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Check the Rhime
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Check the Rhime
| cover = Check the Rhime.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = A Tribe Called Quest
| album = The Low End Theory
| B-side = Skypager
| released = September 9, 1991
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative hip hop
| length = 3:36
| label = Jive Records
| writer = 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 = A Tribe Called Quest
| prev_title = Can I Kick It?
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Jazz (We've Got)
| next_year = 1991
| misc =
}}
"'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."
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.
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Category:1991 singles
Category:A Tribe Called Quest songs
Category:1991 songs
Category:Jive Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Q-Tip (musician)
Category:Songs written by Q-Tip (musician)
Category:Songs written by Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Category:Songs written by Richard Rudolph
Category:Songs written by Leon Ware
Category:Songs written by Phife Dawg
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