Person

Q-Tip

Acting · Born 1970-04-10 · Harlem, New York, USA

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.

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  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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  Late Show with David Letterman

  Self - Musical Guest

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  Saturday Night Live

  Self - Musical Guest

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  Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  Self

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  The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  Self

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  Men in Black

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  Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  Teddy Bear / Roach (voice)

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  The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

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  WeCrashed

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  The Great Gatsby

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• 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf (archive footage)
• 2025SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)Self
• 2024Turn Him Out
• 2024Bruthaload 13: Booty Bandits
• 2023The Legacy of J DillaSelf (archive footage)
• 2022WeCrashedQ-Tip
• 2022JANET JACKSON.Self
• 2019Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
• 2018Survivor's Guide to PrisonSelf
• 2016SoundbreakingSelf
• 2016Alicia Keys - Here in Times SquareSelf - Singer
• 2015Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
• 2015Breaking a MonsterSelf
• 2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1Songs
• 2014Nas: Time Is IllmaticSelf
• 2014What Difference Does It Make?Self
• 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
• 2013The Great GatsbySongs
• 2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Self
• 2011Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called QuestSelf
• 2009The Minnie Riperton Story
• 2008Cadillac RecordsHip Hop Artist
• 2008Miles Davis: Kind of BlueSelf
• 2006The Hip Hop ProjectAssociate Producer
• 2005Beastie Boys Solid Gold HitsSelf
• 2004Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The VideosMusical
• 2004She Hate MeVada Huff
• 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
• 2003Death of a DynastySelf (uncredited)
• 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
• 2002A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology
• 2002Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
• 2001Prison SongElijah Dixon
• 2000Disappearing ActsReggie Baptiste
• 2000Beastie Boys: Video AnthologySelf
• 1999Mark Twain PrizeSelf - Musical Guest
• 1998Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope TourSelf
• 1998Free TibetSelf - A Tribe Called Quest
• 1997Men in BlackSongs
• 1997Rhyme & ReasonSelf
• 1997The Chris Rock Show
• 1995MADtvSelf
• 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTeddy Bear / Roach (voice)
• 1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Musical Guest
• 1993Poetic JusticeMarkell
• 1988Yo! MTV RapsSelf
• 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest
• 1959The GrammysSelf
• —Love GogglesComplex
• —A Tribe Called Quest: Tibetan Freedom Concert
• —Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2Self