A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory PORTUGAL THE MAN 10 Let Me Be Him

10 Let Me Be Him

Mac Miller covered both "Lua" and "First Day of My Life"

5 Black Tambourine

This classic album topped the charts for 18 weeks in 1987 and 1988 thanks to hits like Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes' "(I've Had) The Time of My Life

A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory PORTUGAL THE MAN 10 Let Me Be Himde la Soul are remembered as the premier Native Tongues posse, those rappers who got low key, self consciously thoughtful, and jazzy in the face of gangsta's hardcore threats. But A Tribe Called Quest may have been even stronger, especially on their excellent second album, the bass thumping, heavily jazz sampled the Low End Theory. According to the opening "Excursions," rapper Q Tip's old man says the disc's jazz rap "reminded him of bebop," and Q