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Q-Tip

Actor and writer, also producer · Born April 10, 1970 (56) · 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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 10, 1970 (56)
From
Harlem, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and writer, also producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 38% in 30 days

What are Q-Tip's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
37%
Self
27%
Bonds
16%
Power
8%
Ideas
7%
Survival
5%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
3
Bittersweet
2
Romantic
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Q-Tip's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Q-Tip's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

22 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 29 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Turn Him Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Bruthaload 13: Booty Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • WeCrashed(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Q-Tip

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Devil's Pie: D'Angelo(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1(2014)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Great Gatsby(2013)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Minnie Riperton Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Cadillac Records(2008)

    as Hip Hop Artist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Hip Hop Project(2006)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Musical

  • She Hate Me(2004)

    as Vada Huff

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Prison Song(2001)

    Producer · Writer · as Elijah Dixon

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Disappearing Acts(2000)

    as Reggie Baptiste

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Men in Black(1997)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Chris Rock Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Teddy Bear / Roach (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Poetic Justice(1993)

    as Markell

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Tribe Called Quest: Tibetan Freedom Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Love Goggles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Complex

Career shape

Star power in the 60th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles, 20 of them dated from 1993 to 2024; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (2015)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) (2025)

Film career

19932024

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 22: 16 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thWriting2 of 22: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 22: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 22: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2000s9 · 7 acting · 3 crew2010s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew2020s3 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Q-Tip's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

The Hip Hop Project (2006)

97th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Q-Tip work with?

People who share at least 2 of Q-Tip's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Common shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles