A Tribe Called Quest's People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

Download or read book A Tribe Called Quest's People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm written by Shawn Taylor and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-04-20 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the finest hip-hop albums ever made, A Tribe Called Quest's debut record (featuring stone-cold classics like "Can I Kick It?" and "Bonita Applebum") took the idea of the boasting hip-hop male and turned it on its head. For many listeners, when this non-traditional, surprisingly feminine album was released, it was like hearing an entirely new form of music. In this book, Shawn Taylor explores the creation of the album as well as the impact it had on him at the time - a 17-year-old high-school geek who was equally into hip-hop, punk, new wave, skateboarding, and Dungeons & Dragons: all of a sudden, with this one album, the world made more sense. He has spent many years investigating this album, from the packaging to the song placement to each and every sample - Shawn Taylor knows this record like he knows his tattoos, and he's finally been able to write a fascinating and highly entertaining book about it.