Throughout their ten-year history, A Tribe Called Quest were undoubtedly one of hip-hop's most influential groups. As part of the Native Tongues Family along with De La and the JBs, Tribe were among the first to fuse hardcore jazz elements with positive lyricism. Their early material combined mellow production by Ali Shaheed Muhammad with intelligent, socially conscious and witty flows from Phife and Q-Tip. They soon delved deeper into jazz, even sporting the bass work of living leg...  [+]