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Released Year: 2011
Runtime: 97 minutes
Genre: Documentary, Music
Directors: Michael Rapaport
Casts: Ludacris, Common, Pharrell Williams, Michael Rapaport, Yasiin Bey, Freddy Rodríguez, Mary J. Blige, Ghostface Killah, Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip, Michael Diamond, Too $hort, Ahmir-Khalib Thompson, Pete Rock, Adam Horovitz, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adam Yauch, Jarobi White
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(1 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)
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Village Voice -
Despite the passive-aggressive bickering, Beats, Rhymes & Life is not, thankfully, hip-hop's "Some Kind of Monster."
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Entertainment Weekly -
Beats is a welcome blast of '90s nostalgia, taking us back to a time - and a sound - that pulsates with optimism.
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IndieWire -
Showing the uneasiness of a first-time documentarian, Rapaport has a difficult time exploring the drama. That has extended beyond the movie itself and into a long-running media dispute with Q-Tip, who has refused to plug the movie.
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Los Angeles Times -
It is at its most vibrant when re-creating the energy of Tribe's original moment in the late '80s and early '90s, when the musicians brought a spirited, playful artfulness to the sometimes drearily self-serious world of hip-hop.
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New York Daily News -
Even those who never joined the cult of A Tribe Called Quest will find this clear-eyed chronicle of their career irresistible.
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Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011)
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.
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011)
(1 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2011
Runtime: 97 minutes
Genre: Documentary, Music
Directors: Michael Rapaport
Casts: Ludacris, Common, Pharrell Williams, Michael Rapaport, Yasiin Bey, Freddy Rodríguez, Mary J. Blige, Ghostface Killah, Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip, Michael Diamond, Too $hort, Ahmir-Khalib Thompson, Pete Rock, Adam Horovitz, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adam Yauch, Jarobi White
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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.
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Village Voice -
Despite the passive-aggressive bickering, Beats, Rhymes & Life is not, thankfully, hip-hop's "Some Kind of Monster."
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Entertainment Weekly -
Beats is a welcome blast of '90s nostalgia, taking us back to a time - and a sound - that pulsates with optimism.
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IndieWire -
Showing the uneasiness of a first-time documentarian, Rapaport has a difficult time exploring the drama. That has extended beyond the movie itself and into a long-running media dispute with Q-Tip, who has refused to plug the movie.
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Los Angeles Times -
It is at its most vibrant when re-creating the energy of Tribe's original moment in the late '80s and early '90s, when the musicians brought a spirited, playful artfulness to the sometimes drearily self-serious world of hip-hop.
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New York Daily News -
Even those who never joined the cult of A Tribe Called Quest will find this clear-eyed chronicle of their career irresistible.
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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.
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.
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.
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.