Q-Tip

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Q-Tip

Acting
Adult · 18+
Born 1970-04-10
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Harlem, New York, USA

Biography

Q-Tip, also known by his stage name Abstract and, since his conversion to Islam, by his changed name Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, is a founding member and MC of the internationally successful hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Q-Tip is currently signed to G.O.O.D.

Filmography

47 credits across movies and TV

Prison Song
Movie

Prison Song

2001 · Elijah Dixon

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Movie

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

2011 · Self

The Legacy of J Dilla
Movie

The Legacy of J Dilla

2023 · Self (archive footage)

Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope Tour
Movie

Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope Tour

1998 · Self

The Minnie Riperton Story
Movie

The Minnie Riperton Story

2009

What Difference Does It Make?
Movie

What Difference Does It Make?

2014 · Self

Breaking a Monster
Movie

Breaking a Monster

2015 · Self

Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Movie

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

2014 · Self

Love Goggles
Movie

Love Goggles

Complex

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Movie

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012 · Self

Cadillac Records
Movie

Cadillac Records

2008 · Hip Hop Artist

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Movie

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

2015

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
Movie

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology

2000 · Self

Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits
Movie

Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits

2005 · Self

She Hate Me
Movie

She Hate Me

2004 · Vada Huff

Poetic Justice
Movie

Poetic Justice

1993 · Markell

Survivor's Guide to Prison
Movie

Survivor's Guide to Prison

2018 · Self

Disappearing Acts
Movie

Disappearing Acts

2000 · Reggie Baptiste

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Movie

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

2008 · Self

Rhyme & Reason
Movie

Rhyme & Reason

1997 · Self

Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square
Movie

Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square

2016 · Self - Singer

Bruthaload 13: Booty Bandits
Movie

Bruthaload 13: Booty Bandits

2024

Free Tibet
Movie

Free Tibet

1998 · Self - A Tribe Called Quest

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025 · Self (archive footage)

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Movie

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

2025 · Self

Death of a Dynasty
Movie

Death of a Dynasty

2003 · Self (uncredited)

Turn Him Out
Movie

Turn Him Out

2024

Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
Movie

Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras

2002

A Tribe Called Quest: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Movie

A Tribe Called Quest: Tibetan Freedom Concert

Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
Movie

Devil's Pie: D'Angelo

2019

Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Movie

Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

Self

A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology
Movie

A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology

2002

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self

MADtv
TV

MADtv

1995 · Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self - Musical Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · Self

The Chris Rock Show
TV

The Chris Rock Show

1997

WeCrashed
TV

WeCrashed

2022 · Q-Tip

Yo! MTV Raps
TV

Yo! MTV Raps

1988 · Self

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995 · Teddy Bear / Roach (voice)

Saturday Night Live
TV

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self

JANET JACKSON.
TV

JANET JACKSON.

2022 · Self

Mark Twain Prize
TV

Mark Twain Prize

1999 · Self - Musical Guest

The Grammys
TV

The Grammys

1959 · Self

Late Show with David Letterman
TV

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · Self - Musical Guest

Soundbreaking
TV

Soundbreaking

2016 · Self