Motivators

A Tribe Called Quest · Beats, Rhymes and Life (1996)

-13.3 LUFS
0.3 True peak
2.2 Loudness range
14.4 Dynamic range
-12.0 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Hip-Hop · 1990s louder than 31% of 271 tracks (median -11.7 LUFS)

Engineer cohort

Tom Coyne (all tracks) louder than 18% of 76 tracks (median -10.9 LUFS)

Tom Coyne × Hip-Hop louder than 18% of 76 tracks (median -10.9 LUFS)

Studio cohort

Sterling Sound (all tracks) louder than 41% of 80 tracks (median -12.1 LUFS)

13th loudest of 15 on this release

Metadata

Year
1996
Label
Jive Records
Source
CD
Version
WAV (44.1/16bit)
Measured
2026-09-09
Engine
mastering-to@5603b08