A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest

  • A Tribe Called Quest - LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24:  Actress Juliette Lewis arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere of 'Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest' on June 24, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: (L-R) Rappers Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Jarobi White, Phife Dawg and director Michael Rapaport  arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere of 'Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest' on June 24, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24:  Director Michael Rapaport (L) and Co-president of Sony Pictures Classics Michael Barker (R)  arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere of 'Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest' on June 24, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24:  Director John Singleton (C), Kofi Washington(L) and Maasai Singleton (R)  arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere of 'Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest' on June 24, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27:  A general view of atmosphere at the Tribeca premiere of 'Beats Rhymes & Life, The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest' celebrated by Remy Martin Cognac at The Ainsworth on April 27, 2011 in New York City.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27:  Director Michael Rappaport, Fox, and Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest and guests attend the Tribeca premiere of 'Beats Rhymes & Life, The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest' celebrated by Remy Martin Cognac at The Ainsworth on April 27, 2011 in New York City.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27:  (L-R) Co-founder of Sony Pictures Michael Barker, actor Michael Rapaport, Co-founder of Sony Pictures Tom Bernard and Rapper Malik 'Phife Dawg' Taylor and  attend the premiere of 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest' during the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 27, 2011 in New York City.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27:  (L-R)  Producer EriKa Williams EriKa Williams, Rapper Malik 'Phife Dawg' Taylor, Deborah Koffler and Actor Michael Rapaport attend the premiere of 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest' during the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 27, 2011 in New York City.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27:  (L-R) Mark Fraser of the NJ Devils, Tom Bernard of Sony, Dylan Reese of the NY Islanders and Christian Hanson of the Toronto Maple Leafs attend the premiere of 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest' during the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 27, 2011 in New York City.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27:  Executive producers Niraj Bhatia and Dan Burks attend the premiere of 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest' during the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 27, 2011 in New York City.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27:  Fab 5 Freddy attends the premiere of 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest' during the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 27, 2011 in New York City.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27:  (L-R) Recording artist Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest and director Michael Rapaport visit the Tribeca Film Festival 2011 portrait studio on April 27, 2011 in New York City.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Rapper Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest attends 'Beats Rhymes & Life' with filmmaker dinner at Imperial #9 by Sam Talbot celebrated by Remy Martin Cognac at The Mondrian on April 26, 2011 in New York City.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 23:  Director Michael Rapaport, Cee Lo Green, Jamal Munnerlyn, Hype Williams and Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest attend SPiN Decision Makers Panel With Hype Williams presented by Bing on January 23, 2011 in Park City, Utah.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 23:  Director Michael Rapaport, Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest and Hype Williams attend Hype Williams After Party at Bing Bar presented by Bing on January 23, 2011 in Park City, Utah.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 23:  Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest attends SPiN Decision Makers Panel With Hype Williams presented by Bing on January 23, 2011 in Park City, Utah.
  • A Tribe Called Quest - PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 21:  Director of 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest' Michael Rapaport and vice president of IndieVest Jeremy Copp attend IndieVest Party on January 21, 2011 in Park City, Utah.
Without question the most intelligent, artistic rap group during the 1990s, A Tribe Called Quest jump-started and perfected the hip-hop alternative to hardcore and gangsta rap. In essence, they abandoned the macho posturing rap music had been constructed upon, and focused instead on abstract philosophy and message tracks. The "sucka MC" theme had never been completely ignored in hip-hop, but Tribe ...more