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 | 4 Moms | Love Movement Instrumentals |
| 2 | Jam | Beats, Rhymes & Life |
| 3 | 8 Million Stories | Midnight Marauders |
| 4 | Busta's Lament | The Love Movement |
| 5 | Description Of A Fool | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 6 | Ham 'n' Eggs | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 7 | Find A Way | The Love Movement |
| 8 | Separate/Together | Beats Rhymes & Life |
| 9 | Buggin' Out | The Low End Theory |
| 10 | Pubic Enemy | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 11 | I C U (Doin' It) inst. | Violator |
| 12 | Verses From The Abstract | The Low End Theory |
| 13 | Get A Hold | Beats Rhymes & Life |
| 14 | Show Business | The Low End Theory |
| 15 | The Infamous Date Rape | The Low End Theory |
| 16 | Lyrics To Go | Midnight Marauders |
| 17 | I Left My Wallet in El Segundo | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 18 | Common Ground (Get It Goin' On) | The Love Movement |
| 19 | His Name Is Mutty Ranks | The Love Movement |
| 20 | Everything Is Fair | The Low End Theory |