Review 0012 - A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes and Life

Album Artist: A Tribe Called Quest

Album Name: Beats, Rhymes and Life

Release Date: July 30, 1996

Record Label: Jive

Genre: hip-hop, rap, jazz rap

Where To Listen: Apple Music

Album Rating: 8/10

Song Ratings:

• 01 - Phony Rappers: 8/10
• 02 - Get A Hold: 9/10
• 03 - Motivators: 10/10
• 04 - Jam: 9/10
• 05 - Crew: 9/10
• 06 - The Pressure: 8/10
• 07 - 1nce Again (feat. Tammy Lucas): 10/10
• 08 - Mind Power: 8/10
• 09 - The Hop: 6/10
• 10 - Keeping It Moving: 8/10
• 11 - Baby Phife's Return: 9/10
• 12 - Separate/Together: 10/10
• 13 - What Really Goes On: 7/10
• 14 - Word Play: 8/10
• 15 - Stressed Out (feat. Faith Evans): 10/10

Album Review:

Beats, Rhymes and Life is a pretty fitting continuation from their previous albums, it shows some level of evolution in the bands sound to a much cleaner sound and production, although it's hard to say too much that I haven't already said about this group, their sound is very consistent, not to say that by any means that's a bad thing. Their commitment to a more old school sound honestly makes them stand out from other rappers and rap groups to some degree, and despite sticking to such a consistent sound, there are still some major stand out tracks on this album, 1nce Again and Stressed Out are absolutely amazing, and their respective featuring artists are absolutely on point, and Separate/Together is a short but sweet track that really embodies the vibe of the group. The album is really good and I enjoyed it about as much as the others, just a really iconic sound as usual.