Artist description Member of the now-disbanded Manhattan, NY, rap group called A Tribe Called Quest. Song "Vivrant Thing," is the first single from VIOLATOR THE ALBUM, a compilation of new tracks from the Violator Records/Management artists including Busta Rhymes, Mobb Deep, Noreaga, Mysonne, Cam'ron, Missy Elliott, and more.

Music Style Hip Hop

Similar Artists A Tribe Called Quest

Artist History A Tribe Called Quest, featuring Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammed, and Phife were part of the Native Tongues collective with Queen Latifah and the Jungle Brothers. August 1989 debut, "Description Of A Fool," was followed by the hit, "Bonita Applebum." Q-Tip appeared on Deee-Lite's 1990 hit, "Groove Is In The Heart," before Quest's own biggest success in 1991: "Can I Kick It?" The song epitomized ATCQ's jazz/hip hop. As members of the Native Tongues Posse, Quest passed on the message of Africentricity, a theme emphasised in their music. Q-Tip guested on De La Soul's "Me Myself And I." The CD LOW END THEORY featured Miles Davis/John Coltrane's jazz bassist Ron Carter. It also had the controversial song, "The Infamous Date Rape." Other cuts from that CD used samples from Lou Reed, Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind and Fire to great success. MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS followed to platinum sales. Q-Tip appeared in the 1992 film, "Poetic Justice," opposite Janet Jackson, and helped produce Tony!Toni!Tone! (whose Raphael Wiggins made an appearance on MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS), Nas, Tiger, Apache and Shaquille O'Neal. At the first Source Magazine hip hop awards in 1994, ATCQ were named Group of The Year. After a long absence, the group released BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE in 1997; it debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart.

Group Members Q-Tip

Instruments Mic

Location New York, York - USA

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