A hard-core fan himself, Rapaport sets out on tour with A Tribe Called Quest in 2008, when the group reunited to perform sold-out concerts across the country, almost ten years after the release of their last album, The Love Movement. As he travels with the band members (Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi White), Rapaport captures the story of how tenuous their relationship has become; and how their personal differences and unresolved conflicts continue to be a threat to their creative cohesion. When mounting tensions erupt backstage during a show in San Francisco, the viewer gets a behind-the-scenes look at their journey and contributions as a band and what currently is at stake for these long-time friends and collaborators.

• Michael Rappaport
• Mos Def
• Common
• Ludacris
• Q-Tip
• Mary J. Blige
• Mike D
• Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
• Ghostface Killah
• Adam Yauch
• Pete Rock
• Adam Horovitz
• Phife Dawg
• Ali Shaheed Muhammad
• Pharrell Williams
• Jarobi White

Genres:

Documentary, Music

Release date:

2011-01-22

External links:

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Trav... at IMDB Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Trav... at Wikipedia