10 Perfect Hip-Hop Albums With No Bad Songs
3. The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
As the '80s started to unfold, the hip hop game began to get a lot more vicious than it originally was. Along with the joke rapping that was coming from people like MC Hammer, the surge of gangsta rap that was about to come in from the likes of Ice T would make rap sound like something a lot more dangerous. That's a lot to take in all at once, so it's best to just kick back when you can with A Tribe Called Quest.
Although most of the rap game has moved past something like The Low End Theory, this is the kind of hip hop record that could get nearly anybody into the genre. While most people were looking to talk themselves up as dangerous men who weren't to be messed with, the entire vibe behind Tribe's music was to keep the good times rolling, especially with Q Tip's amazing production behind the board on songs like Everything is Fair and Check the Rhime.
It also helps that they pulled in every single smooth jazz sample they could find, making for a listening experience that sounds like you walked into a smooth club for the night and kicking back at the bar. Though there is machine gun spitting to be found on here, this is the kind of record that you could play in front of your parents and still have it be hot. You on point Tip? All the time Phife.