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A Tribe Called Quest is a critically acclaimed and highly-influential American hip-hop group, formed in 1988. The group is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip (Kamal Fareed), rapper Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor), and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad . A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White , left the group after their first album but occasionally tours with the group. Along with De La Soul , the group was a central part of the Native Tongues Posse , and enjoyed the most commercial success out of all the groups to emerge from that collective. They released five albums in ten years, the first three of which were very highly acclaimed, and disbanded in 1998. In 2006, the group reunited and toured the US and plan to release an album after some works in the studio. The group is generally regarded as pioneers of Alternative Rap music, having helped to pave the way for socially aware hip-hop artists. The group is also cited and thanked as an influence in the liner notes of Rage Against The Machine critically acclaimed first album. BIOGRAPHY 1988 - 1990: Formation and ''People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm'' Q-Tip and Phife had grown up together in Queens, and met Muhammad in high school. The group's name was coined in 1988 by the . Although now heralded as a classic, at the time of its inception it was met with less fanfare. Chuck Eddy of Rolling Stone wrote that the album "is one of the least ''danceable'' rap albums ever" and he went on to say "it's impossible to imagine how people will put this music to use"http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/atribecalledquest/albums/album/241965/review/5946297/peoples_instinctive_travels_and_the_paths_of_rhythm. The album was also panned by the public, not reaching the Billboard 200 charthttp://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=37186&aid=101183 and only going gold six years after its release. 1991 - 1993: ''The Low End Theory''''' and ''Midnight Marauders'' The group's second album, '''' (1993). Though not necessarily as groundbreaking or critically acclaimed as its predecessors, the album has a devoted following, and is thought by some to be the group's best work. 1996 - 1998: ''Beats, Rhymes and Life'' and ''The Love Movement'' '' Beats, Rhymes And Life '' (1996) and '' The Love Movement '' (1998), the group's final two albums, featured production by The Ummah and were less well-received than their predecessors. Following ''The Love Movement'', the group disbanded. Q-Tip and Phife Dawg went on to pursue solo careers, while Muhammad founded the R&B group Lucy Pearl 2006: Reunion In 2006, the group reunited and performed several sold-out concerts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. A Tribe Called Quest was a co-headliner at the 2006 Bumbershoot festival in Seattle, but have not announced any plans to release a new album. The group is also appearing in 2K Sports' Bounce Tour promoting the ''NBA 2K7'' game and Remix of their song, "Lyrics to Go", which is included in the game. DISCOGRAPHY Albums Compilations Other Appearances
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