Jazz-rap perfected, marrying upright bass and crisp drums to relaxed, conscious rhymes. Hugely influential on alternative hip-hop. One of the genre's most beloved albums. Released in 1991, it's a key entry in A Tribe Called Quest's run.
On vinyl: Vinyl can be scarcer than the CD from this era, so it's worth looking for a recent repressing.
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More from A Tribe Called Quest — where to go next
If you have The Low End Theory, these are the A Tribe Called Quest records worth reaching for next.
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Midnight Marauders1993 · Hip-HopStart here
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm1990 · Hip-HopClassic
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The Low End Theory1991 · you're viewing this oneClassic
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We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service2016 · Hip-HopClassic
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