Roxane Gay

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest

15 Comments

1. August 1st, 2011 / 12:45 pm craig ronald marchinkoski—

   not sure if i should spend the ten to see it now in the theatre or wait to download it later 

2. August 1st, 2011 / 1:30 pm Jackson Nieuwland—

   Could have been better. What is covered is covered well but what was happening around the last two albums is largely ignored.

3. August 1st, 2011 / 3:59 pm Corey Zeller—

   I think I just came…

   Fucking love them.  I used to listen to them every day…EVERY DAY….when I worked at a car wash one winter.

   “Back in the days when a teenager, before I had status and before I had a pager…”

4. August 1st, 2011 / 4:02 pm Roxane—

   I am not that well versed in hip hop but I surely know Tribe. I love Q-tip so so so much.

5. August 1st, 2011 / 5:18 pm Corey Zeller—

   they’re great….but no Wu Tang…consult “Shame on a Nigga”…probably my favorite rap song ever.

6. August 1st, 2011 / 5:21 pm Corey Zeller—

   …and I just love rap.  When I get time, I’ll e-mail you a whole bunch of songs to look for.

   I just don’t like a lot of rap that has (and is) coming out of Atlanta (sorry Blake).

7. August 1st, 2011 / 6:14 pm craig ronald marchinkoski—

   that’s like saying _arrested development_ is good but not as good as _the wire_. we call that crazy talk. wu-tang might make my favorite hip hop song of all time, as well. “da mystery of chessboxin” is beautiful. 

8. August 1st, 2011 / 6:23 pm Corey Zeller—

   as beautiful as any song could ever be…

   and The Wire is epic…shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

9. August 1st, 2011 / 6:25 pm Roxane—

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaaFTNh3xY

10. August 1st, 2011 / 6:27 pm Corey Zeller—

    as a matter of fact, I’d argue that The Wire was the best show that has ever been on TV…even more so than other favorites of mine like The Sopranos, Deadwood, Twin Peeks, etc.

    The show is a greek tragedy…amazing!

    That last scene with Marlo on the street corner, wow!

11. August 1st, 2011 / 6:44 pm Scottmcclanahan—

    I’ve been dying to see this.  

12. August 1st, 2011 / 6:44 pm Rachel Parks—

    See it in a theater with good sound.  rock out. 

13. August 1st, 2011 / 6:46 pm Noellevida—

    I didn’t really think it was necessary to explain every album.  It wasn’t a “Behind-the Music” special. 

14. August 1st, 2011 / 10:17 pm craig ronald marchinkoski—

    prolly is probably the right choice.

15. August 1st, 2011 / 11:49 pm Jackson Nieuwland—

    But so much interesting stuff was going on around those albums. I wanted to know about the additions of Consequence and Dilla to the group