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Name: Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Released: 2011-7-8
Cast: Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, Jarobi White, Mos Def

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

R
1h 38m
2011

90%

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A Tribe Called Quest has been one of the most commercially successful and artistically significant musical groups in recent history. The band’s sudden break-up in 1998 shocked the industry and saddened the scores of fans, whose appetite for the group's innovative musical stylings never seem to diminish. This insightful film, directed by Michael Rapaport, takes viewers on a behind-the-scenes journey - chronicling the group's rise to fame and revealing the stories behind the tensions which erupted in the years to come. The film features interviews with the members of the group as well as with the Beastie Boys, Kanye West, Pharrell, Mos Def, Monie Love, De la Soul, the Jungle Brothers, Common and more.

Director:

Michael Rapaport

Producer:

Robert Benavides, Eric Matthies, Frank Mele, Debra Koffler, Edward Parks, Robert Teitel

Cast:

Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, Jarobi White, Mos Def, Ludacris, Common, Pharrell Williams

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

90%

Critics Consensus: This documentary focuses less on the music and more on the personality clashes and in-group tensions to great, compelling effect.

Reviews

Common Sense Media

Sabrina McFarland

Greatness abounds in this truly mesmerizing film about four musical geniuses.

A fascinating and revelatory snapshot into the human dynamic behind one of the most versatile and influential hip hop acts to ever grace the mic.

It shows with close detail the inner troubles of one of the most influential groups in modern hip-hop, and how they all work and strive to remain an important part of that genre's future.

[I]t might have been nice if the documentary had worked a bit harder to find a real internal narrative.

While it's uncertain if A Tribe Called Quest will ever get back together and play again, it's quite certain fans will love and appreciate BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST as their final encore.

June 22, 2017

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