The Untold Truth Of A Tribe Called Quest 

What's your favorite song from A Tribe Called Quest?

Tribe Called Quest defined hip hop in the 90s they're the most underrated group of all time the fusion of Jazz and Hip hop was a perfect marriage with a deep message.

Q-Tip has looked pretty much exactly the same since the early 90's. It's wild. Dude does not age at all

Midnight Marauders IMO is their masterpiece barely edging out The Low End Theory

R.I.P. Phife Dawg The Low End Theory was released the year I was born and remains my personal favorite by the group.

Midnight Marauders is also their masterpiece. Same with We Got It from Here… Marauders still remains my favourite though.

Low End Theory is the greatest joint ever created. period. ATQC changed my life - R.I.P brotha Phife

The Native Tongues, The SoulQuarians, The GangStarr Foundations, The D.I.T.C. The artists within those collectives are ALL I'm going to ever need in music

I listen to A tribe called quest almost everyday while doing deliveries at work. I feel like I am in a time machine traveling back in time feeling the good vibration, which is definitely needed in these dark times. I want to to thank these brothers for keeping the pure essence of the culture alive. I also thank God for being a 80’s baby!

I miss the hip-hop and most any music from back in the day....good times, great vibes🎼🎶🎵❤

ATCQ did not start the native tongues, jungle brothers did. they got that way wrong.

My Favorite album was Midnight Marauders!

"Bust off on your couch now you got seamens furniture" 💪R.I.P. phife Dawg!!🙏

greatest hiphop group of all time

Q-Tip solo album Kamaal the Abstract is the best rap jazz ever.

7:13 that's *Illa J* not J-Dilla. Illa J is Dilla's brother and that song "Won't Do" where that clip is from was produced by Dilla years back. There's more than enough material on YT to showcase the great J-Dilla at work. Salutes *Ma Dukes* and Slum Village.

RIP Fife Dawg!!!

Busta is Officailly in Tribe now. Hes always been an honorary member but.... I'm glad hes official after 25+ years lol. The Tribe is still one of the Top 5 rap groups in the world

I really liked the documentary when I saw it in the theater. But now, it’s difficult to watch because of all the fighting. I think Tribe is one of the greatest (if not the greatest) Hip Hop groups of all time. The first four records are flawless, with the Low End Theory being their greatest accomplishment. There’s not a song I skip on any of those records. 100, 200, 300 years from now, I hope young people will still be bumpin’ Tribe’s records and will be inspired by their music. Thanks for creating and uploading this. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Let's not forget LONS , Brand Nubian, & KMD were unofficial members of the Native Toungues click.

If you asked me what my favorite song or album, I don't have one I've followed this group since they dropped I was already following Jungle Brothers and De la Soul. So after following them for over thirty years and still having their music in heavy rotation, I believe that "We got it from here ... Thank you for your service"was their magnum opus. The symmetry with Phife passing and all the political bullying that was transpiring at the time of the release made it the album we needed in rap.. 2016 was a rough year lost 3 heroes my mom, Prince and Phife Dawg. That being said I think "Thank You" was their absolute best because they took rap back to its roots where we addressed and brought awareness to the horrible ways of the world.

Ayyyeeeee🎶🎵🎶🎶 ,Bonita Applebum 🍎 That was the Sh*!t A Classic, reminds me of my childhood🥰💕💕

Midnight Marauders is my introduction to A Tribe Called Quest and forever my favorite album by the Tribe

Great video, but I wish we could have gotten some insights into their 1998 album The Love Movement. I think it's their most underrated album and would have loved to hear something about it. Oh well, great video nonetheless.

Easily my favorite rap group.

Midnight marauders is the greatest hip hop album of all time!! Top to bottom on replay!!

We got the jazz, we got the jazz....

Love these guys too much use to listen to these guys with Sony Studio head phones as I took my train ride to visit my Mom everyday after school at work in the Polo grounds. And then troop back home to Harlem. I practically lived on the train in my teenage years listening to A Tribe Called Quest till my CDs popped and I'd have to buy another copy.

Thank you, short, informative, and to the point.

Tribe is that 🔥 🔥 🔥

Very underrated group and deserve alot of flowers.

