Hip-hop’s economic evolvement has made it nearly impossible for groups to remain self-contained, but the breakup of A Tribe Called Quest was especially disheartening. After culminating their decade long run of influence with, The Love Movement, Tribe loyalists immediately shifted gears, and turned their attention to frontman Q-Tip’s solo-debut Amplified; delegating the group’s oft-neglected Phife [cont.]

HHS: It’s kind of impossible for me to not touch on your past, A Tribe Called Quest. On the last album, The Love Movement, where were each of you’ll as far as being a unit for the future? Phife: “Definitely not, everybody was spread out, doing their own thing already. The vibe was kinda… Well, [cont.]

The big question to this song is whether Phife is calling out Q-Tip on “Flawless”. His slams are nameless and trans-gender (since he’s talking about halter tops and purple bras) but listen to this dis-laced tirade and you gotta cock your head and say..hmm, “go ‘head/play yourself with those ho’ like hooks/sing ballads if it’s [cont.]