Check the Rhime explained

Check the Rhime
Cover:Check the Rhime.jpg
Type:single
Artist:A Tribe Called Quest
Album:The Low End Theory
B-Side:Skypager
Released:September 9, 1991
Genre:Alternative hip hop
Length:3:36
Label:Jive
Producer:A Tribe Called Quest
Prev Title:Can I Kick It?
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Jazz (We've Got)
Next Year:1991

"Check the Rhime" is the first single from A Tribe Called Quest's second album The Low End Theory.[1] The song was written by group members Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. It was recorded at the legendary Greene St. Recording studio in New York City. The song peaked at number 59 on Billboard on November 16, 1991.[2] Rolling Stone listed "Check the Rhime" as one of the group's 20 essential songs, noting that Phife Dawg "quickly proves himself Q-Tip's lyrical equal."[3]

Music video

The music video, directed by Jim Swaffield, starts out in front of houses and moves to a dry cleaning business in St. Albans, Queens, New York City, where the group performs on the roof in front of a large crowd. The dry cleaners shop featured in the video is still at the corner of 192nd St. & Linden Blvd. in St. Albans. In 2016, a mural was commissioned on the wall of the business after the death of the group's founding member, Phife Dawg.[4] [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seidman 7/27/2013. Lacey. VH1 ALBUM-VERSARIES: A Tribe Called Quest Reminisces About The Low End Theory At 20 (PART II of II). https://web.archive.org/web/20220929145141/https://www.vh1.com/news/3kzyiu/a-tribe-called-quest-low-end-theory-at-20. live. September 29, 2022. 2020-06-15. VH1 News.
  2. A Tribe Called Quest. 2020-06-15. Billboard.
  3. Harris. Christopher R. Weingarten,Jon Dolan,Mosi Reeves,Jason Newman,Keith. Weingarten. Christopher R.. Dolan. Jon. Reeves. Mosi. Newman. Jason. Harris. Keith. 2016-03-23. A Tribe Called Quest: 20 Essential Songs. 2021-10-08. Rolling Stone. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2016-09-23. A Tribe Called Quest share documentary on 'Check The Rhime' mural. 2021-10-08. Fact Magazine. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2016-09-23. See the new A Tribe Called Quest mural in Queens, NY in new documentary. 2021-10-08. NME. en-GB.