A Tribe Called Quest: Last News

De La Soul have announced that they will soon be officially releasing their rare 1994 EP ‘Clear Lake Audiotorium’, which features A Tribe Called Quest – find out more below.Over the weekend, the legendary rap group took to social media to announce the upcoming release, which has been confirmed for March 7. ‘Clear Lake Audiotorium’ will be available on digital platforms, with limited-edition CD and vinyl now available for pre-order – you can get your copy here.The group wrote of the rare recording: “Originally pressed in 1994 as an exclusive promotional release for select DJs, ‘Clear Lake Audiotorium’ has achieved near-mythical status among collectors.

Q-Tip has commented on whether hip-hop needs another subgenre after fellow legend 9th Wonder says there needs to be.Recently, 9th Wonder said on X/Twitter that he had been telling “folks for at least 20 years now” that hip-hop needs a new subgenre. The esteemed DJ-producer cited the albums Common and Pete Rock respectively released this year, and said they should file into a category called “Adult Contemporary Hip-Hop”.“Tell that to the moment in music history when they created the term ‘Neo-Soul’,” the North Carolina star said, comparing his suggestion to the creation of the R&B subgenre.

Q-Tip has received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College Of Music for “his forward-thinking artistic vision”.Earlier this month, the rap legend, jazz artist Ledisi, and Puerto Rican bandleader Gilberto Santa Rosa were all honoured by the prestigious music institute.Last Saturday (May 11), the A Tribe Called Quest member took to Instagram to celebrate himself and his co-honorees alongside a photo of him wearing a customised cap and gown, along with a scarf that read: “Black excellence”.“Thank you again to the folks at Berklee for the honour bestowed,” he wrote. “What a great time to share [with] dear friend @ledisi and new friend @santarosalive and CONGRATS to the class of 2024! I’m still pinching [pinching emoji] #berkleecollegeofmusic.”Check out a screenshot in the post below.Q-Tip receives honorary doctorate at Berklee College of Music: "Still pinching [myself]" pic.twitter.com/iGBex1BmK7— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) May 12, 2024Berklee College said that Q-Tip was honoured for “his forward-thinking artistic vision, which merges rap, jazz, and other styles with socially conscious lyrics, as well as for his impact as a producer, actor, educator, and cultural ambassador”.The college also shared a quote from the New York rapper’s speech to the graduating class: “To choose this path [of the artist] is a courageous choice indeed.

Oasis, Ozzy Osbourne and Mariah Carey are among the nominees.There are also nominations for Sinead O’Connor, Cher, Sade, Mary J. Blige, Jane’s Addiction and A Tribe Called Quest. Other finalists include Dave Matthews Band, Peter Frampton, Eric B.

Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, has died aged 88.He passed away last Friday (December 29) at a hospital in LA and although his cause of death has not been disclosed, his manager Alan Abrahams told NBC News McCann developed pneumonia a week ago.McCann, who is best remembered for 1967 protest song ‘Compared To What’, alongside saxophonist Eddie Harris, was also famous for being sampled by over 300 artists including Warren G., Slick Rick, Cypress Hill, and Nas.Some of his most famous samples include Notorious B.I.G.’s ’10 Crack Commandments’, which uses McCann’s composition ‘Vallarta’, Snoop Dogg and Dr.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem has been revealed — check out all the songs from the new animation below.Directed by Jeff Rowe and produced/written by “permanent teenager” Seth Rogen, Mutant Mayhem is Paramount’s latest attempt to bring the crime-fighting turtles to the big screen. It boasts and all-star voice cast, including Rogen himself, Jackie Chan, Paul Rudd, Rose Byrne, and Maya Rudolph, while the titular reptiles are voiced by newcomer teenagers.The official synopsis for the film reads: “After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers.

Two of the most revered and storied albums in the rap canon are to be archived in the Library of Congress it has been announced today. Wu-Tang Clan's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest.

