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Continuing with the subdued, mature stylistic flow of Beats, Rhymes and Life, The Love Movement, the fifth album from A Tribe Called Quest, is the group's subtlest album yet -- which may just be a polite way for saying it's a little monotonous. Throughout the record, Tribe mines the same jazz-flavored, R&B-fueled beats that were the hallmark of Beats. Although the "love" concept provides a thematic cohesion to the album -- almost all of the songs are about love, in one way or another -- the overall effect is quite similar to its immediate predecessor: the music is enthralling for a while, but soon it all sounds a little too familiar. Part of the problem is that Tribe functions on a cerebral level, a point made painfully clear by Busta Rhymes' and Redman's roaring, visceral cameos on "Steppin' It Up." On their own, Tribe favors craft over raw skills. That means there are plenty of pleasures to be had from careful listening, but Tribe has reached a point where it's easier to admire the Ummah's stylish production and the subtle rhymes of Q-Tip and Phife than it is to outright love them, which is ironic for an album bearing the title The Love Movement.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Malik Taylor, Composer - Malik Taylor, Lyricist - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - The Ummah, Producer - James Yancey, Lyricist - James Yancey, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - David Kennedy, Engineer - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
Malik Taylor, Composer - Malik Taylor, Lyricist - The Ummah, Producer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - James Yancey, Composer - James Yancey, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - David Kennedy, Engineer - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Malik Taylor, Composer - Malik Taylor, Lyricist - The Ummah, Producer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - James Yancey, Composer - James Yancey, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - David Kennedy, Engineer - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
David Kennedy, Engineer - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - Reggie Noble, Lyricist - Reggie Noble, Composer - Malik Taylor, Lyricist - Malik Taylor, Composer - James Yancey, Lyricist - James Yancey, Composer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - The Ummah, Producer - A Tribe Called Quest featuring Busta Rhymes & Redman, Performer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - Trevor Smith, Composer - Trevor Smith, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Composer
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - The Ummah, Producer - M. Taylor, Composer - M. Taylor, Lyricist - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - David Kennedy, Engineer - A. Shaheed Muhammed, Composer - A. Shaheed Muhammed, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Malik Taylor, Lyricist - Malik Taylor, Composer - The Ummah, Producer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - A Tribe Called Quest featuring Spanky, Performer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - David Kennedy, Engineer - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
Malik Taylor, Composer - Malik Taylor, Lyricist - A Tribe Called Quest featuring Spanky, Performer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - The Ummah, Producer - James Yancey, Composer - James Yancey, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - David Kennedy, Engineer - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Composer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
Malik Taylor, Lyricist - Malik Taylor, Composer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - The Ummah, Producer - James Yancey, Lyricist - James Yancey, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - David Kennedy, Engineer - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
Malik Taylor, Lyricist - Malik Taylor, Composer - The Ummah, Producer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - Paul J. Falcone, Engineer - V. Santiago, Lyricist - V. Santiago, Composer - A Tribe Called Quest featuring Noreaga, Performer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Composer
(P) 1998 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Malik Taylor, Lyricist - Malik Taylor, Composer - The Ummah, Producer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - A Tribe Called Quest featuring D-Life, Performer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - David Kennedy, Engineer - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Composer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
Malik Taylor, Composer - Malik Taylor, Lyricist - The Ummah, Producer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - James Yancey, Composer - James Yancey, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - David Kennedy, Engineer - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
