--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Extremity in rhythm, yeah that's what you…" description: "\"Extremity in rhythm, yeah that's what you heard. So just clean out your ears and just check the word.\" — A Tribe Called Quest" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/115/a-tribe-called-quest-21226_rhythm_extremity-in-rhythm-yeah-that-s-what-you_2655770.jpg" --- # Extremity in rhythm, yeah that's what you heard. So just… ![“Extremity in rhythm, yeah that's what you heard. So just clean out your ears and just check the word.” quote by A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/115/a-tribe-called-quest-21226_rhythm_extremity-in-rhythm-yeah-that-s-what-you_2655770.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/115/a-tribe-called-quest-21226_rhythm_extremity-in-rhythm-yeah-that-s-what-you_2655770.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/115/a-tribe-called-quest-21226_rhythm_extremity-in-rhythm-yeah-that-s-what-you_2655770.jpg) > “Extremity in rhythm, yeah that's what you heard. So just clean out your ears and just check the word.” [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The music pushes limits; listeners should focus on the rhythm and lyrics. **In simple terms:** Music pushes limits; listen closely. Key Takeaway Pay attention to rhythm and words. Themes music rhythm listening artistic expression innovation Mood analytical creative Type musical artistic When to use this quote - concerts - music study - personal listening sessions - DJ sets Key Concepts musical analysis cultural impact creative boundaries Questions to Reflect On - What does this rhythm evoke for you? - How does it challenge your listening habits? A Different Perspective Complex rhythms may alienate casual listeners. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Rhythm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rhythm/) ## Related quotes > [Getting in a rhythm, yeah, I would say it's a real thing. As running backs, we love to try to get in a rhythm.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sony-michel/getting-in-a-rhythm-yeah-i-would-say-it-s-a-real-thing-as-running/) [Sony Michel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sony-michel/) > [You have 'listeners' ears' when you're just starting out, and your 'listeners' ears' tell you what will work. 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A woman's body…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/sometimes-by-a-woodland-stream-he-watched-the-water-rush-over-the/) [Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/) > [Joel Lane documents a life we don’t quite live, in a city we can’t quite find: half glimpsed and half imagined, we know it’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-brenchley/joel-lane-documents-a-life-we-don-t-quite-live-in-a-city-we-can-t/) Chaz Brenchley > [I usually write from the rhythm section...If a drummer got a funky beat on some things - like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miles-davis/i-usually-write-from-the-rhythm-section-if-a-drummer-got-a-funky-beat/) [Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miles-davis/) > [I ask for tips, for advice. What I have also learnt is that I need to do things that are good for me. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthijs-de-ligt/i-ask-for-tips-for-advice-what-i-have-also-learnt-is-that-i-need-to/) [Matthijs de Ligt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthijs-de-ligt/) ## More by A Tribe Called Quest > [I'm just a fly MC who's five foot three and very brave. On job remaining, no I'm chaining cause I misbehave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/i-m-just-a-fly-mc-who-s-five-foot-three-and-very-brave-on-job/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [By the way, my name's Malik, the five-foot freak. Let's say we get together by the end of the week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/by-the-way-my-name-s-malik-the-five-foot-freak-let-s-say-we-get/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [Take you on the ave and you buy me links. Now I wanna pound the Putang until it stinks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/take-you-on-the-ave-and-you-buy-me-links-now-i-wanna-pound-the-putang/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [I come correct in full effect have all my hoes in check and before I get the butt the jim must be erect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/i-come-correct-in-full-effect-have-all-my-hoes-in-check-and-before-i/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [Off to better things like a hip-hop forum. Pass me the rock and I'll storm with the crew and ...Proper. What you say Hammer?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/off-to-better-things-like-a-hip-hop-forum-pass-me-the-rock-and-i-ll/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [Chairman of the board, the chief of affections. You got mine's to swing in your direction. Hey, you're like a hip hop song, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/chairman-of-the-board-the-chief-of-affections-you-got-mine-s-to-swing/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [Okay, if knowledge is the key then just show me the lock. Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/okay-if-knowledge-is-the-key-then-just-show-me-the-lock-got-the/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [When I travel to the Sun I roll with the squadron. RRRRRROAW RRRRRRROAW like a dungeon dragon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/when-i-travel-to-the-sun-i-roll-with-the-squadron-rrrrrroaw/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [Yo, I took you out but sex was on my mind for the whole damn route. My mind was in a frenzy and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/yo-i-took-you-out-but-sex-was-on-my-mind-for-the-whole-damn-route-my/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [You got B.B.D. all on your bedroom wall but I'm above the rim and this is how I ball. A pretty little somethin' on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/you-got-b-b-d-all-on-your-bedroom-wall-but-i-m-above-the-rim-and-this/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [Here we go yo, here we go yo. So what so what so what's the scenario.