The Love Movement

The Love Movement
Studio album by A Tribe Called Quest
Released September 29, 1998
Recorded 1997−1998
1992 (Hot Sex)
Genre Alternative hip hop, Jazz rap, Jazz, Hip hop
Length 48:10; 73:44 (with bonus tracks)
Label Jive
Producer The Ummah, Bay-Lloyd
A Tribe Called Quest chronology
Beats, Rhymes and Life
(1996)		 The Love Movement
(1998)		 The Anthology
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
NME7/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
The Source3.5/5[5]
Spin4/10[6]
The Village Voice[7]

The Love Movement is the fifth and final studio album by hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Musically, it followed in the same vein as Beats, Rhymes and Life, featuring the smooth, and jazz-oriented beats of The Ummah. Critical reaction was mostly positive, for the album was a return to the original positive sound of their first three albums. The lead single, "Find a Way" secured major airplay on mainstream radio stations, even in the UK and was a particularly good example of the relaxed vibe which defined this farewell album. Although "Like It like That" was issued on 12" as the second single, the album had no proper second video. However, many songs like "Steppin' It Up" were played on various radio stations. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album gold on November 1, 1998.[8]

Ben Ratliff of The New York Times wrote that the album's music was one "a fan could grow up with a bit rather than discarding after adolescence; it was sexual, wry and funny, coming with a range of expression that could include anger, satire, constructive preaching, and sentimentality; it was conscious of black entertainment's past."[9]

Track listing

# Title Performer(s) Time
1 "Start It Up" Q-Tip 3:18
2 "Find A Way" Q-Tip, Phife Dawg 3:23
3 "Da Booty" Q-Tip, Phife Dawg 3:20
4 "Steppin' It Up" Busta Rhymes, Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, Redman 3:21
5 "Like It like That" Q-Tip 2:46
6 "Common Ground (Get It Goin' On)" Q-Tip, Phife Dawg 2:49
7 "4 Moms" Spanky 1:49
8 "His Name Is Mutty Ranks" Phife Dawg 1:56
9 "Give Me" N.O.R.E., Q-Tip, Phife Dawg 3:27
10 "Pad & Pen" Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, D-Life 3:23
11 "Busta's Lament" Q-Tip, Phife Dawg 2:38
12 "Hot 4 U" Q-Tip, Phife Dawg 3:15
13 "Against the World" Q-Tip, Phife Dawg 3:58
14 "The Love" Q-Tip 4:02
15 "Rock Rock Y'all" Punchline, Jane Doe, Wordsworth, Q-Tip, Mos Def 4:17
16 "Scenario" [Remix] [*] Kid Hood, Phife Dawg, Cut Monitor Milo, Charlie Brown, Dinco D, Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes 5:18
17 "Money Maker" [*] (Produced by The Ummah) Q-Tip 4:22
18 "Hot Sex" [*] Phife Dawg, Q-Tip 2:46
19 "Oh My God" [Remix] [*] Q-Tip, Phife Dawg 4:02
20 "Jazz (We've Got)" (Re-recording) [*] Phife Dawg, Q-Tip 4:18
21 "One Two Shit" [*] Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Busta Rhymes 4:32

[*] limited edition bonus tracks

Samples

Track Samples
"Find a Way"
  • "Technova (La Em Copacabana)" by Towa Tei
"The Love"
"Busta's Lament"
  • "Goin' Through Changes" by Feather
"Steppin' It Up"
"Rock Rock Y'all"
"Pad & Pen"
"Start It Up"

Charts

Charts (1998)[10][11] Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 2
UK Albums Chart 38
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 3
U.S. Billboard 200 3

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[12]
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1992 "Hot Sex" — 99 — 27
1998 "Find a Way" 71 29 18 —
"Like It like That" — — — —

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Love Movement – A Tribe Called Quest". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ Woodward, Josef (October 9, 1998). "The Love Movement". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Love Movement". NME. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (July 28, 1998). "The Love Movement". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ "A Tribe Called Quest: The Love Movement". The Source (109): 213. October 1998.
  6. ↑ Haslett, Tim (September 1998). "A Tribe Called Quest: The Love Movement". Spin 14 (9): 195. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert (November 3, 1998). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ Search Results - "The Love Movement". Recording Industry Association of America. Accessed December 11, 2008.
  9. ↑ Ratliff, Ben (November 27, 1998). POP REVIEW; After a Decade, Rap's Tribe Called Quest Goes Silent. The New York Times. Accessed December 11, 2008.
  10. ↑ Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts, p. 1122. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
  11. ↑ allmusic ((( The Love Movement > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). Allmusic. Accessed December 11, 2008.
  12. ↑ allmusic ((( The Love Movement > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))). Allmusic. Accessed December 11, 2008.
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