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 | Bonita Applebum (Hootie Mix) | Revised Quest For The Seasoned Traveller |
| 2 | I C U (Doin' It) (clean) | Violator |
| 3 | Everything Is Fair | The Low End Theory |
| 4 | Against The World | Love Movement Instrumentals |
| 5 | Lyrics To Go | Midnight Marauders |
| 6 | Clap Your Hands | Midnight Marauders |
| 7 | 4 Moms | Love Movement Instrumentals |
| 8 | Word Play | Beats Rhymes & Life |
| 9 | Check The Rhime (MR Muhammad's Mix) | Revised Quest For The Seasoned Traveller |
| 10 | This Is Muddy Ranks | Love Movement Instrumentals |
| 11 | Start It Up | The Love Movement |
| 12 | The Hop | Beats Rhymes & Life |
| 13 | What? | The Low End Theory |
| 14 | Common Ground (Get It Goin' On) | The Love Movement |
| 15 | Steve Biko (Stir It Up) | Midnight Marauders |
| 16 | I C U (Doin' It) inst. | Violator |
| 17 | Busta's Lament | The Love Movement |
| 18 | Against The World | The Love Movement |
| 19 | Busta's Lament | Love Movement Instrumentals |
| 20 | 1nce Again | Beats, Rhymes & Life |