Q-Tip: Back in the days on the boulevard of Linden We used to kick routines and presence was fittin It was I, The Abstract Phife Dawg: And me the five footer I kicks the mad style so step off the frankfurter (Q) Yo, Phife, you remember that routine Check the Rhime (Mr. Muhammad's Mix) by Ali Shaheed Muhammad (1991) Hip-Hop / Rap / R&B Check the Rhime (Skeff's Mix) by Skeff Anselm (1991) "Check The Rhime" contains samples from the Average White Band recording " Love Your Life ". Despite indicating Skypager on the back picture sleeve this 12in does not have that song & has the same 3 versions repeated on both sides. Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode (Text): 1241-42010-1 “Check the Rhime” is the quintessential and most celebrated hip-hop song for call-and-response rhyme cipher. Lyrics to 'Check The Rhime' by A Tribe Called Quest.