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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = 1nce Again
| cover = 1nce Again.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = A Tribe Called Quest
| album = Beats, Rhymes and Life
| B-side = One, Two, Shit
| released = July 1, 1996
| recorded = 1995
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative hip hop
| length = 3:49
| label = Jive Records
| writer =
| producer = The Ummah
| prev_title = Oh My God
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Stressed Out
| next_year = 1996
| misc =
}}
"'1nce Again'" is a song by the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released as the first single from their fourth album 'Beats, Rhymes and Life'.
Background
The song contains samples of "I'm Your Pal" by Gary Burton and "Chocolate Nuisance" by Cannonball Adderley (note the dialogue heard throughout the track), while the chorus is sung by Tammy Lucas. The song is the first A Tribe Called Quest single to feature production by the late Jay Dee,[https://www.discogs.com/A-Tribe-Called-Quest-Stressed-Out/release/90580 A Tribe Called Quest Stressed Out] Discogs. Accessed on April 29, 2017. a member of The Ummah.
The chorus is a recreation of the chorus from "Check the Rhime", a previous single from the group's second album 'The Low End Theory'. "1nce Again" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1997, however the group lost to Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's "Tha Crossroads".[http://www.buy.com/prod/Beats_Rhymes_Life/q/loc/109/60022036.html Beats Rhymes & Life (1996)] Buy.com. Accessed on August 1, 2010.
Music video
The music video, released in August 1996, begins with the group recreating the "Check the Rhime" video, with a crowd cheering. However, Phife notices that the police have come to arrest them, so the group runs into a dry cleaning store to hide. In the video, the group runs through different sections of the store while rapping. Tammy Lucas is also present in the store singing the chorus. At the end of the video, the police see the group running away up a flight of stairs. The group get onto the roof, at night, and they jump off the building as the video ends. Busta Rhymes makes an appearance in the music video.
Charts
Aphrodite remix
References
Category:1996 singles
Category:A Tribe Called Quest songs
Category:Song recordings produced by J Dilla
Category:Song recordings produced by the Ummah
Category:Songs written by Q-Tip (musician)
Category:Songs written by J Dilla
Category:Songs written by Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Category:1995 songs
Category:Jive Records singles
Category:Songs written by Phife Dawg
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