Third and last of the "classic" Tribe records it is arguably the group's most musically sophisticated album. The tracks balance jazz, soul, and even reggae influences with pure hip-hop to arrive at a completely distinctive Tribe sound, the logical evolution of the bop-inflected hooks which characterised Low End Theory. Production-wise, Tribe graduates from a cool school aesthetic to an electric jazz sound (reminiscent of fusion-era Miles Davis). Lyrically Midnight Marauders finds the group's abstract poetics in excellent form as usual, and Phife is miles ahead of the Mayor-Flavour rhymes of Can I Kick It.
Tracklist:
Midnight Marauders Tour Guide |
Steve Biko (Stir It Up) |
Award Tour |
8 Million Stories |
Sucka Nigga |
Midnight |
We Can Get Down |
Electric Relaxation |
Clap Your Hands |
Oh My God |
Keep It Rollin' |
The Chase, Part II |
Lyrics To Go |
God Lives Through |
Label: Columbia
Catalogue Number: 01241414901