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/here-we-go-yo-here-we-go-yo-so-what-so-what-so-what-s-the-scenario/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [You'd be a fool to reply that Phife is not the man 'cause you know and I know that you know who I am.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/you-d-be-a-fool-to-reply-that-phife-is-not-the-man-cause-you-know-and/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [I like to kiss ya where some brothas won't. I like to tell ya things some brothas don't. If only you could see through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/i-like-to-kiss-ya-where-some-brothas-won-t-i-like-to-tell-ya-things/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [I like 'em brown, yellow, Puerto Rican or Haitian. Name is Phife Dawg from the Zulu nation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/i-like-em-brown-yellow-puerto-rican-or-haitian-name-is-phife-dawg/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) > [Hey Bonita, glad to meet ya. For the kind of stunning newness, I must have foreseen ya. Hey, being with you is a top…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-tribe-called-quest/hey-bonita-glad-to-meet-ya-for-the-kind-of-stunning-newness-i-must/) [A Tribe Called Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) [Explore all 29 A Tribe Called Quest quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-tribe-called-quest/) ## More Rhythm quotes > [I ask for tips, for advice. What I have also learnt is that I need to do things that are good for me. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthijs-de-ligt/i-ask-for-tips-for-advice-what-i-have-also-learnt-is-that-i-need-to/) [Matthijs de Ligt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthijs-de-ligt/) > [I usually write from the rhythm section...If a drummer got a funky beat on some things - like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miles-davis/i-usually-write-from-the-rhythm-section-if-a-drummer-got-a-funky-beat/) [Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miles-davis/) > [Joel Lane documents a life we don’t quite live, in a city we can’t quite find: half glimpsed and half imagined, we know it’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-brenchley/joel-lane-documents-a-life-we-don-t-quite-live-in-a-city-we-can-t/) Chaz Brenchley > [Sometimes by a woodland stream he watched the water rush over the pebbled bed, its tiny modulations of bounce and flow. A woman's body…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/sometimes-by-a-woodland-stream-he-watched-the-water-rush-over-the/) [Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/) > [Intimacy requires an ability to both merge and be separate, to come together and be apart, like oscillating on a giant swing from oneness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-sophia-kasl/intimacy-requires-an-ability-to-both-merge-and-be-separate-to-come/) [Charlotte Sophia Kasl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-sophia-kasl/) > [I like to speed teams up. I don't like them to get in their rhythm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/i-like-to-speed-teams-up-i-don-t-like-them-to-get-in-their-rhythm/) [Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/) > [Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/music-a-meaningless-acceleration-in-the-rhythm-of-celestial-experience/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Anyone who breathes is in the rhythm business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stafford/anyone-who-breathes-is-in-the-rhythm-business/) [William Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-stafford/) > [I have a West Coast rhythm section and a New York rhythm section. I've got them spread out all over the place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-mcpartland/i-have-a-west-coast-rhythm-section-and-a-new-york-rhythm-section-i-ve/) [Marian McPartland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-mcpartland/) > [“The rhythm of movement is the dance of music.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/the-rhythm-of-movement-is-the-dance-of-music/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) > [Bill Pullman is older than Aaron Eckhart - although I was older too - and the age difference changes the play. My perspective on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-stiles/bill-pullman-is-older-than-aaron-eckhart-although-i-was-older-too-and/) [Julia Stiles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-stiles/) > [I write because I like to write. I find joy in the texture and tone and rhythm of words. It is a satisfaction like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-steinbeck/i-write-because-i-like-to-write-i-find-joy-in-the-texture-and-tone/) [John Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-steinbeck/) > [I want to go back to the format that radio started with rock n' roll, with country artists and rhythm and blues with that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wolfman-jack/i-want-to-go-back-to-the-format-that-radio-started-with-rock-n-roll/) [Wolfman Jack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wolfman-jack/) > [The earth itself assures us it is a living entity. Deep below surface one can hear its slow pulse, feel its vibrant rhythm. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-waters/the-earth-itself-assures-us-it-is-a-living-entity-deep-below-surface/) [Frank Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-waters/) > [I often write from memory by walking around and talking to myself. 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