Midnight Marauders

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Sun-Times	^[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A^[4]
NME	7/10^[5]
Q	^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[8]
The Source	4/5^[9]
Spin	^[10]

Midnight Marauders is the third album by hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released November 9, 1993 on Jive Records. It was released two years after A Tribe Called Quest's second album, The Low End Theory, and reached #1 on the R&B/HipHop Charts and #8 on the Billboard 200 in 1993.^[11]

"Award Tour" was the first single released from the album and it is their highest charting single to date. It peaked at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #1 on the U.S. Hot Rap Singles Chart. The single features Trugoy from De La Soul on the chorus. Subsequent singles released from the album were "Electric Relaxation" and "Oh My God" which featured a sample of former Leaders of the New School emcee Busta Rhymes on the chorus. The same sample of Busta Rhymes was also used on the last track of the album "God Lives Through".

Background

With this album, A Tribe Called Quest "shifted their attention to more urban concerns".^[12] Rather than simply discussing violence, the group's songs tell stories about everyday events such as a trip to a bodega or getting a milkshake.^[13]

Midnight Marauders is one of three A Tribe Called Quest albums on The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.^[14] On January 12, 1994 it was certified and it reached platinum status one day less than a year later on January 11, 1995.^[15] It is also one of three A Tribe Called Quest albums to be certified platinum by the RIAA.^[16]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Midnight Marauders Tour Guide"	A Tribe Called Quest	0:45
2.	"Steve Biko (Stir It Up)"	A Tribe Called Quest	3:11
3.	"Award Tour" (featuring Trugoy the Dove)	A Tribe Called Quest	3:46
4.	"8 Million Stories"	Skeff Anselm	4:30
5.	"Sucka Nigga"	A Tribe Called Quest	4:05
6.	"Midnight" (featuring Raphael Wiggins)	A Tribe Called Quest	3:49
7.	"We Can Get Down"	A Tribe Called Quest	4:19
8.	"Electric Relaxation"	A Tribe Called Quest	4:04
9.	"Clap Your Hands"	A Tribe Called Quest	3:16
10.	"Oh My God" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	A Tribe Called Quest	3:29
11.	"Keep It Rollin'" (featuring Large Professor)	Large Professor	3:05
12.	"The Chase, Part II"	A Tribe Called Quest	4:02
13.	"Lyrics to Go"	A Tribe Called Quest	4:09
14.	"God Lives Through"	A Tribe Called Quest	4:15

European bonus track
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Hot Sex"	A Tribe Called Quest	2:45

Japan bonus track
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Electric Relaxation (Relax Yourself Girl)" (Instrumental)	3:48

Additional credits

#	Title	Notes
1	"Midnight Marauders Tour Guide"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor Sample: "Aquarius" by Cal Tjader
2	"Steve Biko (Stir It Up)"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor Sample: "Blackstone Legacy" by Woody Shaw Sample: "Ekim" by Michał Urbaniak
3	"Award Tour"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor Sample: "We Gettin' Down" by Weldon Irvine Sample: "You Can Fly" by Sons of Champlin Sample: "Lowdown" by Charles Earland Sample: "Olinga" by Milt Jackson Sample: "Don't Walk Away" by Jade
4	"8 Million Stories"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor, S. Anselm Sample: "Bettina" by Bola Sete Sample: "Over the Rainbow" by Ohio Players
5	"Sucka Nigga"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor, F. Hubbard Sample: "Red Clay" by Jack Wilkins Sample: "Kissing My Love" by Cold Blood Sample: "M.C. Battle" by Busy Bee and Rodney Cee
6	"Midnight"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor Sample: "North Beach" by George Duke Sample: "Psychedelic Shack" by Albino Gorilla
7	"We Can Get Down"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor Sample: "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier Sample: "Martin's Funeral" by Bill Cosby Sample: "My Melody" by Eric B. & Rakim
8	"Electric Relaxation"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor Sample: "Outside Love" by Brethren Sample: "Dreams" by Ramsey Lewis Sample: "Mystic Brew" by Ronnie Foster
9	"Clap Your Hands"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor, B. James, L. Nocentelli, G. Porter, C. Neville, J. Modeliste Sample: "Nautilus" by Bob James Sample: "Ode to Billie Joe" by Lou Donaldson Sample: "Handclapping Song" by The Meters Sample: "New World" by Woody Shaw
10	"Oh My God"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor Sample: "Who's Gonna Take Weight" by Kool & the Gang Sample: "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" by The Whatnauts Sample: "Absolutions" by Lee Morgan Sample: "Damn Right I'm Somebody" by Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
11	"Keep It Rollin'"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor, W. Mitchell Sample: "Feel Like Making Love" by Roy Ayers
12	"The Chase, Part II"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor, S. Arrington, V. Godsey, B. Hankerson Sample: "Nobody Beats the Biz" by Biz Markie Sample: "Beddie-Biey" by Steve Arrington
13	"Lyrics to Go"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor Sample: "Just Enough Room for Storage" by James Brown Sample: "Inside My Love" by Minnie Riperton Sample: "The Mixed Up Cup" by Clyde McPhatter
14	"God Lives Through"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor Sample: "And That's Saying a Lot" by Christine McVie Sample: "On Love" by David T. Walker Sample: "Gimme Some More" by The J.B.'s Sample: "Oh My God" by A Tribe Called Quest (on the same album) Sample: "Dig on It" by Jimmy McGriff
*	"Hot Sex"	Songwriters: J. Davis, A. Muhammad, M. Taylor Sample: "Who's Making Love" by Lou Donaldson

