About this episode
The episode celebrates the 30th anniversary of classic hip-hop albums from 1996, focusing on A Tribe Called Quest's divisive album and its impact on the genre.
It's a limited episode series celebrating the year 1996! It's the 30th anniversary of many classic albums from that year and we chose twelve to "re-review!" Like De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest returned with a new album in 1996. Hot off the heels of a second classic album in Midnight Mauraders , 3 "long" years had passed. The landscape of hip-hop had changed dramatically from 1993 to 1996. A hardcore sound took over while a radio friendly record wave was on the horizon. Tribe released what was considered a very divisive album. Less Phife, a new edition in the emcee Consequence, and a new production team that included Jay Dee aka J. Dilla. Fans were mixed on the final offering. Let's talk about it! S/O to the guest for this episode: Marcus J. Moore Check out his content here: https://substack.com/@marcusjmoore Support and become a HHNP Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm0tLSTDRtc_U_EM0Tx5EkA/join Support on CashApp: $Vegasworldinc77 Theme music is produced by McLovin Beatz (@mclovin-beatz) BlueSky/Twitter/Instagram/Tik Tok/Threads/Spill: @Vegasworldinc Become a YouTube Member today! HHNP Memberships
People in this episode
Host: Vegasworldinc
Guest: Marcus J. Moore
Topics covered
- 1996 hip-hop
- classic albums
- A Tribe Called Quest
- De La Soul
- music commentary
- album review
Keywords
- 1996
- hip-hop
- A Tribe Called Quest
- De La Soul
- album review
- music commentary
- classic albums
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest
Books & works: Midnight Mauraders
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