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Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Directed by
Michael Rapaport
R
2011
1h 37m
Documentary
,
Music
7.6
90%
90%
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Michael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows this innovative and influential band to this day.
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Cast of Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Mary J. Blige
Self
Common
Self
Q-Tip
Self
Michael Rapaport
Self
Phife Dawg
Self
Yasiin Bey
Self
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Self
Adam Horovitz
Self
Michael Diamond
Self
Ludacris
Self
Adam Yauch
Self
Pharrell Williams
Self
Ghostface Killah
Self
Pete Rock
Self
Questlove
Self
Jarobi White
Self
Busta Rhymes
Self
Freddy Rodríguez
Self
Too $hort
Self
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest Ratings & Reviews
Seattle Times
Andrew Matson
There are scenes toward the end of the movie that hint at a fuzzier tomorrow for Tribe, but you leave appreciating the music as it was, not hoping for anything else.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Dan DeLuca
The emotional honesty Rapaport captures on screen comes off as real, a cut above standard-issue Behind the Music drama in terms of believability.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Kevin C. Johnson
Despite accusations of nearly succumbing to spotlighting beefs over beats, the film comes off as an honest representation of a great group that's not to be forgotten.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
Somewhat against the odds, Rapaport manages to parlay his access and sycophancy into the plaint of a concerned fan: Please, fellas, squash this.
Arizona Republic
Randy Cordova
Thanks to a particularly even-handed job by director Michael Rapaport, the story emerges as compelling, even for non-fans in the audience.
Washington Post
David Malitz
Even as the band implodes, "Beats" flows as smoothly as Q-Tip on "Verses From the Abstract." It's the tension between the group's core members that really propels the film forward.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
The movie gets the beats and rhymes down pat, but the life part is a little messy. Oh well, two out of three ain't bad.
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
"Beats, Rhymes & Life" is a must for hip-hop heads. Others will either be won over or left wondering what all the fuss is about.
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.
AV Club
Nathan Rabin
Rapaport smartly focuses on the yin-and-yang duo of Q-Tip and Phife Dawg, the group's lead rappers, and a fascinating study in contrasts.
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub
An outstanding effort, and one of the more honest band biopics in recent years.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
A reminder, part "Behind the Music" and part something better, that even artists professing love and togetherness have a hard time keeping it going.
New York Times
Andy Webster
Rapaport, in his feature directorial debut, does an admirable job recounting the group's formation and dissecting its dissolution.
Los Angeles Times
Mark Olsen
The film serves both as a welcome document and reminder of the group in its prime, while also creating a portrait of lives still in motion, grown men trying to move on from yet respect the work of their younger selves.
Chicago Reader
Ben Sachs
This authorized documentary is more of a celebration of the legendary Queens quartet than a serious exploration of their art. But considering how brilliant they were at their peak, it's hard to disagree with the general sentiment.
NPR
Mark Jenkins
Rapaport, a longtime Quest fan, clearly admires Tip. He's just too forthright a storyteller to bury the tale of the quartet's acrimonious unraveling.
TheWrap
Alonso Duralde
But unlike so many movies about the rise and fall of successful bands, this one manages to capture the thrill of discovery that A Tribe Called Quest enjoyed, at least in their early years.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Logan Hill
it's Rapaport's mistake to spend so much time and energy unpacking something so much more obvious, and so much less interesting, than Tribe's music.
Austin Chronicle
Good vibes propel what is a fairly straightforward account of the band's formation, album output, and acrimonious breakup.
Slate
Jonah Weiner
Rapaport deserves credit for making a movie that's neither exploitative nor puffy, and in which we find ourselves rooting for these two friends to get over themselves and work things out.
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