
Q-Tip
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Prison Song
as Elijah Dixon
2001

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
as Self
2011

The Legacy of J Dilla
as Self (archive footage)
2023

Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope Tour
as Self
1998

The Minnie Riperton Story
2009

What Difference Does It Make?
as Self
2014

Breaking a Monster
as Self
2015

Nas: Time Is Illmatic
as Self
2014

Love Goggles
as Complex
TBA

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
2012

Cadillac Records
as Hip Hop Artist
2008

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
as Self
2000
Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits
as Self
2005

Poetic Justice
as Markell
1993

She Hate Me
as Vada Huff
2004

Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
2018

Disappearing Acts
as Reggie Baptiste
2000

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
as Self
2008

Rhyme & Reason
as Self
1997
TV Appearances

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003

MADtv
as Self
1995

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest
2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003

The Chris Rock Show
1997

WeCrashed
as Q-Tip
2022

Yo! MTV Raps
as Self
1988

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Teddy Bear / Roach (voice)
1995

Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014

JANET JACKSON.
as Self
2022

Mark Twain Prize
as Self - Musical Guest
1999