Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

Jul 8, 2011

1h 37m

★ 7.1

Overview

Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as 'A Tribe Called Quest' have kept a generation hungry for more of their groundbreaking music since their much publicized breakup in 1998. Michael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows the band to this day. He explores what's next for, what many claim, are the pioneers of alternative rap.

Genres

Music

Documentary

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Cast

Self

Mary J. Blige

Self

Common

Self

Q-Tip

Self

Michael Rapaport

Self

Phife Dawg

Self

Yasiin Bey

Self

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Self

Adam Horovitz

Self

Michael Diamond

Self

Ludacris

Self

Adam Yauch

Self

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