Beats, Rhymes, And Life

In the opinion of many A Tribe Called Quest embody everything positive about the golden age of Hip Hop. A Tribe fundamentally changed the way many artists functioned at the time and shaped the music of the past two decades. In this documentary, Beats, Rhymes and Life, director Michael Rapaport takes us behind the scenes of this influential group.

As we find out in the opening moments of the film the group has had more than their fair share of differences over the years. The main culprits of these arguments, Phife and Q-Tip. The documentary does not blame one member or the other for the problems of the group, rather the film makes each member look as if they are fighting over petty comments and actions.

While the documentary focuses on the problems of Phife and Q, it also briefly touches on the two other members, Ali and Jarobi. Ali comes across as the cool and collected member who simply wants to make good music and Jarobi, as Q-Tip mentions, "is the heart" of A Tribe.

If you love A Tribe, music or just a fascinating story Beats, Rhymes, and Life is a film for you. Anyone who watches will recognize many of the men and women in the documentary who were inspired by this legendary group as the film puts into perspective how important A Tribe Called Quest was/is to Hip-Hop Culture.

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