After Hours A Tribe Called quest

From People's Instinctive Travels and The Paths of Rhythm


Chorus (after hours it was cool x8)

Q-tip:

Ten after one I think I'll hop the horse
Downtown late of three of course
Just came from fishing couldn't get a catch
Downtown they'll probably have a batch
A whitened sandwich and again it stopped
But with the bail though I had a bout
So I exchanged it for some apple juice
I had the blues but I shook them loose
A jeep is blasting from the urban streets
Loots of funk over hardcore beats
The moon dabbles in the morning sky
As the minutes just creep on by
I get a thought and hear comes my tribe
Ritual shakes and in good vibes
Like always the quest begins
In the mist though but the rhyth's move in
We find a spot and we sit and chat
Speaking on the status quo of rap
A derelick makes a real long speach
We pay attention to the words he read
When he was done we rattled on
There was no lunch because it wasn't dawn
We pointed things out about this times
The worlds famons and the crazy crimes
Inflation of the nation, it bothers me
I better go gold, to pay the taxes
Gotta be swift society
The man whose made is the man who maxes
The grounds for living are being discussed
As we go it gets close to dusk
Gather thoughts and savor breath
Cause there's only a few hours left

Chorus:
After hours it was cool (x8)

Q-tip:

Me ohh my, hey-hey, hey-hey
The human hours are here to stay
This is how it seems As Phife my witness
Bug out all night, ask Phife, he's with this
Girls be screaming on this conversation
I have my two cents for a revelation
And my watch continuously tic-tocs
Shaheed will bring up the beats that rocks
I hear the frogs and the smashing of bottles
A car revs up and I hear it trottle
It probably moves with the morning wind
Ohh my god, here's phife again
He'll talk about last nights game
Trying to remember someone's name
So hear the frogs dancing in the streets
Once again ali will bring up the beat
Like this

(sounds of frogs)

Q-tip:

The beat is over and so is the night
The sun is risen and the shine is bright
We all say peace and go our separate ways
Youth is fading as we gain our days
Expedition for the song is simp'
The hours creep, excuse me, I mean limp
As we go you hear a gasp of laugh
As we start up our rhythmic path
Like this

Chorus

All lyrics by A Tribe Called Quest

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[MrPascual123]

at 4:31 is dat another song if it is wats da name of it?

[Armeniacolombia29]

@MrPascual123 It's a skit by Jarobi, it continues to the next track from the album.

[CHRISGT34]

Not even 10,000 views. Damn we need to bring these songs to light. Just wait until I start making videos. I'm putting all of these songs in them.

[akil333]

one of the greatest hip hop lps of all time.

i love the richard pryor sample, "in after hours it was cool." on top of the sly rhythm its even better.

"so hear the frogs dancin in the street"

[emptiestskies]

I had the blues but I shook them loose.

[frugward86]

this and footprints are my two favourite tracks from the album

[TheMadnessFlow]

I love this album cover.

It's urban, colorful, nostalgic, and flat-out cool.

[prophmurph]

So vital.

[DroyD91]

@akil333 I thought the sample was "Macdonalds is cool". :S

[92tillinfinity]

ATCQ puttin it work baby!

[crubba]

i only listened to this cos of bombay bicycle club... but i've now listened a lot of tcq stuff and its really good!

[iLov3Hiphop]

@Armeniacolombia29  so what is da name of da song?

[RockBottomRiser21]

me oh my hey hey hey hey