A Tribe Called Quest
Beats, Rhymes And Life

Enregistré à – Battery Studios, New York
Mixé à – Battery Studios, New York
Masterisé à – Sterling Sound
Copyright ℗ phonographique – Zomba Recording Corporation
Copyright © – Zomba Recording Corporation
Fabriqué par – Zomba Recording Corporation
Publié par – Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Publié par – Jazz Merchant Music
Publié par – Get Ya Frog On Publishing
Publié par – E.P.H.C.Y. Publishing
Publié par – Wonder Buns Inc.
Art Direction, Design – Jackie Murphy, Nick Gamma
Instruments, Producer – Rashad Smith (pistes : C2)
Management – Chris Lighty
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Mixed By – Bob Power (pistes : A3, B1, B3 to C1, C3 to D2, D4), The Ummah, Tony Smalios (pistes : A1, A2, B2, C2, D3)
Photography By – Christian Lantry
Producer – The Ummah (pistes : A1 to C1, C3 to D4)
Scratches [Additional] – Mase* (pistes : C2)
Vocals [Additional] – Consequence (2) (pistes : A1, A3, B1, C1, D3, D4)
This original release from 1996 have black, green & red labels.
The reissue A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes And Life has the same catalogue number, but white and black labels.

"Get a Hold" contains a sample from "The Visit" (The Cyrkle)
"Motivators" contains a sample from "Sound Pieces" (Michał Urbaniak)
"Jam" contains a sample from "Dirty Old Bossa Nova" (Howard Roberts)
"1nce Again" contains a sample from "I'm Your Pal" (Steve Swallow)
"Mind Power" contains a sample from "N.T." (Kool & The Gang)
"The Hop" contains a sample from "Soft Spirit" (A.Hall)
"Separate / Together" contains a sample from "Funky Drummer" (James Brown)
"What Really Goes On" contains a sample from "Pain" (Ohio Players) and "Make It Funky" (James Brown)
"Stressed Out" contains portion of composition from "Good Love" (Gary Taylor)

BPM is not provided on the record.
BPM:
A1: 95 | A2: 95 | A3: 94
B1: 95 | B2: 93 | B3: 95 | B4: 94
C1: 96 | C2: 96 | C3: 94 | C4: 97
D1: 98 | D2: 96 | D3: 94 | D4: 94

Some copies have a hype sticker on the outer protective plastic.