Movie
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2011-07-08
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Music, Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Mary J. Blige as Self
- Common as Self
- Q-Tip as Self
- Michael Rapaport as Self
- Phife Dawg as Self
- Yasiin Bey as Self
- Ali Shaheed Muhammad as Self
- Adam Horovitz as Self
- Mike D as Self
- Ludacris as Self
- Adam Yauch as Self
- Pharrell Williams as Self
Crew
- Michael Rapaport - Director
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