Song · A Tribe Called Quest
“Scenario” by A Tribe Called Quest
From the album The Low End Theory (1991)
“Scenario” by A Tribe Called Quest appears on 9 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2004 and 2026. It was first released in 1991 on the album The Low End Theory. Its best result is #62 on The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,826 indie & aaa song of all time and #218 of the '90s.
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A Tribe Called Quest pulled "Scenario" off their second album, The Low End Theory, as its third single in March 1992, and turned it into a relay race with Leaders of the New School. It jumps straight in on the hook, then the mic goes round the room: Phife Dawg, Charlie Brown, Dinco D, then Q-Tip, who hands it to a 19-year-old Busta Rhymes, and Busta just about blows the doors off. It's widely remembered as his breakout.
The group produced it themselves, with Bob Power recording and mixing alongside them, and Jim Swaffield's video, set on an interactive computer desktop, packed in cameos from Spike Lee, De La Soul and Redman among others. PopMatters' Matt Cibula later called it hip-hop's greatest posse cut, and Time put it on its All-TIME 100 Songs in 2017.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 260 | Q101 | Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) | 300 |
| 2007 | 814 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2018 | 126 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2020 | 764 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2021 | 632 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2022 | 168 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2023 | 128 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2025 | 62 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 467 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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