Q-Tip
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 10, 1970 in Harlem, New York, USA
- Active Years
- 1959–2025 (67 Years)
- Total Credits
- 53 credits in database
Acting Born Apr 10, 1970 Harlem, New York, USA 53 credits
Biography
Q-Tip works in acting. Born April 10, 1970 in Harlem, New York, USA. Archytele tracks 53 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Bruthaload 13: Booty BanditsTurn Him Out
The Legacy of J Dilla
WeCrashedJANET JACKSON.
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
Survivor's Guide to Prison
SoundbreakingAlicia Keys - Here in Times Square
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed LivesBreaking a Monster
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 · SongsNas: Time Is IllmaticWhat Difference Does It Make?
The Great Gatsby · Songs
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
The Minnie Riperton Story
Cadillac RecordsMiles Davis: Kind of Blue
The Hip Hop Project · Associate Producer
Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits
She Hate MeJanet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos · Musical
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live!The Ellen DeGeneres ShowDeath of a Dynasty
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti ExtrasA Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology
Prison SongPrison Song · Writer
Disappearing ActsBeastie Boys: Video Anthology
Mark Twain Prize
Free TibetJanet Jackson: The Velvet Rope Tour
Men in Black · SongsThe Chris Rock ShowRhyme & Reason
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildMADtv
Late Show with David LettermanPoetic Justice
Yo! MTV Raps
Saturday Night Live
The Grammys
Full Filmography
53 titles- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025) as Self
- Bruthaload 13: Booty Bandits (2024)
- Turn Him Out (2024)
- The Legacy of J Dilla (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- WeCrashed (2022) as Q-Tip
- JANET JACKSON. (2022) as Self
- Devil's Pie: D'Angelo (2019)
- Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018) as Self
- Soundbreaking (2016) as Self
- Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square (2016) as Self - Singer
- Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (2015)
- Breaking a Monster (2015) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) Songs
- Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014) as Self
- What Difference Does It Make? (2014) as Self
- The Great Gatsby (2013) Songs
- Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012) as Self
- Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011) as Self
- The Minnie Riperton Story (2009)
- Cadillac Records (2008) as Hip Hop Artist
- Miles Davis: Kind of Blue (2008) as Self
- The Hip Hop Project (2006) Associate Producer
- Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits (2005) as Self
- She Hate Me (2004) as Vada Huff
- Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos (2004) Musical
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Musical Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Death of a Dynasty (2003) as Self (uncredited)
- Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras (2002)
- A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology (2002)
- Prison Song (2001) as Elijah Dixon
- Prison Song (2001) Writer
- Disappearing Acts (2000) as Reggie Baptiste
- Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (2000) as Self
- Mark Twain Prize (1999) as Self - Musical Guest
- Free Tibet (1998) as Self - A Tribe Called Quest
- Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope Tour (1998) as Self
- Men in Black (1997) Songs
- The Chris Rock Show (1997)
- Rhyme & Reason (1997) as Self
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Teddy Bear / Roach (voice)
- MADtv (1995) as Self
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Musical Guest
- Poetic Justice (1993) as Markell
- Yo! MTV Raps (1988) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest
- The Grammys (1959) as Self
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 as Self
- A Tribe Called Quest: Tibetan Freedom Concert
- Love Goggles as Complex
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Q-Tip best known for?
Q-Tip is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including WeCrashed (2022), Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018), Rum Runners (1971), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014).
When and where was Q-Tip born?
Q-Tip was born on April 10, 1970 in Harlem, New York, USA.
How many credits does Q-Tip have?
Q-Tip has accumulated over 53 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1959 to 2025.
What is Q-Tip's background in cinema and television?
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.
Q-Tip by the numbers
53credits
38films
15TV series
1959–2025active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Grammys (1959) as Self — aged about 10
- Soundbreaking (2016) as Self — aged about 46
- WeCrashed (2022) as Q-Tip — aged about 52
- Cadillac Records (2008) as Hip Hop Artist — aged about 38
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest — aged about 5
- Mark Twain Prize (1999) as Self - Musical Guest — aged about 29
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