Masta Ace, Marco Polo And PackFM Sound Off On A Tribe Called Quest: Beats Rhymes & Life

I had a chance to see the movie over the weekend. Be sure to check it out while it's still in theatres.

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Kanye West At Today's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival With Q-Tip And His Tribe

Performing A Tribe Called Quest classic 'Award Tour' during Q-Tip's set with some assistance from Kanye West.



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Q-Tip Jumps On Board Mark Ronson's Upcoming 'Record Collection'

Mark Ronson is putting quite a casts of characters on his upcoming album Record Collection and Q-Tip is a nice addition. Expect Record Collection to arrive in September on AlliDo Records.

via the Digital Spy

Mark Ronson has announced details of his first single in more than two years.

'Bang Bang Bang', which features vocals from rapper Q-Tip and electropop singer MNDR, will be released in the UK on July 11.

The track, which also includes a songwriting contribution from Kaiser Chiefs drummer Nick Hodgson, will receive its first play on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show this evening.

Describing the song's origins in a press statement, Ronson said: "When we played all those festivals in 2007, we'd end up in the dance tent.

"And I got so jealous when Justice or Soulwax or Pendulum would go into their double-time breaks, and all the kids would start jumping up and down. And we never had that tempo in our set. So I just wanted that in one of our songs."

'Bang Bang Bang' is the lead single from Ronson's upcoming third album Record Collection.

A Tribe Called Quest Reunite For Phife Dog Diabetes Benefit Concert Recap

via XXL Magazine

In tribute to Phife Dawg and his fight against diabetes, a re-united A Tribe Called Quest and a host of other NY heavyweights from the ‘90s came out in support for the Mind.Body.Soul benefit show last night (Jan. 20) at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn.

“This is one of those nights that make me rekindle my love for hip-hop,” said actor and event host Michael Rapaport, who’s been working on a Tribe documentary.

Talib Kweli was the first big name to hit the stage, performed his hit “Get By,” among others. Next up was Greg Nice, who arguably had the rowdiest set of the evening, jumping down into the crowd to perform “Dwyck.” A small, but vocal group of fans called out Jeru The Damaja to perform the likes of “D. Original” and “Come Clean,” followed by Dres of Black Sheep with a trio of songs, including material from a looming Black Sheep album.

An admittedly nervous Jay Electronica brought Talib Kweli back out for “Just Begun,” performing the song a second time when Mos Def popped up for his verse. Bot Exhibit A and “Exhibit C” followed, the latter of which the crowd had been clamoring for the entire night.



“If Barack Obama was here, he gotta go before KRS,” said Jay Elect before exiting the stage for The Teacha and Chief Rocka Busy Bee, who played hypeman for “South Bronx” and “Sound of da Police,” among other joints. Termanology and Mr. Cheeks also made quick cameos.

With Ghostface a no-show, Consequence closed out the show, beginning with “The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.” He then brought out cousin Q-Tip and the rest of the Tribe for to perform some of the group’s classic cuts like “Sucka Nigga,”, “Oh My God,” and “Award Tour.”

This marks the first time Phife has been on stage since undergoing a kidney transplant to help in his ongoing battle with diabetes. The Queens-bred rap vet seemed enthused after getting a chance to rock the crowd.. “We witnessed history here on this stage,” Phife said afterward. —Devin Chanda

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Q-Tip Celebrates Michael Jackson's Birthday With Concert in NYC Video And Photos Posted

Quincy Jones calls in:





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Q-Tip at Central Park NYC SummerStage Performance And Photos Posted Online

Q-Tip at SummerStage Saturday July 18 in Central Park. Of note, check out Sean "Diddy" Combs rocking out to Q-Tip on stage in video #4 and the legendary DJ Scratch on the turntables.

Fan shot footage below.











Check out the photos from the Q-Tip performance and more here:
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Q-Tip interviewed on Japanese TV

Also for people in NYC and the metropolitan area, Q-Tip will be headlining Central Park SummerStage this Saturday July 18.

Q-Tip "The Renaissance" in stores now.