"I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" is a song by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released as the debut single from their first album, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990).

James Hamilton from Record Mirror felt that "this mildly amusing story telling slow rap was always at times raggamuffin accented amidst the Mexican coloring of its subject matter, and is more so than ever now that it's out here again in Norman Cook's brand new bassily booming Vampire Mix (92+1⁄2bpm)".

[1] Rolling Stone included the song on their list of 20 essential songs from the group, noting, "[Q-Tip] precisely describes every aspect of an ill-fated road trip...Not bad for a kid barely out of his teens rapping about an exotic-sounding place he learned about from its use as a frequent punch line on Sanford and Son.

"[2] Original version Norman Cook remix The entire music video for "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" is narrated.

The tale starts with Q-Tip's mother winning a game show prize and leaving on a month-long cruise trip.