# #1996 Beats Rhymes and Life

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Podcast: [Hip-Hop Now Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hip-hop-now-podcast-981481)
Published: 2026-04-09T14:45:00+00:00
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## Resource

It's a limited episode series celebrating the year 1996! It's the 30th anniversary of many classic albums from that year and we chose twelve to "re-review!" Like De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest returned with a new album in 1996. Hot off the heels of a second classic album in Midnight Mauraders , 3 "long" years had passed. The landscape of hip-hop had changed dramatically from 1993 to 1996. A hardcore sound took over while a radio friendly record wave was on the horizon. Tribe released what was considered a very divisive album. Less Phife, a new edition in the emcee Consequence, and a new production team that included Jay Dee aka J. Dilla. Fans were mixed on the final offering. Let's talk about it! S/O to the guest for this episode: Marcus J. Moore Check out his content here: https://substack.com/@marcusjmoore Support and become a HHNP Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm0tLSTDRtc_U_EM0Tx5EkA/join Support on CashApp: $Vegasworldinc77 Theme music is produced by McLovin Beatz (@mclovin-beatz) BlueSky/Twitter/Instagram/Tik Tok/Threads/Spill: @Vegasworldinc Become a YouTube Member today! HHNP Memberships

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