Check the Rhime
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Composition
The song samples "Live Your Life" by Average White Band; this is why the band members are credited.
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
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References
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/DSA "A Tribe Called Quest Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/BSI "A Tribe Called Quest Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/RAP "A Tribe Called Quest Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
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