Check the Rhime

"Check the Rhime" is the first single from A Tribe Called Quest's second album The Low End Theory. 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. 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."

"Check the Rhime"
Single by A Tribe Called Quest
from the album The Low End Theory
B-side"Skypager"
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1991
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length3:36
LabelJive 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)
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"Check the Rhime" on YouTube
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