#3 “Check the Rhime” – A Tribe Called Quest
They may have had bigger hits, but no song epitomizes the freewheeling wordplay and b-boy positivity of these alt-rhymers from Queens like this timeless cut. With it’s distinctive horn-sample as a hook and the infamous “You on point, Phife?” call-and-response, Tribe crafted one of the 1990s most memorable hip hop singles.
