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SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL RELEASE FOR MICHAEL RAPAPORT'S HIP-HOP DOCUMENTARY
BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST

New York, NY (April 26, 2011) - Michael Barker and Tom Bernard, Co-Chairmen of Sony Pictures Classics, announced that starting July 8th Michael Rapaport's Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest will commence its platform release. Following in the tracks of A Tribe Called Quest concerts, the release of the film mirrors that of a concert tour. "Sony's release strategy is a perfect tribute to the spirit of this film. I'm really excited to go on the road this summer and meet other true fans like myself" says Rapaport.

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A tribe Called Quest is a documentary film directed by Michael Rapaport about one of the most influential and groundbreaking musical groups in hip-hop history. Having released five gold and platinum selling albums within eight years, A Tribe Called Quest has been one of the most commercially successful and artistically significant musical groups in recent history, and regarded as iconic pioneers of hip hop. The band's mysterious break-up in 1998 shocked the industry and saddened the scores of fans, whose appetite for the group's innovative musical stylings never seems to diminish.

Rarely heard stories told by New York's legendary DJ Red Alert, Native Tongues members like Monie Love, the Jungle Brothers, Busta Rhymes, and De La Soul bring an intimacy to the days when young artists discovered the freedom of artistic expression, rejecting the confines of gangster rap and negative stereotypes. Chronicles of songs like "Scenario" and "Check the Rhime" paint a vivid picture of growing up in Queens, and how the band's unique approach to hip hop helped transform and influence the genre for years to come.

Other features in the film include interviews from the Beastie Boys, Kanye West, Pharrell, Mos Def, Santigold, Monie Love, Pete Rock, Large Professor, De La Soul, The Jungle Brothers and Common, all of whom attribute some combination of love, respect, and inspiration drawn from the legacy of A Tribe Called Quest.

Please visit www.beatsrhymesandlifemovie.com<http://www.beatsrhymesandlifemovie.com/> for up to date information and additional theatre announcements.

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