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.

Career Overview

Q-Tip has 43 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently The Hood Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Prison Song, A Tribe Called Quest: Tibetan Freedom Concert, A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

43

Birth Date

1970-04-10 00:00:00

Birth Place

Harlem, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Prison Song
• 

  A Tribe Called Quest: Tibetan Freedom Concert
• 

  A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology
• 

  Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope Tour
• 

  Love Goggles
• 

  Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• The Hood Collection (1 titles)
• The Hunger Games (1 titles)
• Men in Black (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Phife Dawg (2 collaborations)
• Ali Shaheed Muhammad (2 collaborations)
• Mary J. Blige (1 collaborations)
• Harold Perrineau (1 collaborations)
• Fat Joe (1 collaborations)
• Ian 'Blaze' Kelly (1 collaborations)
• Eric McCollum (1 collaborations)
• Denee Rivera (1 collaborations)
• Justin 'DJ' Spaulding (1 collaborations)
• Javier Nunez (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (37 credits)

  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Love Goggles

    Complex

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • A Tribe Called Quest: Tibetan Freedom Concert

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Legacy of J Dilla

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • WeCrashed

    - Hustle Harder (2022) ... Q-Tip actor actors
    2022
  • Devil's Pie: D'Angelo

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Survivor's Guide to Prison

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square

    Self - Singer

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Breaking a Monster

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Nas: Time Is Illmatic

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • What Difference Does It Make?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    - Colin Firth, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nas featuring Q-Tip, John Oates (2014) ... Self actor actors
    2014
  • Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Minnie Riperton Story

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Cadillac Records

    Hip Hop Artist

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • She Hate Me

    Vada Huff

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Death of a Dynasty

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors

    - Anne Heche, Tom Anderson, Q-Tip (2007) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    - Penelope Cruz, Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Q-Tip (2009) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Prison Song

    Elijah Dixon

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Disappearing Acts

    Reggie Baptiste

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Beastie Boys: Video Anthology

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope Tour

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Free Tibet

    Self - A Tribe Called Quest

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Rhyme & Reason

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Poetic Justice

    Markell

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Late Show with David Letterman

    - Jim Parsons, Geoffrey Canada, Mark Ronson with Q-Tip and MNDR (2010) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    1993
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Dave Chappelle with A Tribe Called Quest (2016) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    1975
  • The Grammys

    - The 68th Annual Grammy Awards (2026) ... Self actor actors
    1959

• sound (3 credits)

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

    songs

    sound
    2014
  • The Great Gatsby

    songs

    sound
    2013
  • Men in Black

    songs

    sound
    1997

• production (1 credits)

  • The Hip Hop Project

    associate producer

    production
    2006

• writing (2 credits)

  • Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos

    musical

    writing
    2004
  • Prison Song

    writer

    writing
    2001