A Tribe Called Quest · 2016 Spin it Again - Phife Dawg died in March 2016, and the final album he recorded verses for became an accidental masterpiece of grief, politics, and body-blow basslines.

The Pharcyde · 1992 Spin it Again - The SP-1200 was dying, the producer was leaving, and they kept the tapes rolling anyway — this is what happens when four friends trust the accident.

De La Soul · 1991 Spin it Again - They killed their mascot, then made an album so dense and dark it took a decade to fully appreciate.

A Tribe Called Quest · 1991 Spin it Again - Ron Carter played double bass on 'Verses from the Abstract' and the low end still hasn't recovered.