A Tribe Called Quest Archives

A chronicle of landmark firsts through 50 years of hip-hop

Let’s just get this out of the way: Awards and ceremonies are a dubious measure…

Some of our favorite musical tomes in recent years (and a few even older)

Plus Eminem, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie and Carly Simon

10 times where a great album took it to the next stage.

The monthly roundup of what’s good, including a 2007 LCD Soundsystem song, a hip-hop duo reunion tour and more.

We surveyed music since 1988 to determine the best groups in the game.

Plus Queens of the Stone Age, A Tribe Called Quest, Solange, Future Islands.

PJ Harvey, Angel Olsen, Vince Staples, Danny Brown and many more.

Plus Angel Olsen, Solange, Spoon, Future Islands, Preoccupations and more.

The best in beats and rhymes for the year.

Hip-hop legends hit number one for the first time in 20 years.

In their final album, Tribe couldn’t be any more on point.

Watch a protest movement form in the hip-hop legends’ new video from their final album.

The group’s final album due in two weeks.

His passing has been overshadowed by many since 2016 has been a particularly morbid year…

For a certain generation of listeners coming up in a certain era—the late ’80s and…

A tribute to A Tribe Called Quest’s emcee.

Legendary emcee dies at 45.

A listening companion to our list of ’90s hip-hop classics.