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"Check the Rhime"
Single by A Tribe Called Quest
from the album The Low End Theory
B-side"Skypager"
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1991
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length3:36
Label Jive Records
Songwriter(s) Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Kamaal Fareed, Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Onnie McIntyre, Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph, Hamish Stuart, Malik Taylor, Leon Ware
Producer(s) A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest singles chronology
" Can I Kick It?"
(1990) 		"Check the Rhime"
(1991) 		" Jazz (We've Got)"
(1991)
Audio sample
Check the Rhime
Music video
"Check the Rhime" on YouTube

"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

Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard) [6] 28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [7] 59
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard) [8] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States ( RIAA) [9] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Seidman 7/27/2013, Lacey. "VH1 ALBUM-VERSARIES: A Tribe Called Quest Reminisces About The Low End Theory At 20 (PART II of II)". VH1 News. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved 2020-06-15.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
  2. ^ "A Tribe Called Quest". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  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". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-10-08.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
  4. ^ "A Tribe Called Quest share documentary on 'Check The Rhime' mural". Fact Magazine. 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  5. ^ "See the new A Tribe Called Quest mural in Queens, NY in new documentary". NME. 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  6. ^ "A Tribe Called Quest Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "A Tribe Called Quest Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "A Tribe Called Quest Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "American single certifications – A Tribe Called Quest – Check the Rhime". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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