Formed in New York in the late 1980s, A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip-hop group featuring Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi White. A key member of the Native Tongues collective, the group became known for its warm and inventive sound, blending hip-hop with jazz, funk and soul, alongside lyrics that could be relaxed, introspective and socially conscious. With landmark albums such as The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders, A Tribe Called Quest became one of the most influential acts in alternative hip-hop.