[ALIEN ANAL]

Something similar to A tribe called quest

[ZEROpumpkins]

DJ Shadow if you don't want Rap over the top.
I think John Zorn would suit your needs well, Dan.

[batreleaser]

a tribe called quest is hip hop jazz? i dont know about that, but if you like them, id suggest these:
madlib (and his various projects; madvillian with mf doom, quasimoto, yesterdays new quintet, sound directions, and especially his album shades of blue, which is madl;ib doing hip hop remixes of some of blue note records's back catalog, closest thing to hip hop jazz youll get)
j dilla
early the pharcyde (labcabincalifonia is one of the best hip hop record ever recorded, compares to enter the wu tang and it takes a nation of millions even)
lootpack
slum village
devin the dude
the roots (illadelph halflife, only good record of thiers, and its fantastic)
quasimoto
breakestra (a ten piece funk hip orchestra, kinda neat)
oh no
big L
pharoaeh monch
skillz
mr lif
the perceptionists
party fun action comitee
earyl del the funkee homosapien
early kool keith (dr octagon)
deltron 3030
de la soul
rza's solo work (some is total crap, but its more relatable to a tribe called quest than wu tang or gravediggaz, in my opinion the two greatest hip hop acts of all time)

[ALIEN ANAL]

sorry i wasnt directly saying Tribe were hip hop jazz but they do use a fair amount of jazz in their tunes

i have heard j dilla, pretty groovey stuff

i have also heard john zorn but i dont want something that extreme
and dj shadow is nice but not what im thinking

i look into those artists you recommended batreleaser
thanks

[MellySingsDoom]

+1 from me for the Roots album , it really is something.

[ALIEN ANAL]

im really just after some old school hip hop beats with jazz over the top
think stetsasonics talking all that jazz or a few tracks from A Tribe

[MellySingsDoom]

I dunno if this counts, Mr Alien, but US'3 "Cantaloop" might begin to fit the bill?:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=g9HnoRgRIwg

EDIT: Check this out too, some v good footage here:

http://jazzhiphop.com/

EDIT #2: Have a look at this, as well:

http://www.amazon.com/HIP-HOP-JAZZ-A...m/VGQ6EXOWXLYW

[TheDom]

pharcyde - labcabincalifornia
Guru from Gang Starr has the Jazzmatazz series
the 2 pete rock & c.l. smooth albums
common - like water for chocolate

& THIS SONG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxgi6Xlxl-M

[Sheriff Rhys Chatham]

Originally Posted by TheDom

pharcyde - labcabincalifornia
Guru from Gang Starr has the Jazzmatazz series
the 2 pete rock & c.l. smooth albums
common - like water for chocolate

& THIS SONG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxgi6Xlxl-M

I was going to suggest Guru

[Rob Instigator]

guru jazzmatazz

digable planets - reachin'

[Green Magnesium]

The now defunct Infectious Organisms released two beautiful albums before calling it quits. They started with 3 emcees (2 male, 1 female). The girl was gone by the second album, Human Experience.

The self-titled debut album is IMPOSSIBLE to find for under 50 bucks... I'm still trying! (i hate buying MP3s)

[SuperCreep]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

digable planets - reachin'

This is the one I first thought of too, as well as their follow-up Blowout Comb.

[ALIEN ANAL]

i really enjoy the simple hip hop beats that u would find on a tribe called quest
and some cool trumpety uppety jazz

Shape of Broad Minds are probably exactly what you want.

[ALIEN ANAL]

checking them now

[Toilet & Bowels]

similar to a tribe called quest:

jungle brothers
de la soul
black sheep
kmd
brand nubian (first album)
gang starr
blackstar
mos def
talib kweli
pete rock & CL smooth
leaders of the new school
common
queen latifah
jean grae
blackalicious
the coup

[krastian]

Yeah, The Coup had some pretty good shit.

[atari 2600]

I was thinking de la soul, digable planets, pharcyde, damian marley or something like that

but then I remembered

 

jazzy, but no rappin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7dAxvj2mlU

[Toilet & Bowels]

for people who like digable planets, may i recommend this