Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
United States 2012, 97 mins
Director: Michael Rapaport
Director: Michael Rapaport
An all-access pass to one of the most influential and legendary hip-hop groups, A Tribe Called Quest, as they reunite to perform sold-out gigs across America.
A Tribe Called Quest fan Michael Rapaport's acclaimed documentary charts the influential hip-hop group's rise to fame through to its sudden breakup in 1998, and follows them on their 2008 tour as they reunite to perform to sold-out crowds across America.
The film features all-new interviews with fans and musicians including the Beastie Boys, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Mos Def, Monie Love, Ghostface Killah, De la Soul, the Jungle Brothers and Common. It also features an original soundtrack by Madlib as well as extensive interviews with the band members themselves: Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Jarobi White and Ali Shaheed Muhammad.
Sundance Selection 2011 / Audience Award - LA Film Festival 2011.
"A must-see story! Captivating, painfully honest, utterly engaging, completely infectious!" - Indiewire.
"...gives the '90s hop-hop group as stylish and intimate a treatment as fans could hope for." - Variety.
