Posted March 19, 2013 by ocko 10 comments

A Tribe Called Quest Speak On Reuniting + Recording

A Tribe Called Quest, who performed a short set for anyone lucky enough to get into Prince‘s SXSW showcase, found time to kick it with Billboard for an interview. They say that their Austin performance was booked with just a weeks’ notice and that right now, they are happy to perform together. Q-Tip says that he is glad that they are still “here” and Jarobi speaks on how he thinks things have changed since they started. Tip also drops some more info on his forthcoming Last Zulu LP, revealing that the album will be out next year. In addition to featuring Busta Rhymes, the record could see a rare appearance from all of ATCQ (?!) welcome and unexpected news which arrives–along with the suprise SXSW show–right on the heels of Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s statement to the effect that they would do no such thing. Labeling the project a ‘concept album,’ Last Zulu Q-Tip went on to say that the LP will feature “traditional zulu beats” with “african drum breaks” (paging Okayafrica). Tip also says that he has recently done production work for Mariah Carey, John Legend, and D’angelo. While we wait patiently for new music to grow from these nuggets of info, check the interview below:

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GC

q-tip sounds a little slow…
markjtuggle

that interview was uncomfortable to watch. i sensed a lack of chemistry & resentment, particularly with ali shaheed & phife dawg, towards q-tip. i got the sense jacobi is the only man who likes or respects his vivrant thing.
- middleWave
  
  i don’t feel it was uncomfortable at all. the only thing missing was more input from phife dawg.
http://www.facebook.com/OrionPax49 Orion Pax

Ouit playin & Ya’ll make us some more good music …we need it !!!!! to many whack rappers on the air ways now
mike13337

honestly quit the beef and please get back together. atcq was the best, is the best and always will be one of the best rap groups ever. please safe hiphop/rap from the hole its gone down. we need atcq back with real lyrics, dope beats that you can actually bob your head to and real flow. none of that shit about money women and swag. we need real music back and its time for atcq to come back and make it happen. im still bumping your music to this day. please! i know im not the only one who wants a tribe called quest to come back.
- middleWave
  
  taking nothing away from them, a lot of tribe’s lyrics were about women and swag and sometimes money too. they were essentially old school swag rappers.
http://www.facebook.com/henry.jackson.3781 Henry Jackson

Shaheed looks like he’s not feeling it .
http://www.facebook.com/regisb1977 Regis Bethencourt

Mannnnn…… Im I the only one who just feel awkwardness here. LMAO. Phife dont EVEN have a mic…. Between him and Jarobi, I think they needed to give that damn mic to Phife for the interview. Then Phife up here making faces while the camera is off of him while they are talking about Tip’s album. I hope this is a genuine reunion because I care not only about the music, but about them too. Look like they made two 5th graders make up after a fight knowing you need to watch your back on the way home. lol.
middleWave

q-tip’s album next year?! damn, i recently heard it was going to be this summer.
Jose

Guys….. come back man…. do what you used to do and love it because you guys paved the roads that everyone drive on. Just do it and be yourselves, that’s what we want, bring back the energy!