Midnight Marauders (studio album) by A Tribe Called Quest
Condition: New
Condition: Very Good
A Tribe Called Quest bestography
Midnight Marauders is ranked 2nd best out of 13 albums by A Tribe Called Quest on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by A Tribe Called Quest is The Low End Theory which is ranked number 134 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,763.
Upcoming concerts






Listen to Midnight Marauders on YouTube
Midnight Marauders track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Midnight Marauders rankings
Latest 20 charts that this album appears in:
You can include this album in your own chart from the My Charts page!
Midnight Marauders collection
Showing latest 20 members who have this album in their collection | Show all 221 members
Midnight Marauders ratings

where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 629 ratings for this album.
Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
40/100 ![]() | 5 days ago | gmessian | ![]() | 63/100 |
85/100 ![]() | 01/30/2025 05:06 | jnmayles | ![]() | 74/100 |
90/100 ![]() | 01/28/2025 13:33 | SomethingSpecial | ![]() | 85/100 |
60/100 ![]() | 01/07/2025 20:53 | ![]() | ![]() | 71/100 |
80/100 ![]() | 12/12/2024 02:49 | davidleewrong | ![]() | 80/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 82.7/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating
Midnight Marauders favourites
Showing latest 20 members who have added this album as a favourite | Show all 112 members
Midnight Marauders comments
Showing latest 10 comments | Show all 29 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Maybe the most consistent ATCQ album?
Very good follow-up to album as great as their prevoius one, beats are fantastic and rapping is mostly top-notch too.
This is an inconsistent listen with there being some brilliant tracks but also some cuts that feel like B sides and shouldn't have made it on to the album. The flow of the record is great though and the way they make the music feel like it never stops is very effective and makes the release feel cohesive and focused. It is also so easy to just stick this album on and relax as the style they have on here makes you just drift through from song to song and you never get sucked out of the music. This really impressed me and makes it fun to revisit this record often. Overall, a perfect album to just chill to and it also has a lot of quality on it.
Hip Hop is ridiculously underrated on this site. Midnight Marauders is one of the best albums across all genres.

Such a great classic. Under rated on this website... like nearly every other hip hop album that's not by Kanye.
Stand out tracks:
Steve Biko (Stir it Up), Award Tour, Sucka Nigga, We Can Get Down, The Chase Part II, Electric Relaxation
My least favorite:
Oh My God and Keep It Rollin'

Fresh demais! Pai e mãe da metada do hip hop atual.
Now, it may come as a shock, but I have to confess this is one of those classics (actually there are alarmingly many albums that belong in this category, both in hip hop and in general) I appreciate more than I enjoy. If you ask me to name a negative attribute of this, I will most likely reply with some awkward silence and a helpless look. I mean, all of its elements are of the highest standard. Production-wise they go for a sound that feels like the natural evolution of their previous album. It is based on the same jazzy yet energetic background, but a bit more challenging, more daring, that's why it might not be as accessible during the first couple of listens, you need some repeats to properly evaluate it. The rapping is at least at the same level and arguably even a slight improvement in comparison to their previous album, Phife Dawg and Q-Tip seem to have found the perfect balance here. The lyrics combine socio-politcal commentary with captivating storytelling ("There's activities a-plenty in the nighttime For the ghetto child it seem to be the right time See, kids be getting stuck with jewels and fly gimmicks Shorty see the action and then start to mimic Running to the corner, the dice game is blazing Looking at the loot, it seems so amazing Puts the short down, to be exact one pound He shakes the stones in his hand, then he lets it down Scared money don't make none He threw a trip on the ace now he's out son Hits the local bodega to wolf down a hero Son is on a midnight run like De Niro"), some typical rap themes ("Musically, the three, poetically we be The enchantment on the airwaves, kids just fade Obey the MCs, cos the MCs say We flipping on niggas like we Super Dave ... Moving with the grace, here we go, let's begin Making people jump out their goddamn skin Lyrically, we bite like we Rin Tin Tin Peace to Grand Pu and his many many skins Don't mark us for the 'L' cos you know we get the wins It's the Ab, Shaheed, and the Dawg for the blend") and their trademark rhymes ("Told you in the jam that we can get down Now, let's knock the boots like the group H-Town You got BBD all on your bedroom wall But I'm above the rim and this is how I ball A gritty little something on the New York street This is how I represent over this here beat"). And to think they came up with this right after The Low End Theory, which at the time seemed like mission impossible to repeat or even come close to it, makes their achievement even more impressive.
To sum it up, it may not be among my biggest favorites, but it's status as an absolute classic is undeniable and well-deserved.

Not bad at all, but doesn't stand out the way Low End Theory does.
There are a few boring songs on here.
Favorites tracks: Steve Biko, 8 Million Stories
B

Oh ma gawd! For my money the best hip hop record ever. Hard as hell, smart and catchy.
Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment
Your feedback for Midnight Marauders

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.