Check the Rhime

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{{Infobox song

| name = Check the Rhime

| cover = Check the Rhime.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = A Tribe Called Quest

| album = The Low End Theory

| B-side = Skypager

| released = September 9, 1991

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Alternative hip hop

| length = 3:36

| label = Jive

| writer = {{hlist|Roger Ball|Malcolm Duncan|Kamaal Fareed|Steve Ferrone|Alan Gorrie|Ali Shaheed Muhammad|Onnie McIntyre|Minnie Riperton|Richard Rudolph|Hamish Stuart|Malik Taylor|Leon Ware}}

| producer = A Tribe Called Quest

| prev_title = Can I Kick It?

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Jazz (We've Got)

| next_year = 1991

| misc = {{Audio sample

| type = single

| file = CheckTheRhime.ogg

| description = Check the Rhime

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|1QWEPdgS3As|"Check the Rhime"}}}}

}}

"Check the Rhime" is the first single from A Tribe Called Quest's second album The Low End Theory.{{Cite web|last=Seidman 7/27/2013|first=Lacey|title=VH1 ALBUM-VERSARIES: A Tribe Called Quest Reminisces About The Low End Theory At 20 (PART II of II)|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/3kzyiu/a-tribe-called-quest-low-end-theory-at-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929145141/https://www.vh1.com/news/3kzyiu/a-tribe-called-quest-low-end-theory-at-20|url-status=live|archive-date=September 29, 2022|access-date=2020-06-15|website=VH1 News}} The song was written by group members Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. It was recorded at the legendary Greene St. Recording studio in New York City. The song peaked at number 59 on Billboard on November 16, 1991.{{Cite magazine|title=A Tribe Called Quest|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/a-tribe-called-quest/chart-history/bsi/|access-date=2020-06-15|magazine=Billboard}} Rolling Stone listed "Check the Rhime" as one of the group's 20 essential songs, noting that Phife Dawg "quickly proves himself Q-Tip's lyrical equal."{{Cite magazine|last1=Harris|first1=Christopher R. Weingarten, Jon Dolan, Mosi Reeves, Jason Newman, Keith|last2=Weingarten|first2=Christopher R.|last3=Dolan|first3=Jon|last4=Reeves|first4=Mosi|last5=Newman|first5=Jason|last6=Harris|first6=Keith|date=2016-03-23|title=A Tribe Called Quest: 20 Essential Songs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/a-tribe-called-quest-20-essential-songs-78373/|access-date=2021-10-08|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}