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</a> <br></br>In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with DJ, producer, writer, arranger and founding member of one of hip hop's most iconic groups, A Tribe Called Quest:<br></br>
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• Why in 1991 all the hip hop heads thought they knew where ATCQ…
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</a><br />In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with DJ, producer, writer, arranger and founding member of one of hip hop's most iconic groups, A Tribe Called Quest:<br />
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ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD<br />
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Here's what we got into:<br />
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• Why in 1991 all the hip hop heads thought they knew where ATCQ lived.<br />
• Ali's Uncle Mike being a huge part of his and Tribe's musical journey.<br />
• Why Tribe's sound was distinctively different since the very beginning.<br />
• How a young Ali Shaheed Muhammad navigated growing up in Brooklyn.<br />
• The hip hop alumni of Murry Bergtraum High School that included Ali.<br />
• How Tribe was formed and what those first meetings were like.<br />
• Phife Dawg's legacy, how smart he was, and his mastery of punchlines.<br />
• Talib's first meeting Ali in 1991 when he was only 15 years old.<br />
• Tribe's "not-so-warm reception" from some that didn't understand.<br />
• DJ Red Alert's influence on the culture and his part in Tribe's success.<br />
• The formation of Native Tongues and how they supported each other.<br />
• Love for Chris Lighty and how he'll be remembered by the people he helped.<br />
• The making of 'Low End Theory' and how the album changed hip hop.<br />
• Engineer Bob Power's importance to the process of creating Tribe's sound.<br />
• How the "Low End" had more meaning than just the bass.<br />
• The message they wanted to send with the 'Midnight Marauders' cover.<br />
• Who was the voice behind the 'Midnight Marauders' tour guide.<br />
• Emotional reflection on the loss of Phife Dawg and his health challenges.<br />
• What inspired the spiritual core of A Tribe Called Quest.<br />
• The challenges of being a Muslim and navigating life as a rap star.<br />
• The musical relationship with long-time collaborator Raphael Saadiq.<br />
• Ali's opportunity to co-produce D'Angelo's classic 'Brown Sugar.'<br />
• Linking up with Adrian Younge through Twitter.<br />
• The chemistry between Ali and Adrian with their similar musical journeys.<br />
• Obtaining an orchestra arrangement for the 'Luke Cage' soundtrack.<br />
• Breaking down the intentions behind the 'Jazz Is Dead' series.<br />
• Paying homage and giving flowers to these Jazz legends.<br />
• What Ali Shaheed Muhammad has coming next.