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On this episode of The Quarter Cent, I chopped it up with writer, producer, director and author Tyehimba Taylor as we discussed the 25th anniversary of A Tribe Called Quest’s 4th album, “Beats, Rhymes & Life!


5:18 Tribe’s initial impact on hip hop

6:20 Cheo’s talks about giving BR&L an “A” in his review for Entertainment Weekly

10:20 How hip hop changed in the mid 90’s

12:05 The element of R&B being added to BR&L

14:02 Cheo describes how Tribe “laid the foundation” for alternative hip hop

16:28 How Tribe was ahead of their time

18:53 Music on radio today

19:45 Final thoughts on BR&L

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