{"id":479574,"date":"2022-07-31T01:14:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T22:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-tribe-called-quest-hidden-meaning-behind-low-end-theory-revealed\/"},"modified":"2022-07-31T01:14:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T22:14:41","slug":"a-tribe-called-quest-hidden-meaning-behind-low-end-theory-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-tribe-called-quest-hidden-meaning-behind-low-end-theory-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"#A Tribe Called Quest: Hidden Meaning Behind &#039;Low End Theory&#039; Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30cec76463a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30cec76463a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-tribe-called-quest-hidden-meaning-behind-low-end-theory-revealed\/#%E2%80%9CA_Tribe_Called_Quest_Hidden_Meaning_Behind_Low_End_Theory_Revealed%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;A Tribe Called Quest: Hidden Meaning Behind &#039;Low End Theory&#039; Revealed&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CA_Tribe_Called_Quest_Hidden_Meaning_Behind_Low_End_Theory_Revealed%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;A Tribe Called Quest: Hidden Meaning Behind &#039;Low End Theory&#039; Revealed&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/07\/A-Tribe-Called-Quest-1200x675.jpeg\" alt=\"A Tribe Called Quest: Hidden Meaning Behind 'Low End Theory' Revealed\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Al Pereira\/Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nA Tribe Called Quest\u2019s\u00a0Ali Shaheed Muhammad has revealed the hidden meaning behind the title of the group\u2019s classic sophomore album, <em>The Low End Theory<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Hailed for its experimentation with bass frequencies,\u00a0it\u2019s long been thought this was the only inspiration behind the title. But according to its co-producer, there\u2019s a much deeper meaning behind it.<\/p>\n<p>Stopping by\u00a0Talib Kweli\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/shows\/peoples-party-with-talib-kweli\/\"><em>People\u2019s Party<\/em> podcast<\/a> to promote\u00a0his new\u00a0<em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2rIlIWjyxZYpi7sWZVnzKi?si=6jbk-Ig5TTmGpfhUh82UBg\">Katalyst JID013<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>\u00a0album with Adrian Younge,\u00a0Shaheed shared some background on the making of\u00a0<em>The Low End Theory<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe just wanted to make [A Tribe Called Quest\u2019s 1990 debut]\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">People\u2019s Instinctive <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travel<\/a>s and the Paths of Rhythm<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> [seem] like a nice introduction, but [this is a]<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span>we\u2019re here to stay<em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2013<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sort of an album,\u201d he explained. \u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And so, with that, we had a bigger budget \u2014 a little bit; not too much. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Shaheed continued: \u201cThe record company had a recording studio \u2014 Battery Studios. We went from Calliope, where it was more of [an] economic-style-based environment to something really [nice and had] that Neve board that you spoke about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" title=\"Spotify Embed: The Low End Theory\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1p12OAWwudgMqfMzjMvl2a?si=8KZQrRWjT8WnhO_L4prIdQ&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He then went into the deeper meanings behind the album\u2019s title. \u201cWhere [Q-Tip] and I are alike is we don\u2019t like the conventional. We don\u2019t like the predictable. We like the mystique of music, but in life. And we strive to just dig a little bit deeper,\u201d he told Kweli. \u201cSo with Tip, he definitely wanted to dig way deeper, to put forth this message that yeah, it\u2019s about the bass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo\u00a0<em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Low End Theory<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2014\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and we talked about this in the press in the past \u2014 so people might be familiar with the definition of\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Low End Theory<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. It\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0obviously about the frequency and the triple-entendre. Certain lows.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, beyond the frequencies, there was a hidden, more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ly-conscious meaning, explained Shaheed. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201c<\/span>The other is the fact that people of color were on the lower end of the totem pole of America,\u201d he revealed. \u201cAnd disgraceful as it is for a country that has come so far, and for us, specifically, our parents are the Civil Rights Movement. And to see their sacrifices and what they\u2019ve done to attain a balance of equality, and to know that we\u2019re still goin\u2019 through it, it really upset us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re students of Public Enemy, students of [Boogie Down Productions], and so far as musically, we wanted to make sure that we put that message into the music the best way that we could.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shaheed also spoke about Bob Power, the pioneering engineer and producer who helped A Tribe Called Quest elevate their sound.\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Even after all these years since the release of <em>The Low End Theory<\/em>, Shaheed said Tribe still contacts him to give him props for his work on the album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch Shaheed talk about <em>The Low End Theory<\/em> around the 36:00 mark below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Talib Kweli &amp; Ali Shaheed Muhammad On ATCQ, Phife, De La Soul, &#039;Jazz Is Dead&#039; | People&#039;s Party Full\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hMfmyj7Nquk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ill Will\"><br \/>\nby ill Will\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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