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

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

by SxcMovieChic

Well worth watching...even for a second time....

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by theverve

If you are a fan of Tribe or a music historian, you'll want to see this from the perspective if a geeky white guy just like myself!...

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by stephjenks

Beats, Rhymes & Life, is a great effort from actor turned director Michael Rappaport. As a longtime fan of A Tribe Called Quest they've always been icons in my eyes. This movie made them human for me...

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

The best material, however, keeps returning to the unstable power dynamic between Q-Tip and Dawg. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Beats is a welcome blast of '90s nostalgia, taking us back to a time - and a sound - that pulsates with optimism. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Joe Neumaier

Even those who never joined the cult of A Tribe Called Quest will find this clear-eyed chronicle of their career irresistible. Read full review

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
| Jennie Punter

A combination of timing, access, a visual aesthetic that reflects ATCQ's Afrocentric "surface philosophy" (as the crew's look is described) and, most importantly, story-conscious editing elevates the doc above the norm. Read full review

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Phife Dawg, Q-Tip and Jarobi White in "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest."