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Yo, I'm surprised I haven't seen anything on the forum about "Beat, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest." The movie is now playing all over the place. Here's the list: http://www.sonyclassics.com/beatsrhymesandlife/dates.html
Plus, for those in the Bay area. Phife Dawg will be there this Saturday doing some Q&A. More info on that here: http://chumpchampion.com/2011/07/15/beats-rhymes-life-san-francisco-qa-with-me-deb-phife-dawg-the-sundance-kabuki/
LP
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MUST SEE!
Seriously such a great doc, in depth, personal, emotional, deep, captivating, great stories. CLASSIC!
new cat
Joined: Aug '09
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Can't wait to check this out. I'm worried that it might make Tip come off like he's an ego maniacal nut, but still.
EP
Joined: Nov '11
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As I am quite new did not see this post last year. As the film has just won a producers guild award thought it was a good time to throw in my opinion.
First of all can I say that I love this film. Amazing. Even if you are not a tribe fan it is a great doc' (but you should be a tribe fan)
Is just me or does Phife come across as a real knob? Could not get my head round his attitude. Surely they all agreed the film before release?!? Q-Tip comes across as a real, nice guy, hip hop lover, Phife as a person with mad issue's. Why would he agree to do it?!?!.
Gutted, because now when I drop some tribe I am thinking about how much of a bell-end phife is.
Agree, disagree? Holla back.
Plus, did any work out what Jarobi actually does?
P fan #1
Joined: Mar '11
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that's funny man, i thought it was actually Tip who came off as more of a dick than Phife.
especially the part where he was talking about the early 90s' dashikis and funky pants and he said some sh!t like
'the clothes don't make the man'... standing there all decked out in his 5th ave. P jacket, fedora, ascot and all...
diabetes is a hell of a disease, as anyone who has it or lived with it can tell you, and that's what played Phife. Tip's lack of empathy for his plight was evident multiple times throughout the film.
don't get me wrong, i love Tribe. QTip's got beats and flows for years and was ATCQ's driving force, but nothing he has done since can even come close. but of course,
that's just, uh, like, my opinion, mang.
i really felt bad for Ali after watching that flick. he was like the innocent bystander.
P fan #1
Joined: May '09
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Have it on bluray. Great doc. Established a radio show by the same new to tribute olskool with my pal: http://oifm.fi/?page_id=977 .
P fan #1
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I actually talked with Double at the Oakland show about this (I've got in on Blu-ray too, and watched it a couple days before the show), and he'd seen it. He said that he liked it a lot, but it was really rough on him, seeing Phife deteriorate the way he did (he's always been a huge Phife fan), so he probably won't be able to peep it again for a while.
I agree that it must SUCK for Ali and Jarobi. What do you do when things between your friends wind up like that? They both seem like really stand-up homies, and I feel like they were really the anchors. Ali brought the classic beats, and Jarobi, while he didn't actually do a full-on rap for any track, still provided a lot of support for the group through it all (he did the first album's narrative interludes too).
I'm a little disappointed that they didn't cover the movie's namesake album a bit more. It would've been interesting to see the whole story, not just albums 1, 2, 3 and then BOOM "rock the bells" tour. I probably would've been okay with them skipping The Love Movement though, haha. Not trying to diss... just... I happen to really like BR&L. It's a d*mn good album.
I think Phife and Q-Tip just let pride f*ck with them too much. I feel like Tip was the active "d*ck" and Phife was the passive "d*ck"... like... Tip could've been less "rockstar" / more empathy, and Phife could've tried to ease the sensitivity a bit. I'm not even gonna front, I've seen a lot of people go through hardcore bouts of diabetes (some of my friends even ended up getting limbs amputated), so I know that you're entitled to a bit of sensitivity, but Phife crossed that line a few millimeters.
I still think I'm slightly more on Phife's side though; Q-Tip's just never hit the highs that he did after ATCQ, and I think for cats like him and Busta Rhymes and Mos Def and a few others, they are drawn by the allure of the media machine and that commercialism, but they are trying to stay rooted, and... well, I think they've lost a piece of themselves to that allure. I hope I'm not riling anyone up here.
EP
Joined: Nov '11
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Think I should have stated that before I watched the film I was a big phife fan. Even brought his solo album against all the reviews I read. I also thought Q-tip was a bit of a 'big time charlie'. But when I watched it reversed my opinions. I did watch it with a group of people though. I will re-watch on my tod & take on board what you guys have said.
Got to agree with Sactown though, br&l album does not get enough time to shine.
P.S. The jarobi line was a joke, he seemed a good dude.
P fan #1
Joined: May '09
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I would like to watch this but I'm not able because my IP is not from US. http://respect-mag.com/q-tip-criticizes-michael-rapaports-beats-rhymes-and-life-documentary/ . Many sides to every story. It was nice to see that Q-Tip had Stark Reality's original LP's. I would like to have one 
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I have to say as a HUGE ATCQ fan i've been waiting and waiting for this......being in the UK though it seems it is on very limited release and as yet i cannot find any info on a UK DVD/Blu Ray release. Heard many different stories on the making of it....first it seems all of the tribe were behind it, then they weren't, then some were and it seems they are all good with it again. Tribe has been a big part of my musical life since i was 12 and without them i doubt i'd be on this forum now. So if anyone has any info on when i can get my hands on this gem i'd be very grateful.
EP
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MrQc said:
I have to say as a HUGE ATCQ fan i've been waiting and waiting for this......being in the UK though it seems it is on very limited release and as yet i cannot find any info on a UK DVD/Blu Ray release. Heard many different stories on the making of it....first it seems all of the tribe were behind it, then they weren't, then some were and it seems they are all good with it again. Tribe has been a big part of my musical life since i was 12 and without them i doubt i'd be on this forum now. So if anyone has any info on when i can get my hands on this gem i'd be very grateful[u].
I will be honest, I watched it off some web site as my mate has his pc wired up to his home cinema. Did not want to watch it that way, but as ever, in the uk we get a wack release date so felt like I had no choice. But before anyone starts hammering me for this I would like to state that when it is released I will be purchasing it. Not into piracy, but neeeeeeded to see the film as I love atcq.
P fan #1
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you can order the film direct from ATCQ
EP
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OceanMan said:
you can order the film direct from ATCQ
He's right you know.
http://www.myplaydirect.com/a-tribe-called-quest/details/26590746
it's still not available on my lovefilm account though! Pay day Friday. Yeah
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