Midnight Marauders

by A Tribe Called Quest

Midnight Marauders cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 9, 1993
  • Label: Jive
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 51:10
  • Community rating: 4.52/5 from 24 ratings

Artists on this release: Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Midnight Marauders' evolves A Tribe Called Quest's signature sound with a grittier, funk-infused production that layers intricate jazz and soul samples over heavy, boom-bap drum breaks. Lyrically, Q-Tip and Phife Dawg exhibit a near-telepathic chemistry, trading verses that blend socially aware and humorous narratives with a newly polished, focused flow. The album's seamless cohesion and artistic vision cemented it as a landmark of hip hop's second golden age and a pinnacle of the Native Tongues movement.

Genres

Descriptors: rap, conscious, old-school, classic, soulful

Tracklist

  1. Midnight Marauders Tour Guide (0:45)
  2. Steve Biko (Stir It Up) (3:11)
  3. Award Tour (feat. Trugoy The Dove) (3:46)
  4. 8 Million Stories (4:20)
  5. Sucka Nigga (4:05)
  6. Midnight (feat. Raphael Saadiq) (4:25)
  7. We Can Get Down (4:19)
  8. Electric Relaxation (3:46)
  9. Clap Your Hands (3:16)
  10. Oh My God (feat. Busta Rhymes) (3:28)
  11. Keep It Rollin' (feat. Large Professor) (3:06)
  12. The Chase, Part II (4:02)
  13. Lyrics to Go (4:09)
  14. God Lives Through (4:15)

Credits

  • Q-Tip - producer, rapper, vocals, production
  • Ali Shaheed Muhammad - dj, co-producer, dj scratching, turntables
  • Phife Dawg - rapper, vocals
  • Raphael Saadiq - bass guitar
  • Large Professor - production, vocals
  • Busta Rhymes - vocals
  • Trugoy the Dove - vocals
  • Laurel Dann - voice [tour guide]
  • Skeff Anselm - producer
  • Bob Power - recorded by, mixed by
  • Tim Latham - engineer [additional engineering]
  • Tom Coyne - mastered by
  • Jarobi White - collaborative flair
  • ZombArt JK - design
  • Carol Weinberg - photography by [woman and back cover group]
  • Darren Modricker - photography by [night scene]
  • Tar - photography by [heads]
  • Chris Lighty - management
  • Brad Schmidt - engineer [assistant]
  • Chris Flam - engineer [assistant]
  • Eric Gast - engineer [assistant]
  • Gerard Julien - engineer [assistant]
  • Hoover Le - engineer [assistant]
  • Patrick Derivaz - engineer [assistant]
  • Pete Christensen - engineer [assistant]

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