People's instinctive travels and the paths of rhythm

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
Album par A Tribe Called Quest
Sortie	17 avril 1990
Enregistrement	en 1989 au Calliope Studios, Battery Studios et Dumb D.J. Towha's DewDrop Inn, New York
Durée	64min 17sec
Genre(s)	East Coast hip-hop
Producteur(s)	A Tribe Called Quest
Label	Jive Records
Critique	The Source Allmusic
Albums de A Tribe Called Quest
	The Low End Theory (1991) The Low End Theory (1991)

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm est le premier album du groupe de rap de New York A Tribe Called Quest. Cet album ne connu pas de succès commercial malgré les éloges de la critique. En effet, ce premier opus constitue un classique du rap américain, le magazine The Source l'a classé parmi les 100 meilleurs albums de hip hop de tous les temps.

Les productions sont assurées par le DJ du groupe Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Au micro c'est Q-Tip qui assure la plupart des prestations. Phife Dawg l'autre MC du groupe apparaît sur seulement quatre titres, il démontrera ses capacités sur le second album du groupe : The Low End Theory. Le quatrième membre Jarobi White effectue sur plusieurs morceaux la transition vers un autre titre. Le second morceau de l'album Luck Of Lucien est consacré au pionnier du rap français Lucien Revolucien.

Les sujets abordés dans cet album sont divers : le titre « Description Of A Fool » aborde notamment les violences conjugales, le titre « Bonita Applebaum » aborde la drague selon Q Tip, ou tout simplement le célèbre morceau « Can I Kick It? » est une démonstration des prouesses verbales de Q Tip et Phife Dawg.

Liste des morceaux

1. "Push It Along" – 7:42
   • Samples "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Babe" by Jimmy Smith
   • Samples "Loran's Dance" by Idris Muhammad
   • Samples "Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Junior Mance
   • Samples "La Marseillese" originally France Anthem Opération Turquoise
2. "Luck of Lucien" (featuring Lucien Revolucien) – 4:32
   • Samples "Forty Days" by Billy Brooks
   • Samples "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles
3. "After Hours" – 4:39
   • Samples "Remember Who You Are" by Sly and the Family Stone
   • Samples "North Carolina" by Les McCann
   • Samples "Hot, Hot Summer Day" by The Sugarhill Gang
   • Samples "Crap Game" by Richard Pryor
4. "Footprints" – 4:00
   • Samples "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder
   • Samples "Walk Tall" by The Cannonball Adderly Quintet featuring The Reverend Jesse Jackson
   • Samples "Think Twice" by Donald Byrd
5. "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" – 4:06
   • Samples "Funky" by Chambers Brothers
   • Samples "Sueño" by The Young Rascals
6. "Pubic Enemy" (featuring DJ Red Alert) – 3:45
   • Samples "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughn Mason & Crew
   • Samples "Pity For the Lonely" by Luther Ingram
   • Samples "Do the Funky Penguin" by Rufus Thomas
   • Samples "D'ya Like Scratchin'" by Malcolm McLaren
   • Samples "Communications is Where It's At" by Billy Baron
7. "Bonita Applebum" – 3:50 (The back cover of the CD mistakenly claims 4:11)
   • Samples "Daylight" by R.A.M.P.(Roy Ayers Music Project)
   • Samples "Between the Sheets" by Isley Brothers
   • Samples "Slave to the Rhythm" by Grace Jones
   • Samples "Soul Virgo" by The Cannonball Adderly Quintet
   • Samples "No Deposit, No Return" by Roy Ayers and Wayne Henderson
   • Samples "Fool Yourself" by Little Feat
   • Samples "Memory Band" by Rotary Connection
   • Samples "Why?" by Carly Simon
8. "Can I Kick It?" – 4:11 (The back cover of the CD mistakenly claims 4:52)
   • Samples instrumental of "Walk On The Wild Side" by Lou Reed
   • Samples "Sun Shower" by Dr. Buzzards' Original Savannah Band
   • Samples "What a Waste" by Ian Dury and the Blockheads
   • Samples "Spinning Wheel" by Dr. Lonnie Smith
   • Samples "Fried Okra" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
   • Samples "Soul Con-certo" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
   • Samples "The Way You Do the Things You Do" by David Porter
   • Samples "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate
   • Samples "Hard Times" by Baby Huey
9. "Youthful Expression" – 4:52 (The back cover of the CD mistakenly claims 4:01)
   • Samples "Inner City Blues by Reuben Wilson
10. "Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts)" – 4:01 (The back cover of the CD mistakenly claims 3:33)
    • Samples "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" by Funkadelic
11. "Mr. Muhammad" – 3:33 (The back cover of the CD mistakenly claims 5:27)
    • Samples "Brazilian Rhyme" (Interlude) by Earth, Wind & Fire
    • Samples "Electric Frog Pt 1" by Kool and the Gang
    • Samples "Vertical Invader" by Weather Report
12. "Ham 'n' Eggs" – 5:27 (The back cover of the CD mistakenly claims 3:54)
    • Samples "Nappy Dugout" by Funkadelic
    • Samples "We've Got to Find a Way Back to Love" by Freda Payne
13. "Go Ahead in the Rain" – 3:54
    • Samples "Rainy Day, Dream Away" by Jimi Hendrix
    • Samples "Classic Funke by Brother Jack McDuff
    • Samples "Slide" by Slave
    • Samples "Joy and Pain" by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
14. "Description of a Fool" – 5:41
    • Samples "Running Away" by Roy Ayers
    • Samples "Running Away" by Sly and the Family Stone
    • Samples "Still Good-Still Like It" by B.T. Express

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