Episode 183: 35th Anniversary Of The Low End Theory
Oct 10, 2026 · 50 min · 13 segments
We discuss the 35th anniversary of The Low End Theory from A Tribe Called Quest one of the greatest albums in Hip Hop history
Oct 10, 2026 · 50 min · 13 segments
We discuss the 35th anniversary of The Low End Theory from A Tribe Called Quest one of the greatest albums in Hip Hop history
Um, I think, I think the album arguably, I would say, is cemented in the top 10 of hip-hop, in my personal opinion.
I know that would be, you know, it's arguable, it's debatable, but it's, it's crazy when you think about it that it's 35 years old.
And then it's also crazy when you think about A Tribe Called Quest catalog, where you might say they probably could have three or four of the top 25 albums in hip-hop, period, 'cause I, I, I feel just the same for, um, Midnight Marauders.
I, I can't even pick which one I like, you know.
All of their albums-
... have been dear to me
Right.
Right, right.
That's what I'm saying, like they could arguably have the top-
And, and, and something I noticed, like, you know, since, since it came up this week being the 35th anniversary and kinda just reflecting back on it and, and listening to the, you know, we hear the songs all the time, and we playing our music and it shuffles and things like that.
You know, we listen to music more digitally nowadays, so, but it's not the same as when we were, when we were kids.
When we were listening to that album, we were putting in the cassette tape in the boom box, and we were listening to the album straight through, flipping it to side B and straight through.
So I took some time to go on the internet and play the album straight through to get that-
Mm-hmm
Mm-hmm.
Right.
And it, it's just interesting to me the, the, um, [lips smack] what really hit me was the progression of Tribe, you know what I'm saying? You, you, you hear the progression from People's Instinctive Travels, and then when Midnight Marauders comes, it's even, you hear Phife is even f- fresher, Q-Tip is even fresher.
Um, I think, I think the album arguably, I would say, is cemented in the top 10 of hip-hop, in my personal opinion.
I know that would be, you know, it's arguable, it's debatable, but it's, it's crazy when you think about it that it's 35 years old.
And then it's also crazy when you think about A Tribe Called Quest catalog, where you might say they probably could have three or four of the top 25 albums in hip-hop, period, 'cause I, I, I feel just the same for, um, Midnight Marauders.
I, I can't even pick which one I like, you know.
All of their albums-
... have been dear to me
Right.
Right, right.
That's what I'm saying, like they could arguably have the top-
And, and, and something I noticed, like, you know, since, since it came up this week being the 35th anniversary and kinda just reflecting back on it and, and listening to the, you know, we hear the songs all the time, and we playing our music and it shuffles and things like that.
You know, we listen to music more digitally nowadays, so, but it's not the same as when we were, when we were kids.
When we were listening to that album, we were putting in the cassette tape in the boom box, and we were listening to the album straight through, flipping it to side B and straight through.
So I took some time to go on the internet and play the album straight through to get that-
Mm-hmm
Mm-hmm.
Right.
And it, it's just interesting to me the, the, um, [lips smack] what really hit me was the progression of Tribe, you know what I'm saying? You, you, you hear the progression from People's Instinctive Travels, and then when Midnight Marauders comes, it's even, you hear Phife is even f- fresher, Q-Tip is even fresher.
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