Episode 48

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18th Apr 2022

#48 A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest sprung from the rich artistic history of St Albans, Queens and skyrocketed to stardom with "The Low End Theory". The boys discuss the creative use of samples, deep crate-diving habits, and Q-Tip with a cold.

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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7mZgQwd7DfD1OHF5xivUQu?si=6260a79e3759407b

Listen to The Low End Theory here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/1p12OAWwudgMqfMzjMvl2a?si=i0mlRcrGR2Kjy2xE5spgBA

Also - we didn't make this playlist, but wanted to share a more complete list of the sampled tracks on The Low End Theory:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7vTCjfJ09gFPPB6jwhsApi?si=bb78153f64744eed

Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

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