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Title: A Tribe Called Quest – Beats, Rhymes and Life
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1996, Hip Hop, East Coast Rap, Queens, NY
Condition: New

Cultural Facts:

Band Drama: The sessions were marked by internal friction—Q-Tip and Phife’s relationship was deteriorating, and it shows in the group’s strained dynamic.
Scene Ecology: Jay Dee (J Dilla) entered Tribe’s orbit here, connecting the Native Tongues lineage to the next wave of Detroit beatcraft.
Media Narrative: It landed in hip-hop’s “shiny suit” pivot era; Tribe’s choice to stay insular became part of the debate about where rap was headed.