For those who haven't discovered that A Tribe Called Quest made several of the best LPs in hip-hop history, The Anthology is a perfect way to encapsulate the trio's decade-long career into one manageable portion. All of their best and biggest songs are here, from the early neglected joint "Luck of Lucien" to classic jazz-rap from The Low End Theory like "Jazz (We've Got)," and their 45-rpm peak with "Award Tour," all the way to their last big hit, "Find a Way," from 1998's The Love Movement.

Yes, anyone who enjoys hip-hop needs to own at least Midnight Marauders and The Low End Theory (which has also just had a very nice reissue!), but The Anthology succeeds in delivering all the highest points from a great hip-hop group's career. The collection also includes the first solo track from Q-Tip, 1999's "Vivrant Thing." Which, if you know it, is an awesome summery earworm.