"Tribe" is a song by American rappers

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and

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. It was released on August 22, 2018, as the second single for Bas's album ''

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''. The song was produced by

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with additional production from J. Cole, and contains a sample of "Zum Zum" performed by

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Background

On August 18, Bas was on

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live previewing songs from his album, which was due on August 24. One of the snippets was from "Tribe" showcasing "an up-tempo, percussive instrumental," and later revealing the release date of the single. The song is the ninth collaboration between the two Dreamville artists, including "My Nigga Just Made Bail", "Lit" and "Night Job", among others. When talking about J. Cole helping with the post-production of the song, Bas said:

Music video

The music video for the song was released on August 21. The video was shot in

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neighborhood. Sidney Madden of ''

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'' said, "like the song's message, the video celebrates the timing of life's blessings."

In other media

The song "Tribe" was featured on the soundtrack to 2018 video game ''

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References

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