The Love Movement

The Love Movement
Studio album by A Tribe Called Quest
Released	September 29, 1998
Recorded	July 1997 - March 1998
Studio	Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York) The Hit Factory (New York City, New York) Battery Studios (New York City, New York) River Sound (New York City, New York)
Genre	East Coast hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Jazz rap,
Length	48:10
Label	Jive Records
Producer	Bay-Lloyd, The Ummah

A Tribe Called Quest chronology
Previous	Beats, Rhymes and Life (1996)

The Love Movement is the fifth and final studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. It was released in September 29, 1998 under Jive Records. Recording sessions took place at Sony Music Studios, The Hit Factory, Battery Studios and River Sound from July 1997 to March 1998. Production was handled entirely by The Ummah, except for one track produced by Bay-Lloyd. It includes guest appearances by Busta Rhymes, Redman, Spanky, D-Life, Noreaga, Mos Def, Wordsworth, Jane Doe and Punchline. It is a concept album, exploring the lyrical theme of love. Musically, it is a continuation of the group's previous album: Beats, Rhymes and Life, featuring minimalist R&B and jazz-oriented production by The Ummah.

The Love Movement peaked at #3 on both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The Love Movement released the singles: "Find a Way" (which made it to #71 on the Billboard Hot 100, #29 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and #18 on the Hot Rap Singles chart) and "Like It Like That". On November 3, 1998, The Love Movement was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The group announced its disbandment a month before the album's release.

The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics.

Track listing

All songs produced by The Ummah, except for "Busta's Lament", produced by The Ummah and Bay-Lloyd.

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Writer(s)	Time
1.	"Start It Up"	Q-Tip	Bernie, Casey, Fareed, Muhammad, Pinkard, Taylor, Yancey	3:19
2.	"Find a Way"	Q-Tip, Phife Dawg	Fareed, Gilberto, Muhammad, Taylor, Tei, Yancey	3:23
3.	"Da Booty"	Q-Tip, Phife Dawg	Fareed, Muhammad, Taylor, Yancey	3:21
4.	"Steppin' It Up"	Busta Rhymes, Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, Redman	Fareed, Muhammad, Noble, Smith, Taylor, Yancey	3:22
5.	"Like It Like That"	Q-Tip	Fareed, Muhammad, Taylor	2:47
6.	"Common Ground (Get It Goin' On)"	Q-Tip, Phife Dawg	Fareed, Muhammad, Taylor	2:50
7.	"4 Moms"	-	Fareed, Muhammad, Taylor, Yancey	1:49
8.	"His Name Is Mutty Ranks"	Phife Dawg	Fareed, Muhammad, Taylor, Yancey	1:56
9.	"Give Me"	Noreaga, Q-Tip, Phife Dawg	Austin, Bivins, Fareed, Jones, Morris, Muhammad, Santiago, Stockman, Taylor	3:52
10.	"Pad & Pen"	Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, D-Life	Fareed, Muhammad, Scott, Taylor, Wilson	3:23
11.	"Busta's Element"	Q-Tip, Phife Dawg	Fareed, Muhammad, Taylor, Yancey	2:39
12.	"Hot 4 U"	Q-Tip, Phife Dawg	Fareed, Muhammad, Sylvers, Taylor	3:16
13.	"Against the World"	Q-Tip, Phife Dawg	Fareed, Latture, Muhammad, Simon, Smith, Taylor	4:01
14.	"The Love"	Q-Tip	Davis, Fareed, Muhammad, Taylor, Walters	4:00
15.	"Rock Rock Y'all"	Punchline, Jane Doe, Wordsworth, Q-Tip, Mos Def	Fareed, Gadson, Johnson, Morris, Muhammad, Smith, Taylor, Truell, Wright,	4:20

Samples

Start It Up

• "Sweet Georgia Brown" by The Singers Unlimited

Find a Way

• "Technova" by Towa Tei
• "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Da Booty

• "Cissy Strut" by The Meters
• "Big Mouth" by Whodini

Steppin' It Up

• "Leo: Rosebud" by Cannonball Adderley

4 Moms

• "The Jam" by Graham Central Station

His Name is Mutty Ranks

• "Not Guilty" by Aswad

Give Me

• "Give Me" by I Level
• "Motownphilly" by Boyz II Men

Pad & Pen

• "Yearning for Your Love" by The Gap Band
• "Graduate Medley" by Gap Mangione

Busta's Lament

• "Goin' Through Changes" by Feather

Hot 4 U

• "New Horizons" by The Sylvers

Against the World

• "Jingling Baby" by LL Cool J

The Love

• "Little Sunflower" by Freddie Hubbard
• "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick

Rock Rock Y'all

• "What Can You Bring Me" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band