Cover art

The back vinyl cover of Midnight Marauders

According to ego trip's Book of Rap Lists, there are a reported 71 different hip hop luminaries and radio DJ's who adorned Midnight Marauders. The cover was issued in three different color schemes- red, black, and green (with black being the rarest). The book goes into detail as to which artists were on which particular album cover using a number scheme to easily identify each artist.^[17] The complete list of artists is as follows:

Afrika Bambaataa
AMG
Ant Banks
Beastie Boys (Mike D, Ad-Rock, MCA)
Black Moon
Busta Rhymes
Casual
Chi-Ali
Chuck D
The Cold Crush Brothers (Almighty KG, Charlie Chase, Easy AD, Grandmaster Caz, DJ Tony Tone)
Daddy-O (of Stetsasonic)
Dallas Austin
Del the Funky Homosapien
Diamond D
Doug E. Fresh
De La Soul (Posdnuos, Dave & Mase)
DJ Jazzy Joyce
Kool DJ Red Alert
DJ Ron G
DJ Silver D
Doctor Dré
Chubb Rock
Grandmaster Flash
Heavy D
Ice-T
Jazzy Jay
Jungle Brothers (Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee)
DJ Kid Capri
Kool Moe Dee
Awesome Two (Special K, DJ Teddy Ted)
Large Professor
Litro
Lords of the Underground
MC Lyte
3rd Bass (Pete Nice, MC Serch, and DJ Richie Rich)
Neek the Exotic
Organized Konfusion
The Pharcyde (Fatlip, Imani, Romye, Slim Kid Tre')
Rashad Smith
Rock Steady Crew (Crazy Legs, Mr. Wiggles, Pee Wee Dance, Ruel)
Sean Combs
Skeff Anselm
Souls of Mischief
Special Ed
Sweet Tee
Too $hort
Whodini (Grandmaster Dee)
Zulu Nation Supreme Council (Zulu King Muhammad, Unknown)
Fab 5 Freddy

Accolades

The information is taken from Acclaimedmusic.net^[18] and other website links below.

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Ego Trip	United States	Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980–98	1999	#2
Exclaim!	Canada	100 Records that Rocked 100 Issues	2000	*
Pitchfork Media	United States	Top 100 Albums of the 1990s [redux]	2003	#75
The Source	USA	The Source 100 Best Hip-Hop Albums of All Time	1998	*
The Guardian	United Kingdom	100 Albums that Don't Appear in All Other Top 100 Album Lists	1999	#98
New Nation	United Kingdom	Top 100 Albums by Black Artists		#11
OOR Moordlijst	Netherlands	10 The 100 Best Albums of 1991–1995	1995	#31
Spex	Germany	1001 The 100 Albums of the Century	1999	#19

( * ) designates lists which are unordered.

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[19]	70
US Billboard 200^[20]	8
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[21]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)^[22]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Bibliography

Jenkins, Sacha; Wilson, Elliott (December 3, 1999). Jenkins, Sacha, ed. Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. Macmillan. ISBN 0-312-24298-0.

References

↑ Bush, John. "Midnight Marauders – A Tribe Called Quest". AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
↑ Abdul-Adil, Jaleel (November 28, 1993). "A Tribe Called Quest, 'Midnight Marauders' (Jive)". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 6, 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). "A Tribe Called Quest: Midnight Marauders". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
↑ Bernard, James (November 12, 1993). "Midnight Marauders". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
↑ "A Tribe Called Quest: Midnight Marauders". NME: 32. November 27, 1993.
↑ "A Tribe Called Quest: Midnight Marauders". Q (87): 125. December 1993.
↑ Kenny, Glenn (November 25, 1993). "Midnight Marauders". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
↑ Considine, J.D.; Randall, Mac (2004). "A Tribe Called Quest". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 823. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
↑ "A Tribe Called Quest: Midnight Marauders". The Source (51): 88. December 1993.
↑ Golianopoulos, Thomas (August 2008). "Discography: Q-Tip". Spin. 24 (8): 92. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
↑ "Midnight Marauders - A Tribe Called Quest". Billboard.com. 1993-11-27. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
↑ "EBSCOhost - world's foremost premium research database service". Search.ebscohost.com. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
↑ "EBSCOhost - world's foremost premium research database service". Search.ebscohost.com. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
↑ "The Source: Albums Rated 5 Mics (Out of 5)". Rocklist.net. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
↑ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
↑ Archived November 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Jenkins (1999), p. 178–179.
↑ "Midnight Marauders at AcclaimedMusic.net". Retrieved June 23, 2007.
↑ "A Tribe Called Quest | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved November 4, 2016.
↑ "A Tribe Called Quest – Chart history" Billboard 200 for A Tribe Called Quest. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
↑ "A Tribe Called Quest – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for A Tribe Called Quest. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
↑ "American album certifications – A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

A Tribe Called Quest
Q-Tip Ali Shaheed Muhammad Phife Dawg Jarobi White
Studio albums	People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm The Low End Theory Midnight Marauders Beats, Rhymes and Life The Love Movement We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
Compilations	Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller The Anthology Hits, Rarities & Remixes The Lost Tribes The Best of A Tribe Called Quest
Solo albums	Amplified Lucy Pearl Ventilation: Da LP Shaheedullah and Stereotypes The Renaissance Kamaal/The Abstract
Singles	"Bonita Applebum" "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" "Can I Kick It?" "Check the Rhime" "Jazz (We've Got)" "Scenario" "Hot Sex" "Award Tour" "Electric Relaxation" "Oh My God" "1nce Again" "Stressed Out" "Find a Way" "Like It Like That" "We the People...." "Dis Generation"
See also	Discography Native Tongues The Ummah Soulquarians Lucy Pearl Jay Dee Chris Lighty Bob Power Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest

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