Acknowledging the monumental loss of Malik "Phife Dawg" Taylor, who passed away in March, Q-Tip went on to stress that Phife "left us with the blueprint of what we had to do." The announcement hints that longtime Tribe collaborators Busta Rhymes and Consequence will be featured on the new record.Ī new mural dedicated to the group was completed in Queens earlier this summer, and a section of Jamaica's Linden Boulevard, where a teenage Q-Tip and Phife often hung out and practiced rapping, will be co-named in Taylor's honor this fall.ĭedicated fans of the group (which also includes producer/DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad and utility man extraordinaire Jarobi White) have long held out hope for a sixth A Tribe Called Quest record. ![]() "As we left 30 Rock I felt the need, we all did, to get back to the studio and start that Cookup!!" Tip wrote. In the note, Q-Tip explains that the album was sparked by A Tribe Called Quest's reunion performance on NBC last November, which took place the same night as the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris. ![]() The news was confirmed by Q-Tip in a handwritten note posted to Facebook late Thursday night, in which the MC confirms that the long-anticipated LP does exist and, yes, Phife Dawg is on it. ![]() The dream of every old-school hip-hop head is coming true: A Tribe Called Quest's sixth and final album will be released November 11th.
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