ALBUM: THE LOW END THEORY
SONG: BUGGIN' OUT
DATE: SEPTEMBER 24, 1991
STATUS: ACQUIRED
Listening to "A Peoples Too Damn Long Album Title" I can't help but feel that Phife Dawg was Robin to Q-Tip's Batman. The same can't be said for "The Low End Theory", and this track in particular. Phife comes right out of the box swinging. His jittering intensity and ability to channel Jamaican influences are dynamic. Q-Tip's style, though cool, is a little less interesting.
That's why Quest is great. Q-Tip and Phife Dawg have such different styles and each is capable of pushing out in front of the other on a track or two before the other responds and raises his game. Buggin' Out is Phife's territory.
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