When I bought this album around 95 I was listening to alot of Fear Factory, Napalm Death, and other death metal acts but I needed a break from all the heaviness. I had heard for years about people talking about Tribe saying they were "not your average rap act" so I bought this album because it had "world tour" (only tribe song I had heard). I still love (real)thrash and death metal but you can bet that I have listened to Midnight Marauders just as much as any of those other albums. My point is that if a person who listens to Cannibal Corpse or Slayer can dig the Tribe well then you can see just how powerful their music truly was and will always be!!! 4EVER Tribe called Quest