Since Phife Dawg's death in 2016 the world has only heard A Tribe Called Quest's triumphant final album We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service. That album was one of the last things Phife worked on prior to his passing and is an incredible final statement, but he was also putting in time in the studio as he recorded a new solo album.

A Tribe Called Quest‘s Phife Dawg has been shared – listen to ‘Forever’ below.The record, also called ‘Forever’, arrives on Tuesday (March 22) – six years to the day that Phife passed away aged 45.The founder member of the pioneering hip-hop group, real name Malik Taylor, died in 2016 from diabetes complications, following his involvement in A Tribe Called Quest’s sixth and final album, ‘We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service’. He had battled ill health for decades, having been diagnosed with diabetes in 1990.New song ‘Forever’ samples famous uses of the word in songs by the likes of Outkast and Wu-Tang Clan.Listen to it below.The new album will also see performances from a range of artists including Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul’s Maseo and Pos, among others.The forthcoming collection has been completed using notes that Phife left behind, which include details of how he envisaged the album sounding.Throughout the past year, a string of posthumous Phife Dawg singles have been released by his estate.

A Tribe Called Quest have shared details of a new posthumous album from late band member Phife Dawg.The record, called ‘Forever’, arrives on March 22 – six years to the day that Phife passed away aged 45.The founder member of the pioneering hip-hop group, real name Malik Taylor, died in 2016 from diabetes complications, following his involvement in A Tribe Called Quest’s sixth and final album, ‘We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service’. He had battled ill health for decades, having been diagnosed with diabetes in 1990.The new album will see performances from a range of artists including Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul’s Maseo and Pos, among others.The forthcoming collection has been completed using notes that Phife left behind, which include details of how he envisaged the album sounding.Tweeting about the album yesterday (March 15), A Tribe Called Quest wrote: “This has been a long time coming.

Jack White has teamed up with A Tribe Called Quest‘s Q-Tip for a brand new track called ‘Hi-De-Ho’ – listen to it below.The new collaboration is the latest preview of White’s upcoming new album ‘Fear Of The Dawn’, one of two records he’ll be releasing this year, alongside ‘Entering Heaven Alive’.Following on from the album’s title track and the blistering ‘Taking Me Back’, ‘Hi-De-Ho’ plays like a southern voodoo chant fed through a distorted vortex that blends rap, rock and electronica.White also shared ‘Queen Of The Bees’, a mellow acoustic number and the latest preview from ‘Entering Heaven Alive’. “I feel lonely/ When I’m left all alone/ I feel homely/ When you leave me at home,” he sings on the puckish song.You can check out both tracks below:White announced both ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ and ‘Entering Heaven Alive’ back in November of last year.

A Tribe Called Quest rapper that also features Redman and Illa J.‘French Kiss Trois’ follows on from Phife’s ‘French Kiss Deux’, which was released earlier this year and also featured Illa J. It comes after Redman heard the original version in May and reached out, wanting to add his own verse.Given the track’s nod to the city of Montreal, ‘French Kiss Trois’ arrives alongside a fitting video directed by Redman himself along with Tony Reames and Konee Rock, with Phife’s longtime friend Dion “Roots” Liverpool executive producing.The clip features both Red and Illa J along with Phife Dawg’s widow Deisha Taylor.

A Tribe Called Quest have sold a portion of their song royalties to a lucky bidder in the form of an NFT (non-fungible token).The iconic rap group – consisting Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and the late Phife Dawg – announced earlier this week that they had joined forces with music royalties marketplace Royalty Exchange for their first foray into the world of cryptocurrency.Up for grabs as part of the auction, which started at $35,000 (£25,300), was 1.5 per cent of sound recording royalties from the group’s first five albums, which starts with their 1990 debut ‘People’s Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm’ and runs through to 1998’s ‘The Love Movement’.On Thursday (July 1), a bidder named Stephen F won the NFT with a winning bid of