{"product_id":"the-low-end-theory-cd","title":"The Low End Theory: CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eDe La Soul are remembered as the premier native tongues posse, those rappers who got low-key, self-consciously thoughtful, and jazzy in the face of gangsta's hardcore threats. But A Tribe Called Quest may have been even stronger, especially on their excellent second album, the bass-thumping, heavily jazz-sampled The Low End Theory. According to the opening 'excursions,' rapper Q-Tip's old man says the disc's jazz-rap 'reminded him of bebop,' and Q calls himself 'prominent like Shakespeare.' But if Charlie Parker had ever written poetic couplets and backed them with funky-drummer and ron carter-on-bass grooves this irresistible, he might have been as big as the bard and brother james combined.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recordstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49978717733106,"sku":"82876535492","price":2.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/1621\/5794\/files\/SharedImage-114933.png?v=1787663869","url":"https:\/\/recordstero.shop\/products\/the-low-end-theory-cd","provider":"recordstero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}