A look back at A Tribe Called Quest's 1996 album 'Beats, Rhymes and Life,' which turned 28 this year. 💿⁠ ⁠ Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed (and sometimes Jarobi!) have one of hip-hop’s most celebrated catalogs. However, the addition of Q-Tip’s cousin Consequence and Phife’s muted presence on their fourth album left fans confused.⁠ ⁠ Time has been kind to 'Beats, Rhymes and Life.' What was seen as a disappointment in 1996, now–with almost thirty years of hindsight—looks like an important moment in the evolution of Q-Tip, the emergence of J. Dilla, and the story of A Tribe Called Quest.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #ATribeCalledQuest #ATCQ #BeatsRhymesAndLife #JDilla