Beats, Rhymes, and Life (Album)

[Mike the Executioner]

Does The Booth mess with this album? I don't see it talked about here at all.

It's not really like the previous Tribe albums, and there's something off about it that I can't place my finger on, but it's still dope. Anyone know what the reaction was like in 1996 when it came out?

I noticed that I wasn't feeling a lot of songs when I first heard them, and even now, only certain tracks stand out unlike Low End and Midnight, where pretty much everything was dope from the beginning.

1nce Again

Baby Phife's Return

Get a Hold

Phony Rappers

The production

Too much Consequence

The subject matter on Crew

Tribe talking about always getting high at parties

 

[Lord Mecca]

I definitely fukk with Beats Rhymes & Life heavy.

Get A Hold, Motivators, Jam, Crew, The Hop, 1nce Again, Separate/Together, Word Play, Stressed Out

It's a definite personal classic

 

[the cac mamba]

best song

 

[The_Hillsta]

Tribe STAY gettin talked about This album too.

 

[GPBear]

Great album. "Phony Rappers" is my favorite.

 

[Rekorb]

Great album, but sampling laws handcuffed the producers. Same thing with Public Enemy's Bomb Squad.

Music was on point, so I can't complain.

 

[Incogni' Rodney]

I like the album a lot. It's too bad it's rarely talked about. I like the first 2 tracks and then the stretch of The Pressure all the way to Separate/Together. I think Mind Power is the most underrated track on here.

 

[Grand Eeezus Maxwell]

I loved the album, but like another poster mentioned, sampling laws robbed it of that well-known, jazzy Tribe feel. There were samples, but they were flangered/filtered to death.

 

[KingsOfKings]

 

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