A Tribe Called Quest Talks Beef with 2Pac, Passing of Phife and More with Drink Champs [Watch]

When news that the legendary group A Tribe Called Quest would be appearing on the hilarious podcast of Noreaga and DJ EFN, Drink Champs, in January- Hip-Hop rejoiced. Now two months later Drink Champs are at it again with the release of the video version of the infamous interview.

During the interview, ATCQ members Jarobi and Q-Tip (minus Ali Shaheed Muhammed) talk their latest release, We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service, going platinum in 21 countries and having the ability to sound current and classic simultaneously.

“When it comes to how we rock, there is always a certain level of integrity that we will always have no matter what,” Jarobi said. “So when it comes to how we create it’s just something special that we have always remained true to.”

In regards to the passing of Phife, Jarobi states that it’s still hard to deal with.

“I miss my dude,” said Tribe’s Jarobi of the passing of the late, great Phife Dawg. “I’m so f*cking proud because of the f*cking way he went out. He went out spazzing and having fun. It’s just funny because a lot of the shit we talk about [on the new album] is real and it’s kind of dark and shit. At the same time, this shit don’t sound oppressive. It could be a downer and Phife being the nigga that he was is a big part of the reason the tone was so like it is.”

Despite the success of their first album since 1998, Q-Tip says it will be the group’s last album.

“You can’t even really think about another Tribe [album] without that man,” he added. “That s— would have to be something else totally different because that man was the motor.”

Busta Rhymes has had a long history with Tribe; he burst to stardom with his guest verse on their 1992 classic “Scenario,” and was heavily featured on albums through the years.

“I’ve never felt happier in a group than I felt being a part with my brothers at this table,” he said. “The good s— about it is that they always made me feel like I was in Tribe anyways. That’s why I ended up on so many Tribe records. Whenever me and [his former group] Leaders [of the New School] wasn’t getting along, I’d come right to their studio and say ‘F*ck y’all niggas, y’all wanna act funny? Y’all wanna stunt on me? I’m going to my brothers, they’re going to roll out the red carpet, they gonna let me rhyme on every record they don’t wanna get on’ and I was made to feel like how I wasn’t made to feel in my own group.”

 

Check out the full interview below.

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