A Tribe Called Quest was an influential hip-hop group of the 1990s, originally formed in Queens, New York City in 1988. The group is comprised of Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, Jarobi White, was an intermittent collaborator, appearing in videos from the first album, and creating song ideas, and mentioned as a 'sometimes' member on their third album. Q-Tip and Phife had grown up together in Queens, and met Muhammad in high school. The group's name was coined by The Jungle Brothers, whose members attended the same school. Soon after, the group began performing live and recording on a local label. The group became a part of the Native Tongues family, a Hip-Hop artist collective also consisting of the groups Jungle Brothers, De La Soul and Black Sheep. At the time of their inception, A Tribe Called Quest was unique within the hip-hop community for eschewing gangsta rap and macho posturing. Their lyrics focused on abstract
| 1 | The Infamous Date Rape | The Low End Theory |
| 2 | Word Play | Beats Rhymes & Life |
| 3 | Steve Biko (Stir It Up) | Midnight Marauders |
| 4 | Stressed Out (Featuring Faith Evans) | Beats Rhymes & Life |
| 5 | Jazz (We've Got) | The Low End Theory |
| 6 | Award Tour | DJ-Kicks |
| 7 | Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts) | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 8 | Mr. Muhammad | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 9 | Go Ahead in the Rain | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 10 | Start It Up | Love Movement Instrumentals |
| 11 | Footprints | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 12 | What? | The Low End Theory |
| 13 | Luck of Lucien | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 14 | Pubic Enemy (Saturday Night Virus Discomix) | Revised Quest For The Seasoned Traveller |
| 15 | Description Of A Fool | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 16 | 3 The Love | Love Movement Instrumentals |
| 17 | Common Grand | Love Movement Instrumentals |
| 18 | I Left My Wallet in El Segundo | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 19 | Like It Like That | Love Movement Instrumentals |
| 20 | Excursions | The Low End Theory |