August 13: Phife From A Tribe Called Quest @ Crown Room | Love Loungers, Luck One, 1 Hour Free Drinks
From our friends at Lifeisaparty:
Phife from A Tribe Called Quest
W/ Luck One, The Love Loungers
Saturday, August 13
9:30 p.m. | $10 | 21+
Crown Room
205 NW Fourth Avenue
Simply put, Phife is a hip hop legend. As a member of the acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest, with high school classmates Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (and for a short time Jarobi White), ATCQ went on to become one of the pioneering groups in the spread of positive hip hop. In addition to being a member of A Tribe Called Quest and the Native Tongues collective, Phife has performed in songs with countless other artists.
He was featured on tracks with Fu-Schnickens, Diamond D, Pete Rock, Black Sheep, De La Soul, Prince Paul, Chi-Ali and Hi-Tek. In 2000, he released his debut solo album, Ventilation: Da LP. Currently, Phife is anticipating a second album titled Songs in the Key of Phife. He stated on Billboard’s website that he has been collaborating with Method Man, Faith Evans, De La Soul, and Redman, as well as his fellow ATCQ bandmates. Look for two new mixtapes from Phife to come soon, as well as a full N. American and European tour to support the release of the documentary ¬ËœBeats, Rhymes, Life: A Tribe Called Quest.¬Â
A classically trained musician since childhood and son of an on-again, off-again jazz musician, Luck-One (Hanif Collins) has always been dynamic in his approach to the music that would grow to be his life's calling. Nearly ten years ago, as Luck was on the verge of releasing his debut LP Live From the Underground with his now defunct group, Seventh Science, he was arrested on robbery and gun charges. After being tried as an adult under Oregon's mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines, the 17-year-old would tragically wind up serving over half a decade behind penitentiary bars.
While serving time, Collins voiced his critique of the prison system through the orchestration of food strikes, and organized prisoners previously divided along racial and political lines, around common causes. Throughout his sentence, the force of Collins's activism would cause him to serve over two years in solitary confinement, yet he continued to sharpen his social awareness through study and observation. By the time of his release he had managed to teach himself a second language, compose thousands of songs, and study marketing in a self-motivated effort to emerge from the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution a savvy businessman.
