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

2011
R
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

4.1K

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Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)

A documentary on legendary hip-hop troupe A Tribe Called Quest.

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Michael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows this innovative and influential band to this day.Michael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows this innovative and influential band to this day.Michael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows this innovative and influential band to this day.

Director
- Michael Rapaport
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

4.1K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Michael Rapaport
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 5 nominations total

Self
(as Kamaal Fareed)

Phife Dawg

Self
(as Malik Izaak Taylor aka Phife Diggy)

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Self

Jarobi White

Self

Adam Horovitz

Self
(as Ad-Rock)

Adam Yauch

Self
(as MCA)

Questlove

Self

Angie Martinez

Self

Barry Weiss

Self - CEO, Jive Records

Barbara Esmilla

Self

Bobbito Garcia

Self

Cheryl Taylor

Self
(as Cheryl Boyce-Taylor)

Ludacris

Self

Chris Lighty

Self

Deisha Head Taylor

Self

Drea Smith

Self

Doc McKinney

Self

Mary J. Blige

Self

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Trivia
Before the end credits it's stated that the group had one more album to complete under their original recording contract. This obligation would eventually be fulfilled with their sixth and final studio album "We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service" which was released in November 2016.

Quotes
Phife Dawg: But when it came to the black parties and the hip hop, once I saw them grab the mics and getting busy I risked my livelihood, getting kicked out of the house and everything just to be a part of it.

Connections
Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.24 (2011)

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Featured review

8/10

On a Quest

I never really thought about the name of the group, but of course if you do a documentary and have such a weird band name, that will be one of the things explored. While this was to be expected, seeing so many high profile musicians giving their insight on how Quest affected them or the music landscape overall, is quite interesting to say the least.

And all that by one of the whitest Dudes/actors on this planet. Michael Rappaport created this and he really did good. I would think through the friends he has, he had quite the connections to other artists. Nicely edited, with a coherent line to follow for anyone watching. This could have been an episode of the Netflix show that explores Hip Hop, but let's just see this as an added extra