Beats, Rhymes & Life (Vinyl Longplay 33 1/3)
Beats, Rhymes & Life (Vinyl Longplay 33 1/3)
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UPC Code: 012414158710
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Number of Discs: 1
Description
With their fourth album Beats, Rhymes and Life, A Tribe Called Quest manages to be one of the few hip-hop acts to successfully age by pushing both their music and their lyrics into new directions. Stylistically, the record is closest to its immediate predecessor, Midnight Marauders, in the sense that the group's jazz-rap fusion are downplayed and the beat stays surprisingly hard throughout the album. What distinguishes Beats, Rhymes and Life from Marauders is a deeper sense not only of eclectism, but of spirituality and maturity. Shortly before the album was written and recorded, Q-Tip converted to Islam and the religion's ideals are an undercurrent in nearly every track on the album. But what really stands out is Tip's unease with the transience of the youth-oriented hip-hop scene and his own urges to settle down. Unlike most rappers, he confronts these feelings in the music, by writing lyrics and helping to create music that illustrates the contradictions of growing old with hip-hop. And by tackling the issue head-on, A Tribe Called Quest sound fresh and suggest that it is possible to sustain a career in rap as you approach a full decade of recording, after all. ~ Leo Stanley, All Music Guide
Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phony Rappers | 3:35 | |
| 2 | Get A Hold | 3:35 | |
| 3 | The Visit | 0:10 | |
| 4 | Motivators | 3:20 | |
| 5 | Sound Pieces | 0:00 | |
| 6 | The Jam | 4:38 | |
| 7 | Dirty Old Bossa Nova | 0:00 | |
| 8 | Crew | 1:58 | |
| 9 | The Pressure | 3:02 | |
| 10 | 1nce Again | 3:49 | |
| 11 | I'm Your Pat | 0:00 | |
| 12 | Cannonball Adderly Monologue | 0:00 | |
| 1 | Mind Power | 3:55 | |
| 2 | N.T. | 0:00 | |
| 3 | The Hop | 3:27 | |
| 4 | Soft Spirit | 0:00 | |
| 5 | Keeping It Moving | 3:38 | |
| 6 | Baby Phife's Return | 3:18 | |
| 7 | Separate/Together | 1:38 | |
| 8 | Funky Drummer | 0:00 | |
| 9 | What Really Goes On | 3:23 | |
| 10 | Pain | 0:00 | |
| 11 | Make It Funky | 0:00 | |
| 12 | Word Play | 2:59 | |
| 13 | The Watcher | 0:00 | |
| 14 | Stressed Out | 4:57 | |
| 15 | Good Love | 0:00 |
