It's the Tribe 1nce Again

Once they were in the early nineties one of the biggest acts, faded over the years some of the fame of A Tribe Called Quest, which is related rap scene with the emergence of gangster. Nevertheless, it managed the boys to Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed and co-producer Jay Dee with "Beats, Rhymes And Life" to create a real gem again. Unlike its predecessors, everything affects something more professional and thoughtful, which is certainly good, but at the same time also lacks something extraordinary which just "The Low End Theory" and "Midnight Marauders" has won. Experiments were not much, but you get the finest of jazz influenced instrumentals and as always brilliant Rhymes of Phife, Q-Tip and his cousin Consequence.
Something dark, yet very jazzy affects the intro song "Phony Rappers" in which raps very good especially Phife Dawg, but Tip and Cons really great about the rather simple instrumental Flowen. Very cumbersome but also very relaxed comes the bass heavy "Get A Hold" by the Speaker and provides a Q-Tip as terrific entertainer. Significantly lighter and more cheerful would "Jam", which includes a very melodic jazz tune, which is a real ear worm in combination with the Rhymes from Tribe. Single "1nce Again" is probably still one or the other a term. It was really a dream in music. The beat is rather dull, but rhythmically, plus there's a really great background melody that really can not be put into words. Q-tip like it here best, but also Phife Dawg does everything right, just like singer Tammy Lucas who takes over the chorus. Much use of instruments receives "What Really Goes On", especially the frequent trumpets elements remain in the in the ear. Overall a good, but not really special song, however, owes its bit extra by again very ingenious verses of ATCQ. Is a proper hit it with "Stressed Out", which is also the lead single was back then. Once again, do the production to inspire through their both chilled and melodic parts, which can be just as good of Q-Tip, Consequence and Feature say Faith Evans and her wonderful chorus. All in all, was the whole album quite well, but stand by the rest of the songs no particular emphasis, but rather the overall picture here is the decisive factor, because the first song you feel a little relaxed journey through the world, which in and is displayed on the cover booklet. With the predecessors "Beats, Rhymes And Life" can not quite keep up though, is nevertheless a real successful disc which a Native Tounge, Conscious- and jazz rap fan should not miss.