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 | Mind Power | Beats Rhymes & Life |
| 2 | Ham 'n' Eggs | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 3 | His Name Is Mutty Ranks | The Love Movement |
| 4 | 3 The Love | Love Movement Instrumentals |
| 5 | Stressed Out (Featuring Faith Evans) | Beats Rhymes & Life |
| 6 | Check The Rhime (MR Muhammad's Mix) | Revised Quest For The Seasoned Traveller |
| 7 | This Is Muddy Ranks | Love Movement Instrumentals |
| 8 | Bonita Applebum (Hootie Mix) | Revised Quest For The Seasoned Traveller |
| 9 | The Pressure | Beats Rhymes & Life |
| 10 | Da Booty | The Love Movement |
| 11 | What? | The Low End Theory |
| 12 | Word Play | Beats Rhymes & Life |
| 13 | I Left My Wallet in El Segundo | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 14 | Moms | The Love Movement |
| 15 | Scenario | The Low End Theory |
| 16 | What Really Goes On | Beats Rhymes & Life |
| 17 | Go Ahead in the Rain | People's Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm |
| 18 | Like It Like That | The Love Movement |
| 19 | I C U (Doin' It) inst. | Violator |
| 20 | Start It Up | Love Movement Instrumentals |