Word Play

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

-12.0 LUFS
0.1 True peak
1.2 Loudness range
13.8 Dynamic range
-11.1 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Hip-Hop · 1990s louder than 46% of 271 tracks (median -11.7 LUFS)

Engineer cohort

Tom Coyne (all tracks) louder than 32% of 76 tracks (median -10.9 LUFS)

Tom Coyne × Hip-Hop louder than 32% of 76 tracks (median -10.9 LUFS)

Studio cohort

Sterling Sound (all tracks) louder than 52% of 80 tracks (median -12.1 LUFS)

8th 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