A seminal debut album that hasn’t aged a second. Bursting with inventiveness, color and charm, it framed Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammed and Jarobi (who would quit the band in 1991 to attend culinary school) as one of hip-hop’s most important groups. Lyrically, it’s extraordinary—tackling police brutality and high art, STDs and veganism—while freewheeling, giddy creativity radiates off everything. Its most iconic moments (“I Left My Wallet In El Segundo”, “Can I Kick It?”) are its most spare and jazzy, while hip-hop is still yet to pen a love letter that tops “Bonita Applebum.”
Tracklisting
- Push It Along (7:42)
- Luck Of Lucien (4:32)
- After Hours (4:39)
- Footprints (4:00)
- I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (4:06)
- Pubic Enemy (3:45)
- Bonita Applebum (4:11)
- Can I Kick It? (4:52)
- Youthful Expression (4:01)
- Rhythm (Devoted To The Art Of Moving Butts) (3:33)
- Mr. Muhammad (5:27)
- Ham ‘N’ Eggs (3:54)
- Go Ahead In The Rain (3:54)
- Description Of A Fool (5:41)
- Bonus Tracks
- Footprints (Remix) (5:08)
- Bonita Applebum (Pharrell Williams Remix) (3:53)
- Can I Kick It? (J. Cole Remix) (2:49)
Apple Music
Videos
Push It Along
More Videos
- Luck of Lucien
- After Hours
- Footprints
- I Left My Wallet in El Segundo
- Pubic Enemy
- Bonita Applebum (includes ‘Can I Kick It’ Intro)
- Can I Kick It?
- Youthful Expression
- Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts)
- Mr. Muhammad
- Ham ‘N’ Eggs
- Go Ahead In the Rain
- Description of a Fool
Release Images
Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | Vinyl 2× LP Album Reissue Remastered (25th Anniversary, Gatefold, 180 gram) |
| Label | Jive |
| Catalog Number | 88875172371 |
| Notes | 25th anniversary edition with 3 bonus remixes. Made in the EU. Track B3 erroneously credits “Stevie Wonder” as performer but in fact the real performer is “Ramp”. Pressed By and Lacquer Cut At derived from matrix details. |
| Discogs URL | A Tribe Called Quest - People’s Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm |