"1nce Again" is a song by the hip-hop group
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest was an American Hip hop music, hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,[Q-Tip< ...](_blank)
, released as the first
single from their fourth album ''
Beats, Rhymes and Life
''Beats, Rhymes and Life'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Released on July 30, 1996, by Jive Records, it followed three years after the highly regarded and successful '' Midnight Marauders''. Produce ...
''.
Music video
The
music video
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, released in August 1996, begins with the group recreating the "
Check the Rhime" video, with a crowd cheering. However, Phife notices that the police have come to arrest them, so the group runs into a
dry cleaning
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store to hide. In the video, the group runs through different sections of the store while rapping. Tammy Lucas is also present in the store singing the chorus. At the end of the video, the police see the group running away up a flight of stairs. The group get onto the roof, at night, and they jump off the building as the video ends.
Busta Rhymes
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makes an appearance in the music video.
Charts
Aphrodite remix
References
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1996 singles
A Tribe Called Quest songs
Song recordings produced by J Dilla
Song recordings produced by the Ummah
Songs written by Q-Tip (musician)
Songs written by J Dilla
Songs written by Ali Shaheed Muhammad
1995 songs
Jive Records singles
Songs written by Phife Dawg