http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tribe_Called_Quest A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985,[1] and is composed of MC/producer Q-Tip, MC Phife Dawg aka Phife Diggy (Malik Taylor), and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad.
...Paths of rhyme got me hooked, but Low End Theory was epic -- everyone was rocking this album in 91'.
Low End theory but Midnight Mauraders is a close second But when J Dilla took over the production (yeah screw you Q Tip and that Uumah crap lol) it definitively changed my production style.
Never really checked them out.. have heard their songs but don't know which album they belong to. How great are they really?
Just get this one: http://www.amazon.com/The-Anthology-Tribe-Called-Quest/dp/B00000JJMK It's their Greatest Hits, this is the one I usually listen to when I'm in a Tribe mood.
Low End Theory. But the greatness was consistent in all of their albums. Love Movement was iffy, but I still liked that album.
Like everyone says above.... Classic. When you listen to them now, remember that they were true innovators in every sense of the word. The beats, rhyme styles and lyric content were unheard and unmatched at that time and to this day. If you have Dropbox, I pretty much have all of their joints plus some hard to find relases. PM me your email if you're interested