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'''''The Love Movement''''' is the fifth and final studio album by American [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[A Tribe Called Quest]]. Musically, it follows in the same vein as ''[[Beats, Rhymes and Life]]'', featuring the smooth and jazz-oriented beats of [[The Ummah]]. The album's topics primarily deal with love. The lead single, "[[Find a Way]]", secured major airplay on mainstream radio stations.
  
'''''The Love Movement''''' is the fifth and final studio album by American [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[A Tribe Called Quest]]. Musically, it follows in the same vein as ''[[Beats, Rhymes and Life]]'', featuring the smooth and jazz-oriented beats of [[The Ummah]]. The album's topics primarily deal with love. The lead single, "[[Find a Way]]", secured major airplay on mainstream radio stations.
   
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''The Love Movement'' peaked at #3 on both the ''Billboard'' 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Upon its release, the album received mediocre reviews from critics, with the general consensus being that A Tribe Called Quest had failed to present anything innovative. However, in recent years, ''The Love Movement'' has become better received. 
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All songs produced by [[The Ummah]], except for "Busta's Lament", produced by The Ummah and Bay-Lloyd.
  
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== Samples ==
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'''Start It Up'''
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* "Sweet Georgia Brown" by The Singers Unlimited
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'''Find a Way'''
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* "Technova" by Towa Tei
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* "The Message" by [[Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five]]
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'''Da Booty'''
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* "Cissy Strut" by The Meters
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* "Big Mouth" by [[Whodini]]
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'''Steppin' It Up'''
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* "Leo: Rosebud" by Cannonball Adderley
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'''4 Moms'''
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* "The Jam" by Graham Central Station
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'''His Name is Mutty Ranks'''
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* "Not Guilty" by Aswad
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'''Give Me'''
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* "Give Me" by I Level
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* "Motownphilly" by Boyz II Men
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'''Pad & Pen'''
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* "Yearning for Your Love" by The Gap Band
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* "Graduate Medley" by Gap Mangione
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'''Busta's Lament'''
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* "Goin' Through Changes" by Feather
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'''Hot 4 U'''
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* "New Horizons" by The Sylvers
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'''Against the World'''
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* "Jingling Baby" by [[LL Cool J]]
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'''The Love'''
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* "Little Sunflower" by Freddie Hubbard
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* "La Di Da Di" by [[Doug E. Fresh]] and [[Slick Rick]]
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'''Rock Rock Y'all'''
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* "What Can You Bring Me" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
 
[[Category:1998 albums]]
  
[[Category:1998 albums]]
 
[[Category:A Tribe Called Quest albums]]
  
[[Category:A Tribe Called Quest albums]]

Revision as of 16:39, 29 April 2020

The Love Movement
The Love Movement
Studio album by A Tribe Called Quest

Released

29 September 1998

Recorded

1997-1998

Studio

Sony Music Studios, The Hit Factory, Battery Studios and River Sound in New York City

Genre

Hip hop

Length

48:10

Label

Jive

Producer

Bay-Lloyd, The Ummah

A Tribe Called Quest chronology

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Beats, Rhymes and Life (1996)

The Love Movement is the fifth and final studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Musically, it follows in the same vein as Beats, Rhymes and Life, featuring the smooth and jazz-oriented beats of The Ummah. The album's topics primarily deal with love. The lead single, "Find a Way", secured major airplay on mainstream radio stations.

The Love Movement peaked at #3 on both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Upon its release, the album received mediocre reviews from critics, with the consensus being that A Tribe Called Quest had failed to present anything innovative. However, in recent years, The Love Movement has become better received. As of 2019, the album has sold over 600,000 copies. 

Tracklisting

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

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

The Love

Rock Rock Y'all

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