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PHIFE DAWG, A Tribe Called Quest
Independent Film Quarterly's Shawn Lukaszewicz sat down with Phife Dawg before the LA Premiere of BEATS, RYHMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST.

BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST is a
documentary film directed by Michael Rapaport about one of the most influential and
groundbreaking musical groups in hip-hop history.

A Tribe Called Quest is widely recognized as one of the most innovative, influential, and revered
hip-hop groups of all time. Known for their unique approach to rap music by employing jazz
infused soundscapes to Afro-centric rhymes, their sound was a decisive and welcomed tangent of
the genre. Discarding the jaded, aggressive posturing associated with hip-hop, A Tribe Called
Quest was largely responsible for the popularity of a new style that dominated the East Coast
sound of the early 1990s, and has been called the most intelligent, artistic rap group of that
decade.