About This Album

The Low End Theory is the second studio album by Queens, New York hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released September 24, 1991 via Jive Records. Produced by A Tribe Called Quest and Skeff Anselm. Widely regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever made and a landmark of jazz rap and alternative hip-hop. Certified Platinum in the US. In 2022, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry. Ranked on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Breakout album for Phife Dawg; features Busta Rhymes on Scenario. 14 tracks.

About This Pressing

Standard CD pressing, released via Jive Records, September 24, 1991.

Technical Specifications

Format: CD (14 tracks)  │  Label: Jive Records (1991)  │  Producer: A Tribe Called Quest

Tracklist

1. Excursions
2. Buggin’ Out
3. Rap Promoter
4. Butter
5. Verses from the Abstract
6. Show Business
7. Vibes and Stuff
8. The Infamous Date Rape
9. Check the Rhime
10. Everything Is Fair
11. Jazz (We’ve Got)
12. Skypager
13. What?
14. Scenario (feat. Leaders of the New School)