From A.V. Club:
Actor-turned-filmmaker Michael Rapaport has deep roots in the hip-hop community: He got his big break playing half of an interracial couple in 1992's Zebrahead, a film whose soundtrack introduced the world to Nas, before going on to play a deeply confused, suspiciously Semitic-looking neo-Nazi opposite Busta Rhymes and Ice Cube in John Singleton's Higher Learning. He's also costarred opposite Woody Allen in Small Time Crooks and Mighty Aphrodite and stolen scenes as the obnoxious antagonist in the 2009 dark comedy Big Fan. Through it all, Rapaport has remained deeply invested in hip-hop as a fan and as a filmmaker. He recently made his feature-length directorial debut with Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest, a powerful, unexpectedly moving film about the legendary New York hip-hop outfit that focuses on the emotionally charged love-hate relationship between perfectionist frontman Q-Tip and lovable sidekick Phife Dawg. The A.V Club spoke to Rapaport at the Sundance film festival this year about killing his babies (metaphorically speaking), Q-Tip's complicated feelings about the documentary, and whether there will ever be another Tribe Called Quest album.
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