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

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
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Directed by	Michael Rapaport
Produced by	A Tribe Called Quest Robert Benavides Debra Koffler Eric Matthies Frank Mele Edward Parks
Starring	A Tribe Called Quest
Cinematography	Robert Benavides
Edited by	Lenny Mesina
Music by	Madlib
Production companies	Rival Pictures Om Films
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release date	July 8, 2011 (2011-07-08)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,200,326[1]

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, is a 2011 documentary film about the music group A Tribe Called Quest, directed by Michael Rapaport. The film was released on July 8, 2011, by Sony Pictures Classics.

Music[]

Madlib composed the film score, with music supervision by Peanut Butter Wolf and Gary Harris. The other songs featured (in order) are as follows, with all songs performed by A Tribe Called Quest unless stated otherwise:

• "8 Million Stories"
• "We Can Get Down"
• "Can I Kick It?"
• "Third Rock" – performed by Pure Essence
• "Check the Rhime"
• "Death Rap" – performed by Margo's Kool Out Crew
• "Sucker MC's (Krush-Groove 1)" – performed by Run-DMC
• "Mr. Muhammad"
• "Ah Get Up" – performed by James Pants
• "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" – performed by Schoolly D
• "Strong Island" – performed by JVC-Force
• "Fresh Is the Word" – performed by Mantronix
• "Push It Along"
• "Footprints"
• "Butter"
• "Electric Relaxation"
• "Excursions"
• "Award Tour"
• "Find a Way"
• "He's My DJ (Red Alert)" – performed by Sparky D
• "Youthful Expression"
• "On the Run" – performed by Jungle Brothers
• "Black Is Black" – performed by Jungle Brothers feat. Q-Tip
• "The Promo" – performed by Jungle Brothers feat. Q-Tip
• "Distant Land (Hip Hop Drum Mix)" – performed by Donald Byrd
• "Spinning Wheel" – performed by Lonnie Smith
• "Ham n' Eggs"
• "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo"
• "Bonita Applebum"
• "Ain't Hip to Be Labeled a Hippie" – performed by De La Soul
• "African Cry" – performed by The New Birth
• "Nomusa" – performed by Ndikho Xaba & The Natives
• "Buddy" – performed by De La Soul feat. Q-Tip
• "Jazz (We've Got)"
• "Buggin' Out"
• "Oh My God (Remix)"
• "Lyrics to Go"
• "Inside My Love" – performed by Minnie Ripperton
• "Clap Your Hands"
• "God Lives Through"
• "On Love" – performed by David T Walker
• "Crew"
• "Daylight" – performed by Yesterday's New Quintet
• "Donna" – performed by Phil Hewitt Jazz Ensemble
• "Baby Phife's Return"
• "Margaret Song" – performed by Money Mark
• "Life Is Better" – performed by Q-Tip feat. Norah Jones
• "Stressed Out"
• "The Chase Part 2"
• "Midnight"
• "Get a Hold"

Reception[]

Critical response[]

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest has received largely positive reviews from critics with a current 90% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 59 reviews, with the critics' consensus saying, "This documentary focuses less on the music and more on the personality clashes and in-group tensions to great, compelling effect."^[2]

Accolades[]

References[]

External links[]

• Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest at IMDb
• Official website