Released: November 9, 1993
Midnight Marauders, A Tribe Called Quest's third album, is reportedly the album the group wanted to make from the very beginning. It's thieir most even, consistent album of the original trilogy that also includes People's Instinctive Travels... and the Low End Theory. The celebration is there ("Stir It Up"), the jazz drums kick ("Oh My God"), and the stand-up bass dribbles, keeping perfect pace with Q-Tip's unmistakable mic-touch ("Electric Relaxation"). There's even a Native Tongues armistice/reunion with De La Soul ("Award Tour"). It all comes together like a seamless tutorial in jazz hip-hop style.
Track list:
1 Midnight Marauders Tour Guide
2 Steve Biko (Stir It Up)
3 Award Tour
4 8 Million Stories
5 Sucka Nigga
6 Midnight
7 We Can Get Down
8 Electric Relaxation
9 Clap Your Hands
10 Oh My God
11 Keep It Rollin'
12 Chase, Pt. 2
13 Lyrics to Go
14 God Lives Through