This is pretty awesome, seeing all these cats collaborate. In other news, the album, Cruel Summer, has been pushed back from it’s original August release date. As Kanye West himself said earlier this summer, there’s a real healthy sense of competition in hip-hop right now. But with all the crews gunning for that top spot, [cont.]

Q-Tip speaks with Shade 45′s All Out Show. He explains that he and Dr. Dre had a silent rivalry during the early 90′s, suggesting that the two competed with each other on a friendly level.

Q-Tip is the latest artist to sign with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint, in a move that seems like a perfect fit. He will release his next solo LP, The Last Zulu, in 2012 via the label. Q-Tip had this to say about the signing: I’m excited to be a part of the great iconic [cont.]

Two new tracks from Consequence’s forthcoming Curb Certified 2. “Soul Power” produced by Doc Da Mindbenda and Cons himself, while “Trust Fund Baby” is produced by Q-Tip.

Despite an unfortunate turn of events this year, cousins and former A Tribe Called Quest collaborators Q-Tip and Consequence have put past beefs aside, MTV’s RapFix reports. “After a very intense & extensive meeting, Q-Tip & myself have resolved our public & private issues,” Cons revealed in a statement. “With so many manufactured ‘beefs’ in [cont.]

In promotion of Yo! MTV Raps’ one night return, hitting December 4th, Busta and Q-Tip speak on the classic ATCQ/LONS collabo, “Scenario”.

Consequence calls into Street Disciplez Radio, and suggests he’s the reason Q Tip did a few tracks on the Watch the Throne album, promotes his new mixtape, and says beef with Pusha T isn’t squashed.

Cons says Kanye and him have spoken, but he and Q-Tip have not made amends.

Following the success of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Thone, many other rappers are following suit. Drake and Lil’ Wayne have announced that they will collaborate on an LP together, as have Cam’Ron and Jim Jones. Busta Rhymes is the latest to join the fray, as he recently revealed an interview with XXLMag.Com. But [cont.]

At the 2011 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, headliner Q-Tip brings out Kanye West and Busta Rhymes during his performance.

All three members of A Tribe Called Quest speak with Angie Martinez, Phife Dawg via telephone. Tip takes the spotlight to speak on the new film, Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest, in theaters this week. Check out a clip from the movie above, and the audio from the interview [cont.]

Damn, this shit almost brought a tear to my eye….. Appearances from Pharrell, Common, ?uestlove, Pete Rock, Beastie Boys, De La Soul, and more.

Consequence appeared on MTV’s RapFix Live today (that’s the entire episode above), revealing that he is no longer down with Kanye West or his cousin Q-Tip, who brought him into the game in his teenage years. Cons explained that his still unreleased sophomore LP, Cons TV, was to be executive produced by Kanye and Tip, [cont.]

Tip and Sha speak on the controversial “Beats, Rhymes, and Life” documentary on A Tribe Called Quest, with Sway of MTV. Additional clips in succession after the first clip.

As you can see from Q-Tip’s tweets, the Grammy’s fucked up big last night… We’re not talking about any of the awards (although we have some beefs there, too), but during the show’s in memoriam segment, where they left out Guru! Who’s gonna take the weight?

Michael Rappaport sits down with MTV at Sundance, discussing the controversies behind his recent A Tribe Called Quest documentary, Beats, Rhymes, & Life.

Q-Tip recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly about his plans for 2011. He will begin working on his next solo LP, The Last Zulu, in February, expecting to see it released by the end of the year or early 2012. He also plans to release the album in three different language versions, English, Spanish and French. [cont.]

Consequence kicked off the weekend and Tweeted this new Queens collaboration, taken from Movies On Demand 2, dropping soon. LISTEN: Consequence – “Fake ID” (feat. Q-Tip + Large Professor + Havoc) (MP3) Consequence – “Fake ID” (feat. Q-Tip + Large Professor + Havoc) (MP3)