A TRIBE Called Quest has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
At the annual ceremony in Cleveland, the iconic group was honoured in a heartfelt celebration of their groundbreaking contributions to music and culture, with Dave Chappelle delivering the induction.
Q-Tip, Jarobi White, and the parents of the late Phife Dawg accepted the award, while Ali Shaheed Muhammad was absent.
Chappelle paid tribute to their legacy, and a powerful video featuring André 3000, Mike D, and Questlove highlighted the group's profound impact.
“Tribe, I want to thank you for your service. What you’ve done for our culture means the world for me,” Chappelle said in his speech.
The celebration culminated in a dynamic medley of Tribe classics performed by De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, the Roots, Queen Latifah, Common, and Spliff Star.
In his acceptance speech, Q-Tip reflected on their journey: “What’s more rock and roll than the blues? But just like our predecessors, we had to find spaces on the outskirts of cities and towns, from a southern sun house off Robert Johnson Crossroads to a transformed room in a hood tenement on Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. The need to express burns in us with an art-fueled determination. A spark. The spark that embers within many of us in this room, and the spark that burned within the four of us boys in 1985 in New York City.”
The tribute began with Queen Latifah’s rendition of “Can I Kick It?,” joined by Black Thought and De La Soul’s Posdnous for “Check the Rhime,” and Common for “Bonita Applebum.” Busta Rhymes, who collaborated with Leaders of the New School on Tribe’s 1992 hit “Scenario,” blended the original and the remix for an electrifying performance.
This year’s inductees also included music legends Mary J. Blige, Cher, Kool & the Gang, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, and Ozzy Osbourne, showcasing a diverse array of influential artists in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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