Michael Rapaport’s documentary on A Tribe Called Quest, titled Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, was awarded the prestigious Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the L.A. Film Festival.

Rapaport shared his excitement upon hearing the good news.

Im on the plane from LA 2 NYc and I just read @ATCQmovie WON the audience award at @LAFilmFest HOLLLY SH*T!!!!!!Im gonna get thrown offless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyMichael Rapaport
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I cant it @ATCQmovie won an award and Im on a F’ing plane. @LAFilmFest Im sorry I missed thisless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyMichael Rapaport
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The film originally resulted in Q-Tip denouncing its release, though the group recently voiced its support for the release. Ali Shaheed Muhammad explained, “I’m representing Q-Tip. We’re happy with the finished version. If none of us were fine with this, no one would be seeing the film.”

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