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.
Movies 32
Poetic Justice
as Markell
1993
Cadillac Records
as Hip Hop Artist
2008
She Hate Me
as Vada Huff
2004
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
2018
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
as Self
2025
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
as Self
2008
Disappearing Acts
as Reggie Baptiste
2000
Death of a Dynasty
as Self (uncredited)
2003
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
as Self
2011
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
as Self
2014
Prison Song
as Elijah Dixon
2001
The Minnie Riperton Story
2009
ASAP Rocky – The Assault in Stockholm
as Self (archive footage)
2026
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
2019
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
2012
The Legacy of J Dilla
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square
as Self - Singer
2016
Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope Tour
as Self
1998
Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
as Self
2000
Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos
as Self
2004
A Tribe Called Quest: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
as Self
Rhyme & Reason
as Self
1997
Free Tibet
as Self - A Tribe Called Quest
1998
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
2002
Love Goggles
as Complex
What Difference Does It Make?
as Self
2014
A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology
2002
Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits
as Self
2005
Breaking a Monster
as Self
2015TV Shows 15
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Teddy Bear / Roach (voice)
1995
The Chris Rock Show
1997
Yo! MTV Raps
as Self
1988
WeCrashed
as Q-Tip
2022
Mark Twain Prize
as Self - Musical Guest
1999
JANET JACKSON.
as Self
2022
Soundbreaking
as Self
2016
MADtv
as Self
1995
The Grammys
as Self
1959