Alisha Acquaye https://www.birthplacemag.com/author/alishaacquaye/ New York Hip Hop - Music, News, Information and Events - NYC, NY Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:17:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 A Tribe Called Quest Documentary – Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/07/a-tribe-called-quest-documentary/ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:36:06 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=10101 A swirl of controversy surrounded Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, the Michael Rapaport-directed Behind The Music-esque documentary about veteran rap group A Tribe Called Quest, but in the end the film made it to theaters, receiving mainly positive reviews from the hip hop audiences who have seen it, as well as mainstream critics. Birthplace Magazine contributor Alisha Acquaye checked out the film, and shares her thoughts.

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]]> 2011 Fort Greene Festival With Mos Def Performance [Recap, Video] https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/07/2011-fort-greene-festival-with-mos-def/ Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:37:34 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=9913 This year's Fort Greene Festival enjoyed great weather, an enthusiastic crowd and featured several enjoyable musical performances, including the Mighty Mos Def who more than adequately repped for his borough. BirthplaceMag.com contributor Alisha Acquaye tells us how it went down.

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