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Treks on "New Tribe Album...Has Anyone Seen This?"

Treks — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 04:45:14 +0000

Digging this album more and more, I've had it on repeat on my car since it got it!!

Just checking out Jazz Spastiks, thanks for the heads up Twelve. Sounds like my sorta thing.

Twelve on "New Tribe Album...Has Anyone Seen This?"

Twelve — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:37:03 +0000

Stone Man said:
Hmm images don't embed from Imgur?

You have to embed the direct image urls (right click on the picture and copy the link ending in .jpg) rather than the imgur layer above them:

And sorry, but I don't agree with the "grown men making music", "updated with the times" (I'm hearing this with Guru's voice from the interlude on 'Moment of Truth' in my head btw ) and "nobody wants to hear music that sounds like the 90ies"* arguments. I've heard them all dozens of times before, so please don't take this personal, but these aren't objective criteria as much as rationalizations that stem from subjective personal tastes (, which of course everyone's entitled and welcome to.)
I'll happily admit to being stuck in the past when it comes to music, I stand by the fact that I don't care for this album and think it doesn't fit in with the rest of Tribe's legacy, but hey, that's just my opinion.

* There's plenty of people who still love and/or make 90ies style/inspired Hip Hop btw. Sure, certain things haven't aged well at all, i.e. shouty choruses or overly preachy raps (I can't even listen to guys like KRS or Talib Kweli after a certain point in their careers), but that doesn't mean there aren't still gems being dropped. I'm almost 100% certain anyone who digs vintage Tribe will also enjoy Jazz Spastiks. If you haven't heard of them be sure to check 'em out.

Stone Man on "New Tribe Album...Has Anyone Seen This?"

Stone Man — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 17:06:42 +0000

Oops my mistake I went in 2008, 2007 was Wu-Tang, 2008 was Tribe...

Stone Man on "New Tribe Album...Has Anyone Seen This?"

Stone Man — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:58:32 +0000

Hmm images don't embed from Imgur? Here's the gallery link: http://imgur.com/a/jQ25o

Also 13lood13ath I hate to say it but yeah dude you really missed out, I caught RTB in Miami that year it was insane! It was also insanely hot as it was all outdoors and on August 1st in Miami bayfront ampitheater, which was a last minute event change so we didn't get the full line up other cities did, but still got to see De La Soul, Mos Def, Q-Tip solo, ATCQ, Nas, so many other people I can't even remember right now...

Stone Man on "New Tribe Album...Has Anyone Seen This?"

Stone Man — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:50:35 +0000

This drops on wax today! I was surprised to hear people not liking it as much as I did, in the previous comments in this thread, I thought it was a solid LP. It wasn't trying to make a 90's sound, nobody would want to hear that. Don't forget these aren't the teenagers who made the original classics these are grown ass men with a lot more of the world behind them now so it's nice to hear something updated but, most importantly, not trying to sound like today's pop rap just to cash in on an effort. And it still made it to number 1!

That new-new factory thread of vinyl, oooh!

Treks on "New Tribe Album...Has Anyone Seen This?"

Treks — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 11:14:59 +0000

13lood13ath said:
All I can say is I will NEVER stop beating myself up for not getting tickets to Rock The Bells in 2007 - http://www.wutang-corp.com/news/article764.html

Someone at my work at the time was selling a couple tickets at cost and I passed on them because I was like "oh yeah, I get some later" and it never happened because they sold out everywhere. Even thinking about it now makes me sick to my stomach. I f***ed up.

I live in the SF bay area and this was the SF line up:

Rage Against the Machine

Wu-Tang Clan

Cypress Hill

The Roots

Nas

Mos Def + Talib Kweli

EPMD

Pharoahe Monch

Doom

Hieroglyphics

Blackalicious

MURS 3:16

Sage Francis

Immortal Technique

The Coup

David Banner

Jedi Mind Tricks

Very Special Guest Artists:

Public Enemy

*Plus Special Surprise Performances! (Hint: It was A Tribe Called Quest)

Holy moly

I would never forgive myself.

13lood13ath on "New Tribe Album...Has Anyone Seen This?"

13lood13ath — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 10:48:07 +0000

All I can say is I will NEVER stop beating myself up for not getting tickets to Rock The Bells in 2007 - http://www.wutang-corp.com/news/article764.html

Someone at my work at the time was selling a couple tickets at cost and I passed on them because I was like "oh yeah, I get some later" and it never happened because they sold out everywhere. Even thinking about it now makes me sick to my stomach. I f***ed up.

I live in the SF bay area and this was the SF line up:

Rage Against the Machine

Wu-Tang Clan

Cypress Hill

The Roots

Nas

Mos Def + Talib Kweli

EPMD

Pharoahe Monch

Doom

Hieroglyphics

Blackalicious

MURS 3:16

Sage Francis

Immortal Technique

The Coup

David Banner

Jedi Mind Tricks

Very Special Guest Artists:

Public Enemy

*Plus Special Surprise Performances! (Hint: It was A Tribe Called Quest)

13lood13ath on "New Tribe Album...Has Anyone Seen This?"

13lood13ath — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 10:38:13 +0000

Yo, LAConnection, that ny times article was great. "...Phife was at his place in the San Francisco Bay Area." I live in the SF Bay Area and had no idea Phife lived so close to me.

Treks on "New Tribe Album...Has Anyone Seen This?"

Treks — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 10:59:02 +0000

Managed to pick this up a few days ago, it was only just released in Aus for some reason. Really digging it so far, but need to give it a solid listen through several more times. Beats are nice, rhymes are nice, and I think it totally has that Tribe 'feel' to it.

De La Tribe on "New Tribe Album...Has Anyone Seen This?"

De La Tribe — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 20:15:04 +0000

Great article. One thing I've noticed is missing from all this is Ali Shaheed Muhammed. He's not quoted in either of the articles I don't think, maybe briefly. I don't think he's in any of the promo pictures. He performed at SNL but, again, wasn't in any of the group pics. It was just Tip and Jarobi. And the above article said he was doing some movie score and wasn't involved too much in the making of the album. Then again, with Qtip taking the lead maybe there isn't that much for him to do. Just think its weird that he seems to be on the outer fringes of this project.

I've heard the album a bunch of times now and it's definitely got me. Great from start to finish. Different form their other albums but still has the Tribe essence. I think there are a lot of similarities to The Renaissance too, just darker and heavier. Which is interesting because (I'm pretty sure) The Renaissance came out the day Obama was elected and this came out right after President-Elect Clown won.