In this extensive Interview with Montreality, Ali Shaheed of the legendary Tribe Called Quest speaks about:

- The type of student he was at school (0:11)
- Jobs he had as a teenager growing up (0:27)
- What he spent his 1st big paycheck on (2:55)
- The late great Chris Lighty, his ex-manager (3:29)
- The key to success (6:56)
- His passion for literature (8:13)
- What he would call his book, if he were to write one (8:58)
- His favorite cartoon character (9:12)
- His upcoming solo album (10:42)
- The likelihood of A Tribe Called Quest reunion (11:06)
- Memories of J Dilla (11:45)
- The reason why he doesn’t have any tattoos (12:37)
- His message to the youth (14:39)

If you are not a fan of the red, black and green, then you my friend isn’t a Mogul. In fact we may have to revoke your passport and leave you stranded in lame land. For those that know, here is a nice shirt to commemorate one of the greatest groups of all time, A Tribe Called Quest. However the word on the internets is that the shirt was limited to 20, and it is only being offered in Japan. So if you live in the land of the morning sun, click here. This shirt could be all yours.

Yeah you read that right Dres (Black Seep) and Jarobi (A Tribe Called Quest) have a new group EvitaN! Not sure what will all materialize from it, but let’s not ask questions. Just enjoy the track.

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Q-Tip had his cheek swapped and they found out the brother came from Djola.

Well that was quick. The Michael Rapaport documentary on A Tribe Called Quest comes out October 18th. For those of you who haven’t seen this movie, it is a must see. A well put together film on one of the GOAT groups. The DVD will have bonus footage as well as commentary from all members of the group.

Nike drops another Tribe Called Quest inspired shoe. This one takes a page from their classic album Low End Theory.Look for these at your local special Nike drop spot or online.

“A Tribe Called Quest consists of four members: Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phife Dog, Q-Tip, and Jarobe…a…e…i…o…u…and sometimes…y.”

Every since they ‘left their wallet in El Segundo’ my life has never been the same.

I have every Tribe contribution released, a gang of random underground mixes & of course collaborations including ‘Get It Together’ (Beastie Boys < another of my Favorite bunch of hip hop homeboys)

1990 People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

1991 The Low End Theory

1993 Midnight Marauders < I actually bought this at midnight the day of release in 1993

1996 Beats, Rhymes and Life

1998 The Love Movement < they came with Beastie Boys to the Marcus Arena – Milwaukee, WI – 08.11.98

Compilations>

1992 Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller

1999 The Anthology

2003 Hits, Rarities & Remixes

2006 The Lost Tribes

2008 The Best of A Tribe Called Quest

Solo ventures…

>Q-Tip

> Phife Dawg

> Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Good Lookin’ Out to Michael Rapaport!!!

Q-Tip brought out Kanye West to perform Award Tour with him at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival.

This is one of the only movies that I am looking forward to seeing this summer. Anything with A Tribe Called Quest in it would make my day. Hopefully you Moguls will be lucky enough to have this documentary playing at a theater near you.

Feels like we have been waiting for this since Heck was a pup!! And that is a long ass time!!! So long in fact that we damn near forgot all about this Michael Rappaport documentary.

Electric Relaxation has to be one Tribe Called Quest songs that I have listened to the most. And after thousands of press plays I had no idea what was said over the hook. “Relax your self, girl reset command” was my best guess, but I still didn’t believe that was what they said.

What did you think were the words of the hook?

Michael Rappaport speaks about his upcoming documentary on A Tribe Called Quest, Beats, Rhymes & Life.  I have been waiting for this film since I first heard of it a few years ago. I almost forgot all about it, so it is refreshing to see that the film is still a go.

Black Sheep – Flavor of the Month

De La Soul – Potholes In My Lawn

A Tribe Called Quest – After Hours

De La Soul – La La La

A Tribe Called Quest – The Chase Part II

Common – The Food

A classic album is a term that is thrown around way too much these days. To some people out there a classic album is one that includes the “hot” song of the day and a few other commercialized jams. With so much garbage being released it is hard not to call a “good” album classic, especially when compared to what is out currently. However a classic album is defined as a work of art that not only stands the test of time, but also can be played straight through with little to no skips. You may be able to get away with one skip, but most classic albums you can play from A – Z!  It is a hard mission, however some artist have  successfully created their moment in time and dropped a jewel on us, leaving a testament that we can vibe out to for years to come.

Every once in a while an artist or group gets into a zone where everything they drop is classic! Not one album, not two, but try about four or five classics in a row? Sounds hard doesn’t it? Well a select few have mastered the classic album making business during some point in their career. Leaving behind a body of work that speaks for itself cementing their legacy in the mind of the fickle public forever.

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