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I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" was the second single from
A Tribe Called QuestA Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985. The group is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but appears to have rejoined the group since 2006...
's debut album
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of RhythmPeople's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is the debut album by the alternative hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released April 17, 1990 on Jive Records. Though the album was well-received critically, it had little mainstream appeal. The album did earn the band a devoted following,...
. It contains a sample from "Funky" by
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All of the music video is narrated, and the story is as follows. The Group is at a police station and Q-tip tells the story (i.e. the song). Initially his mother wins a game show prize and goes on a month long cruise trip. After her departure, Q-Tip calls Ali and they take a road trip across America in Q-Tip's mother's car.
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I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" was the second single from
A Tribe Called QuestA Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985. The group is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but appears to have rejoined the group since 2006...
's debut album
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of RhythmPeople's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is the debut album by the alternative hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released April 17, 1990 on Jive Records. Though the album was well-received critically, it had little mainstream appeal. The album did earn the band a devoted following,...
. It contains a sample from "Funky" by
The Chambers BrothersThe Chambers Brothers is a soul-music group, best known for its 1967 hit record, the 11-minute long song "Time Has Come Today". The group was part of the wave of new music that integrated American blues and gospel traditions with modern psychedelic and rock elements, spawning a heady mix...
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Music video
All of the music video is narrated, and the story is as follows. The Group is at a police station and Q-tip tells the story (i.e. the song). Initially his mother wins a game show prize and goes on a month long cruise trip. After her departure, Q-Tip calls Ali and they take a road trip across America in Q-Tip's mother's car. The group gets lost on the way, Q-tip seeing a dwarf with a sombrero and asks for directions. He tells them that they are in El Segundo and a mile away there is a fast food station. They get there then eat, Q-tip paying for lunch. Q-Tip is distracted by an attractive woman and forgets his wallet when they leave. The waitress then takes his wallet off the counter. They return home and Q-Tip drops Ali off at his home. Then Q-tip realizes that his wallet is missing and he rounds up the group to get it back. When they get back to El Segundo they want to stay longer, and the video fades out.
There was a limited edition "Transparent green" vinyl pressing of this single backed by a B-Side track called "Pubic Enemy". This was a song about somebody catching an
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(most likely
crabsThe pubic or crab louse, colloquially termed "crabs" is a parasitic insect species notorious for infesting human genitals. The species may also live on other areas with hair, including the eyelashes. They feed exclusively on blood...
). The backing rhythm sample behind this track is "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughan Mason and Butch Dayo.
Cover
The final episode of Showtime's series Sleeper Cell: American Terror featured a cover of "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo" performed by Brooklyn Punk vocalist Malene Younglao and produced/composed by the avant-garde Washington DC born musician Gary Gunn. Gunn's original music introduces a rock-edged style intertwined with the lyricism of the original. It can be heard in the long driving sequence through the desert. The song was commissioned specifically for the series, building on a continuing theme throughout both seasons. "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo" was the favorite song of the character Ilija Korjenić played by Henri Lubatti. In season one, he provided a karaoke performance of the song and frequently referenced it throughout the series.
Sample
"I Left My Wallet in El Segundo (Vampire Mix)," produced by Fatboy Slim, was sampled for
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's 2008 hit "
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