Watch A Tribe Called Quest Honor Phife Dawg With Powerful SNL Performance

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Watch A Tribe Called Quest's performances from the Dave Chappelle-hosted episode.

A Tribe Called Quest was the musical guest on the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live, and as expected, they brought the house down. The surviving members of the group assembled to perform a track from their brand new project We Got it From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service called "We The People." Q-Tip performed his opening verse, with hype man assistance from Jarobi White, while Ali Shaheed Muhammad held down the 1s and 2s. However, the highlight came when the vocals of Phife Dawg, who passed away earlier this year, entered, along with a colorful banner bearing his image. Tip and Jarobi made sure to hold the mic to Phife's lips, as well as supply some call-and-response vocals to his 16. 

Watch it below.



For their second performance, Tribe performed "The Space Program," the opening track from their new album. On the final coda of the track, Busta Rhymes and Consequence, who contribute throughout the new LP, joined Tip and the gang on stage, closing things off with a group hug.


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Tonight was special.. so blessed to see Dave host SNL tonight, and ATCQ had a great final album... such a great night. Dave even brought back my nigga Tyrone lmao with the walking dead skit!
12 0ReplyNovember 13, 2016
StarboyStarboy
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Q-tip is dope
8 0ReplyNovember 13, 2016
No one cares about Phife Dawg now since LA FLAME, Carti and Travis alive it's Fuck you ebro ass niggas!!!
2 0ReplyNovember 13, 2016
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾Fuck the trolls👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 Salute to Tribe
10 0ReplyNovember 13, 2016
Master RoshiMaster Roshi
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In other news. Connor McGregor is the new UFC Lightweight Champion!!!
2 0ReplyNovember 13, 2016
Kenny PowersKenny Powers
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RIP Phife.
8 0ReplyNovember 13, 2016
youtu.be/Bwp-RLcP6zI - 94' was a good year !
0 0ReplyNovember 13, 2016
Coner needs to give Alverez a remach fair and square then if he keeps the belt he needs to fight Tyron Woodley for calling him out so woodley can knock his lil a## out or fight George St Pierre so GSP can knock his lila## out. Hes on a wave in feather weight, he should consider steping up here to Walter weight where the real fun begain , haha . ttyl😴
1 0ReplyNovember 13, 2016
Derrick JohnsonDerrick Johnson
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Glad they set aside their differences and made another album for the love of hip hop
1 0ReplyNovember 13, 2016
presidenttrumppresidenttrump
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#trump 2020
1 0ReplyNovember 13, 2016
George GooneyGeorge Gooney
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memorable moment. RIP Phife
1 0ReplyNovember 13, 2016
BrennenButterBrennenButter
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Shit almost had me tearing up
0 0ReplyNovember 14, 2016