Malik Taylor, Composer - Malik Taylor, Lyricist - The Ummah, Producer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - Paul J. Falcone, Engineer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
Malik Taylor, Composer - Malik Taylor, Lyricist - A Tribe Called Quest featuring Spanky, Performer - The Ummah, Producer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - James Yancey, Composer - James Yancey, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - David Kennedy, Engineer - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
Malik Taylor, Lyricist - Malik Taylor, Composer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - The Ummah, Producer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - David Kennedy, Engineer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
David Kennedy, Engineer - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - Latania Morris, Composer - Latania Morris, Lyricist - Malik Taylor, Lyricist - Malik Taylor, Composer - Vinson Johnson, Lyricist - Vinson Johnson, Composer - Dante Smith, Composer - Dante Smith, Lyricist - A Tribe Called Quest featuring Punchline, Wordsworth, Jane Doe & Mos Def, Performer - Rashann Truell, Lyricist - Rashann Truell, Composer - The Ummah, Producer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
A Tribe Called Quest, Producer - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer - A Tribe Called Quest, Re-Mixer - A Tribe Called Quest, Mixing Engineer - Brian Higgins, Lyricist - Brian Higgins, Composer - Malik Taylor, Lyricist - Malik Taylor, Composer - Bob Power, Mixing Engineer - S. Scott, Lyricist - S. Scott, Composer - James Jackson, Composer - James Jackson, Lyricist - Kid Hood, Rap Performed By - Kid Hood, Composer - Kid Hood, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Trevor Smith, Lyricist - Trevor Smith, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist
(P) 1992 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Malik Taylor, Lyricist - Malik Taylor, Composer - The Ummah, Producer - The Ummah, Mixing Engineer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - David Kennedy, Mixing Engineer - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
Malik Taylor, Composer - Malik Taylor, Lyricist - Bob Power, Mixing Engineer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer - A Tribe Called Quest, Mixing Engineer - A Tribe Called Quest, Producer
(P) 1992 Zomba Recording LLC
Malik Taylor, Lyricist - Malik Taylor, Composer - Tony Smalios, Re-Mixer - Bob Power, Recording Engineer - Bob Power, Mixing Engineer - Tim Latham, Re-Mixer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - A Tribe Called Quest, Re-Mixer - A Tribe Called Quest, Producer - A Tribe Called Quest, Mixing Engineer - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer - A Tribe Called Quest, Recording Engineer
(P) 1994 Zomba Recording LLC
Malik Taylor, Composer - Malik Taylor, Lyricist - Bob Power, Mixing Engineer - Tim Latham, Engineer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - A Tribe Called Quest, Performer - A Tribe Called Quest, Producer - A Tribe Called Quest, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1998 Zomba Recording LLC
Malik Taylor, Lyricist - Malik Taylor, Composer - A Tribe Called Quest featuring Busta Rhymes, Performer - Tony Smalios, Re-Mixer - Bob Power, Mixing Engineer - Trevor Smith, Lyricist - Trevor Smith, Composer - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Lyricist - Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Composer - Kamaal Fareed, Lyricist - Kamaal Fareed, Composer - A Tribe Called Quest, Mixing Engineer - A Tribe Called Quest, Producer
(P) 1994 Zomba Recording LLC
Album review
Continuing with the subdued, mature stylistic flow of Beats, Rhymes and Life, The Love Movement, the fifth album from A Tribe Called Quest, is the group's subtlest album yet -- which may just be a polite way for saying it's a little monotonous. Throughout the record, Tribe mines the same jazz-flavored, R&B-fueled beats that were the hallmark of Beats. Although the "love" concept provides a thematic cohesion to the album -- almost all of the songs are about love, in one way or another -- the overall effect is quite similar to its immediate predecessor: the music is enthralling for a while, but soon it all sounds a little too familiar. Part of the problem is that Tribe functions on a cerebral level, a point made painfully clear by Busta Rhymes' and Redman's roaring, visceral cameos on "Steppin' It Up." On their own, Tribe favors craft over raw skills. That means there are plenty of pleasures to be had from careful listening, but Tribe has reached a point where it's easier to admire the Ummah's stylish production and the subtle rhymes of Q-Tip and Phife than it is to outright love them, which is ironic for an album bearing the title The Love Movement.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:21
- Main artists: A Tribe Called Quest
- Composer: Kamaal Fareed
- Label: Jive
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 1998, 1994, 1992 Zomba Recording LLC
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