Midnight Marauders 1993 Album

A Tribe Called Quest

It's OK, but there's nothing here the group themselves didn't do better on the previous record, and like a year later Nas and Mobb Deep would top this stuff with their debut platters. Out of all the singles "Electric Relaxation" is by far and away pick of the lot.

I had this album for quite some time before I listened to it, I'm not sure why I was putting it off. The only thing that stops it from being 5/5 is that there are 2 or 3 tracks that I don't like enough, largely near the end of the disc. Also, the sound gets minutely repetitive toward the end of the album. Nevertheless, this is an essential early '90s hip hop LP with a handful of classic songs. Best Tracks: Award Tour, 8 Million Stories, Midnight, We Can Get Down, Electric Relaxation, Clap Your Hands.