You my friend deserve a like 👍🏿

As soon as you said High school friend instead of Afrika Baby Bam, I was ready to change the channel.

I love tribe honestly, Thank you 4 your service is a perfect last album and I think it’s their best

I love the Tribe and I think of them back in the late 80s and early 90s but not in current times. Like any entertainer don't speak on issues if your not educated on it or have some real facts on it.

The low end theory was my favorite album from them!!!!! God bless you all today Shalom 🙏

"... My optic presentation sizzles the retina..." That's where the love story began

Fantastic vid Love the group

That song called( stress out ) ft Faith Evens it kills me too much.........it makes me weak........i dont know how to describe the niceness of it......it's so amazingly nice.....much love from South Africa....

As big as a native tongue fan as i am...the Rush/Red Alert management dispute that caused the rift was news to me

Baby Bam gave them the name A tribe Called… also gave q-tip his name

Legends 🙌

When are we going to honor A Tribe Called Quest. We are celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop. Let's please respect and give the recognition to these legendary, intelligent artist who created outstanding music. Hip Hop Forever❤❤❤

Three words: Low End Theory………wayyyy enuff said!!! I’ve had my CD of that great album since the early 90’s. Still love it.

Definitely one of the best 3 album runs in Hip-Hop.

You on point Tip. All the time Phife

tribe for life

I would love to have the unreleased version of “scenario” with De la and BS!😫

To this day it still baffles me how the Grammys didn't bother nominating ATCQ's final album despite having them perform live on stage.

Growing up when your friend lives next door to Qtip and you just walk down linden Blvd passing them in the streets was normal 🔥🔥

OG A TRIBE CALLED QUEST#1

Low End Theory is my favorite but Midnight Mauraders is just as good

My #1 rap group of all time

I'm from the Westcoast and I gotta admit low end theory and midnight marauders are better than the chronic and doggystyle

Another important tidbit, A tribe called quest performed their new album at the Grammys, but it wasn’t even nominated for a Grammy. Ain’t that a hoot! 🦉

Errr I don’t think this is the “untold truth” when you got some facts wrong and said things that are already public knowledge

Tribe is still 10x better than Kanye and Jay Z. I find it hilarious how the talents of the 80's cannot be beat! Its only the young punks that start crying cuz they KNOW they were born too late to enjoy quality music

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ummm....was The Love Movement & Midnight Marauders mentioned??

ATCQ didn't start Native Tounges. It was never even OFFICIALLY a collective.

also happy 30th aniversary to the low end theory!

best group EVAAAA

The real untold truth: It's actually a monk monastery called quest.

My favourite song which i listen to everyday is what’s the scenario

Whats the song in the background called?

So @7:14 that's not Jay Dee, this his brother Illa J

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ATCQ Forever 💯💯🙏🙏💯💯✊💯✊💯🤟❤❤🕊

Tribe is the group you play for the guy who says hip hop is trash. Tribe converted millions of former hip hop haters.

They united at Street Scene in San diego in 2004. I was there lol

GOAT

Oh snap I forgot about all the rappers who were on the album!!!!!!! Jungle Brothers were very different from the others on the album!!!! And I forgot about the Fact that Busta Rhymes was on the album!!! And I remembered him because I loved the song and the way he rapped!!!!!!!!? And leaders of the new school were decent 👌!!!? But Busta Was the SHIAT!!!!!! And Q-Tip was my dude!!!!! I tried to be schmoove just like him!!!!!! " I wasn't a jock rider back then!!!!!! BUT he was just schmoove and slick !!!!? Power to the people!!!!!!! God bless you all today Shalom 🙏

Feel Marauders was slightly edges out Low End Theory

i wonder why this type of rap hasn't come back around in the mainstream. They really seem to be sticking to the very lowest vibrational message for the last 30 years

Don’t forget, The Beatnuts were part of the Native Tongues too.

Wish they couldve recorded a Native Tongues album.

Hip hop is witchcraft . Earth wind water fire Earth is the beat Wind is the voice Water is the dancing Fire is the MC hyping the crowd up The more you know

Low End Theory 🎉

No mention of The Love Movement?

What about the time Fife Dog put a hit out on Q Tip?

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Midnight Mauraders is their masterpiece

R.I.P. Phife Dawg, R.I.P. Dave (Trugoy)…Consequence should’ve NEVER been allowed to collab with them! 😤

The Beatnuts were in The Native Tongues too.

This is terrible. This needs to be re-edited badly. It seems like this has missing parts of Tribes history.

Why did they show a video of j dillas brother instead of jdilla

"In this case we Maraud for ears

QUEENS GET THE MONEY.

And the image of Illa J isn’t J dilla but his brother

That GEORGY PORGY bit was crowbarred in there. It seemed out of place. Toto and MC Lyte already made songs with GEORGY PORGY in the title, and they were successful. Luther Vandross and Charme also had a great cover of Toto's song.

Hood was killed BEFORE the video was filmed bruh.....

Now this is a great group of friends who started a great group and was really the ones who overcame adversity to become a great group of rappers whose style wasn't the average blueprint!!!!!! Of The rap music of the time !!!! They rapped about rising above the violence and guns and all the wickedness in the streets!!!!!!!? And a lot of other groups were dismissed by the rap community because of the things they were rapping about!!!? And appealing to a much wider audience!!!!!!!? And Hell's KRS-1 was bum rushing PM- Dawn!!!!" On stage and carrying on like a fool!!! I'm soo glad that KRS-1 started getting himself straight after that!!!!!!? Lol" But this group was fly!!!! And had street swagger and a positive message!!!!? After telling you the stories about the streets !!!? But their Rap royalty still today!!!! Didn't they make it into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame!!!!?? Well let me continue watching this video and check out the straight street coolest mugs ever 😎!!!!! God bless you all today Shalom 🙏

Is this Chuck D

How the hellllllll you didn't speak on midnight maurders!!!!LYRICS TO GO STRIAIGHT CLASSIC IT'S SELF!!!! AND Q-TIP MAKKING SUM OF THE BEST SONGS OF THE 90'S AND HIP HOP HISTORY SUCH AS "CROOKLYN DODGERS" AND "SHOOK ONE'S PT.2".AND WASN'T CHRIS LIGHTLY THERE MANAGER G????

I understand what Dave ("Trugoy") RIH meant wit' Native Tongues really has "no order" or hiearchy...TRUE...but it does stem off of the Jungle Brothers and Kool DJ Red Alert which now goes back to the Jazzy 5, and Soul Sonic Force...then, Zulu Nation!!! That Soul Sonic Force/Jazzy 5 connection was too close...you got Jazzy Jay rock'n wit' both...probably an emcee or two (I forgot)! Bam, of course! So, that "Native Tongue" thang was more serious [even if it was for the fans, if nothin' else] than maybe what they took it as! Jungle Brothers is the fathers...they already in cohoosts with Ultra Magnetic/BDP, etc.! Q-Tip is like Jungle Brother #4 ("Black Is Black", "Promo No. 1", and the classic "Promo No. 2"). Then, De La Soul on the same or similar vibe...stem'n from DJ Prince Paul 'n that Stetson Brothers (later, "StetsaSonic") vibe!!! Then, Latifah, through the DJ Mark, the 45 King (who is originally a Bronx native) out in my neck of the woods in North Central Jersey -- the Flava Unit Squad out in Essex County (Newark/East Orange/Irvington/Jersey City is in Hudson County)...Black Sheep, Chi Ali, Money Love, even Leaders of the New School (who started wit' PE's Bomb Squad camp)...spawned heads like Kayne West, J Dilla, Dee-Lite, Consequence, Mos Def, Lucy Pearl, etc.

This is also interesting, spiderman can wait.

Crazy how mainly black artists are criticized with being homophobic. I just watched 16 candles and Molly Ringwald called someone a homophobic slur. Nobody’s talking about that. I guess because she’s white and must’ve had a legitimate reason?

Why even mention that song ?

Smh how is this “untold” when an entire documentary on them was released in movie theaters a decade ago? Gtfoh

I'M SORRY BUT....SHOUT OUT TO MY BROTHERS FROM LONG ISLAND !!!!!!