“Bonita Applebum,” People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, A Tribe Called Quest (1990)
One of the first times that we ever heard Q-Tip do a dolo track for Tribe Called Quest was their 1990 ode to a hood beauty, Bonita Applebaum. Whether we are listening to the original or the remix, it is clear that the lady with the 38-24-37 measurements was the item of The Abstract’s desire for a very long time.
“I like to kiss ya where some brothers won’t,
I like to tell ya things some brothers don’t
If only you could see through your elaborate eyes
Only you and me, hun, the love never dies
Satisfaction, I have the right tactics
And if you need ’em, I got crazy prophylactics
So far, I hope you like rap songs
Bonita Applebum, you gotta put me on.”