The Anthology (A Tribe Called Quest album)

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The Anthology
Greatest hits album by
A Tribe Called Quest
ReleasedOctober 26, 1999
Recorded1989-1998
GenreAlternative hip hop, jazz rap
Length71:18
LabelJive Records
ProducerA Tribe Called Quest, Hoods, Q-Tip, The Ummah
A Tribe Called Quest chronology
The Love Movement
(1998) 		The Anthology
(1999) 		Hits, Rarities & Remixes
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The A.V. Club(mixed)[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]
Q[5]
Robert ChristgauA[6]
The Source(favorable)[5]
UKMIX[7]

The Anthology is A Tribe Called Quest's 1999 greatest hits compilation spanning their career up to that point. The compilation contains songs from all of their currently existing full-length catalogue, including People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, The Low End Theory, Midnight Marauders, Beats, Rhymes and Life and The Love Movement, as well as select soundtrack releases. It also contains Q-Tip's "Vivrant Thing", which was featured on the first music compilation for Violator Management through Violator Records/Def Jam Recordings. The song would also later be featured on Q-Tip's solo effort, 1999's Amplified. "Vivrant Thing" is also substituted with "Mr. Incognito" for the Japan release. The album cover features Erykah Badu with fluorescent stripes of green and orange reminiscent of the traditional colors of the Kente tribe of the north Congo[citation needed].

In the UK, a limited edition album was released with a bonus remix CD. The album was accompanied by The Video Anthology, a DVD release which contained most of the group's videos.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Check the Rhime" (from The Low End Theory) – 3:38
  2. "Bonita Applebum" (from People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm) – 3:36
  3. "Award Tour" (from Midnight Marauders) – 3:26
  4. "Can I Kick It?" (from People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm) – 4:24
  5. "Scenario" (from The Low End Theory) – 4:09
  6. "Buggin' Out" (from The Low End Theory) – 3:39
  7. "If the Papes Come" (from Mi Vida Loca soundtrack) – 4:14
  8. "Electric Relaxation" (from Midnight Marauders) – 3:46
  9. "Jazz (We've Got)" (from The Low End Theory) – 4:10
  10. "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" (from People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm) – 4:06
  11. "Hot Sex" (from Boomerang (soundtrack)) - 2:45
  12. "Oh My God" (from Midnight Marauders) – 3:24
  13. "Stressed Out" (from Beats, Rhymes and Life) – 4:53
  14. "Luck of Lucien" (from People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm) – 4:32
  15. "Description of a Fool" (from People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm) – 5:41
  16. "Keeping It Moving" (from Beats, Rhymes and Life) – 3:48
  17. "Find a Way" (from The Love Movement) – 3:23
  18. "Sucka Nigga" (from Midnight Marauders) – 3:56
  19. "Vivrant Thing" (from Violator: The Album) – 3:11

Bonus CD[edit]

In the UK, a limited edition album was released with a bonus remix CD.

  1. "Bonita Applebum (12" Why? Edit)"
  2. "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo (Vampire Mix)"
  3. "Pubic Enemy (Saturday Night Virus Discomix)"
  4. "Can I Kick It? (Extended Boilerhouse Mix)"
  5. "Scenario (Young Nation Mix)"
  6. "Bonita Applebum (Hootie Mix)"
  7. "Oh My God (UK Flavour Radio Mix)"

Japan release[edit]

  1. "Check the Rhime" – 3:38
  2. "Bonita Applebum" – 3:36
  3. "Award Tour" – 3:26
    • Featuring Trugoy
  4. "Can I Kick It?" – 4:24
  5. "Scenario" – 4:09
  6. "Buggin' Out" – 3:39
  7. "If the Papes Come" – 4:14
  8. "Electric Relaxation" – 3:46
  9. "Jazz (We've Got)" – 4:10
  10. "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" – 4:06
  11. "Hot Sex" – 2:45
  12. "Oh My God" – 3:24
  13. "Stressed Out" – 4:53
  14. "Luck of Lucien" – 4:32
  15. "Description of a Fool" – 5:41
  16. "Keeping It Moving" – 3:48
  17. "Find a Way" – 3:23
  18. "Sucka Nigga" – 3:56
  19. "Mr. Incognito" - 3:50 (previously unreleased)

Charts[edit]

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 2
US Billboard 200[9] 81
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 28

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] 100

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ The A.V. Club review
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  4. ^ Diehl, Matt (1999-10-29). "Anthology Review". Entertainment Weekly: 115. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  5. ^ a b Album reviews at CD Universe
  6. ^ Robert Christgau review
  7. ^ UKMIX review
  8. ^ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. November 8, 1999. Archived from the original on November 10, 1999. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "A Tribe Called Quest Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "A Tribe Called Quest Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  11. ^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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