Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
Release Date: July 8, 2011 (limited)
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Michael Rapaport
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R (for language)
Cast: Q-Tip (Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, formerly Jonathan Davis), rapper Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor), and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad, rapper Jarobi White
Interviews from singers and rappers from De La Soul, The Roots, Kanye West, Common, Mos Def, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Pharrell, Ludacris, Beastie Boys, Mary J. Blige, Monie Love, Pete Rock, Large Professor, The Jungle Brothers and the members of A Tribe Called Quest.
Website: www.sonyclassics.com/beatsrhymesandlife/
Synopsis: “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest” documents the inner workings and behind-the-scenes drama that follow the band, A Tribe Called Quest, even today and explores what’s next for a group many claim are the pioneers of alternative rap. Having helped to pave the way for innovative hip hop artists, A Tribe Called Quest has kept a generation hungry for more of its groundbreaking music since the group’s much-publicized breakup in 1998. A Tribe Called Quest has three platinum albums – “Midnight Marauders,” “The Low End Theory” and “Beats, Rhymes & Life,” multiple Grammy nominations and headlined the 2008 “Rock the Bells” concert series alongside Snoop Dogg and Wu-Tang Clan.
