If The Chronic<\/i> personified the dark reality in the shadows cast by California sunshine, The Low End Theory<\/i> exposed the more laid0back interpretation of street life on the East Coast.<\/p>\n
The Tribe had already introduced themselves proper on People\u2019s Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm<\/i> with instant underground classics like \u201cCan I Kick It?,\u201d but Theory<\/i> put their jazz-based creativity into overdrive. As almost the acoustic alternative to the emerging West Coast gangsta rap scene, The Low End Theory<\/i> starts off with a stand-up bass riff instead of an 808. The mesmerizing power only grows with Q-Tip\u2019s opening verse \u201cBack in the days when I was a teenager \/ Before I had status and before I had a pager\u201d on \u201cExcursions.\u201d <\/p>\n
It seems as though the skillfully blended groove never ends once the first drum loop drops and Phife Dawg joins the party on \u201cBuggin\u2019 Out,\u201d another album standout driven by a deep and dark plucked bass pattern. Lovable lyrics like \u201cI never half-step because I\u2019m not a half-stepper \/ Drink a lot of soda so they call me Dr. Pepper\u201d from Phife instantly stick against Ali Shaheed Muhammad\u2019s adventurous arrangements.<\/p>\n
Tip and Phife trade verses effortlessly throughout Theory<\/i> and establish themselves as two the of the best MCs of the era and genre. With its smooth body, chunky horn chorus and perfectly executed vocal teamwork, \u201cCheck The Rhime\u201d serves as a fitting climax to the record.<\/p>\n
Though most of the self-promoting lyrics wax poetic on city amenities from subways to sandwiches to hot girls, the Tribe exercises some social consciousness on \u201cThe Infamous Date Rape\u201d and \u201cEverything Is Fair.\u201d The clever, rambling ditty \u201cWhat?\u201d closes the album better than guest-laden ryhmefest \u201cScenario\u201d that follows and feels somewhat out of place with its \u201cHere we go, yo\u201d chant, but both are excellent tracks. From start to finish Theory<\/i> rarely drags, a true accomplishment for any hip-hop album.<\/p>\n
The key element is its sonic simplicity and b-boy directness: no skits, no vicious threats to the competition, just hip-hop. \u201cI don\u2019t really mind if it\u2019s over your head \/ Because the job of resurrectors is to wake up the dead \/ So pay attention, it\u2019s not hard to decipher \/ And after the horns you can check out the Phifer,\u201d Tip offers on \u201cJazz (We Got).\u201d Theory<\/i> gave the underground heroes their first mic-passing masterpiece and set up their growing audience for party\/headphone classic Midnight Marauders<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":27590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[7394],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-39921","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-a-tribe-called-quest","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=39921"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=39921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}