Phony Rappers

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

-11.3 LUFS
0.4 True peak
3.7 Loudness range
13.6 Dynamic range
-8.7 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Hip-Hop · 1990s louder than 55% of 271 tracks (median -11.7 LUFS)

Engineer cohort

Tom Coyne (all tracks) louder than 43% of 76 tracks (median -10.9 LUFS)

Tom Coyne × Hip-Hop louder than 43% of 76 tracks (median -10.9 LUFS)

Studio cohort

Sterling Sound (all tracks) louder than 64% of 80 tracks (median -12.1 LUFS)

3rd 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