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Title: A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1990, Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Queens, New York 6/26
Matrix #: HIP 96
Condition: VG+, sounds great, lots of marks (CC) | Members: Q-Tip (70' - Alive), Phife D (70' - 16'), Ali Shaheed M (70' - Alive), Jarobi W (71' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Phife Dawg later battled diabetes for years, making his playful early-Tribe voice feel heavier in hindsight after the illness cut his life short in 2016.
2. Scene Ecology: The album sits at the heart of Native Tongues, mixing Afrocentric style, jazz samples, teenage humor, and Queens cool into a warmer alternative to harder rap trends.
3. Legal Trouble: “Can I Kick It?” famously used Lou Reed’s “Walk On The Wild Side,” with Reed reportedly taking the publishing, turning a classic sample into a costly lesson.

6/30/2026 CC