Check the Rhime
| "Check the Rhime" | ||||
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| Single by A Tribe Called Quest | ||||
| from the album The Low End Theory | ||||
| B-side | "Skypager" | |||
| Released | September 9, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip-hop | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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| Producer | A Tribe Called Quest | |||
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"Check the Rhime" is a song by American hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released in September 1991 by Jive Records as the first single from their second album, The Low End Theory (1991). The song was written by group members Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. It was recorded at the legendary Greene St. Recording studio in New York City. The song peaked at number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on November 16, 1991. Rolling Stone listed "Check the Rhime" as one of the group's 20 essential songs, noting that Phife Dawg "quickly proves himself Q-Tip's lyrical equal."