Missy Elliott, one of 14 artists announced as nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Feb. 1, 2023. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Kurt Cobain of Nirvana (left) by Michael Ochs Archives, Q-Tip and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest (right) by Roger Kisby Getty Images hide caption
The Culture Corner: Nirvana And A Tribe Called Quest
Producer 9th Wonder speaks with student staff members at The HipHop Archive & Research Institute in Jan. 2018. Harold Shawn/Courtesy of The Hiphop Archive & Research Institute at Harvard hide caption
A Tribe Called Quest recontextualizes "The Space Program" with a conceptual look at the future. Apple Music/screenshot by NPR hide caption
A still from A Tribe Called Quest's "Dis Generation" video YouTube hide caption
In Bill Murray's Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil checks for his shadow every day on repeat. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Jarobi White and Q-Tip performing on Saturday Night Live on Nov. 12. Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images hide caption
Jarobi White (left) and Q-Tip (right) of musical guest A Tribe Called Quest pose with host Dave Chappelle (center) on Saturday. NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images hide caption
A Tribe Called quest performs at the 2013 SXSW music festival. Left to right: Jarobi White, Q-Tip, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. John Sciulli/Getty Images for Samsung hide caption
A Tribe Called Quest's debut album, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'We Didn't Wanna Be Anybody Else': A Tribe Called Quest Reflects On Its Debut
On September 29, 1998, Outkast's Aquemini came out the same day as A Tribe Called Quest's The Love Movement, Brand Nubian's The Foundation and Jay-Z's Vol. 2, Hard Knock Life. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A Tribe Called Quest in the early days. From left to right, Jarobi White, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Phife Dawg. Ernie Paniccioli/Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics hide caption