
2 Money Maker
3 Hot Sex
4 Oh My God (Remix)
5 Jazz (We've Got) (Re-recording Radio)
6 One Two Shit