Great documentary full of beats in all corners, from the groovy animation style to the way the interviewee rappers talk having a rhythm in everything they say, to the actual song samples that are wedged in to many scene transitions.
Love the animation style of the intro and throughout the documentary film. Very colorful and jazz like, full of shakes and bumps.
The documentary has a good flow and explores the history of A Tribe Called Quest in a cohesive way while also constructing dramatic tension. What's more the documentary covers subjects who clearly have a strong and loving bond which each other despite their differences, which is always nice to see within the rap world which glorifies argument and the so-called "beef." Everyone here is in touch with their feelings and articulate and they try to be honest with viewers instead of throwing shade. Whether or not Q-Tip is self centered as Phife Dawg claims (RIP) is up for debate, and which the documentary doesn't manage to fully resolve, but I imagine that's something difficult to establish in real life anyway.
I could have wished for some more analysis of the creation of the songs themselves, and how they came about, and were produced, but there were bits and pieces throughout. What also would've been helpful is to compare with other hip hop music that existed at the time.
All in all solid documentary, and a good foundation for other deep dives should you be interested in other facets of the phenomenonal A Tribe Called Quest.
Love the animation style of the intro and throughout the documentary film. Very colorful and jazz like, full of shakes and bumps.
The documentary has a good flow and explores the history of A Tribe Called Quest in a cohesive way while also constructing dramatic tension. What's more the documentary covers subjects who clearly have a strong and loving bond which each other despite their differences, which is always nice to see within the rap world which glorifies argument and the so-called "beef." Everyone here is in touch with their feelings and articulate and they try to be honest with viewers instead of throwing shade. Whether or not Q-Tip is self centered as Phife Dawg claims (RIP) is up for debate, and which the documentary doesn't manage to fully resolve, but I imagine that's something difficult to establish in real life anyway.
I could have wished for some more analysis of the creation of the songs themselves, and how they came about, and were produced, but there were bits and pieces throughout. What also would've been helpful is to compare with other hip hop music that existed at the time.
All in all solid documentary, and a good foundation for other deep dives should you be interested in other facets of the phenomenonal A Tribe Called Quest.