Re: the tribe ends..?

John Dennett (jgd3@dimensional.com)
Tue, 25 Aug 1998 11:55:22 -0600


Hiya,

Yup, it's true. At the Beasties show in Denver, they stated that the
upcoming album available Sept. 29th (keeps pushing back!) in the US was the
last Tribe album. They then assured the crowd that they weren't "gonna
leave y'all hangin'" and they would still be "comin' on strong" in different
forms in the future. Then they proceeded to give a really heartfelt thanks
to the Beasties whom they credited as some of their biggest supporters
through highs and lows. I believe Q-Tip even said that there wouldn't be a
Tribe without the Beastie Boys.

What a loss. They've always been one of the best crews in the scene, IMHO,
and have kept me interested in rap music when it took a nosedive into all
the gangsta and Puffy crap.

Cheers!
John

>Hi,
>
>I hope it's again only a rumour but today's national paper reported that A
>Tribe Called Quest has made a statement that they would not make another
>album together and each member going its own way from now on. They would do
>a last thank you- tour through the US. What about a thank you tour through
>Europe??
>
>btw I heard the new Outside lp - Suspicious today and it's going to be big,
>really back to the sound of their former work which I like so much. Check it out...
>
>np: Idris Mohammed - House of the Rising Sun
>
>cheers,
>Jeroen
>
>