Editing A Tribe Called Quest (section)

=== 2006–2013: Reunion and touring ===
In 2006, the group reunited as a touring band, in part, to help Phife Dawg with his mounting medical expenses.<ref name="beats"/> They co-headlined that year's [[Bumbershoot]] festival in Seattle and performed several sold-out concerts in the U.S., Canada and Japan. The group also appeared on the 2K Sports Bounce Tour, promoting the ''[[NBA 2K7]]'' video game, with a [[Dan the Automator]] remix of their song "Lyrics to Go" appearing on [[Dan the Automator Presents 2K7|the game's soundtrack]].<ref name="biography"/> According to Phife Dawg at the time, A Tribe Called Quest planned to release an album, as they owed Jive one more in their six-album contract.<ref name="beats"/> Speaking about the possibility of a new album showing up that year, Phife Dawg said:

{{blockquote|Man, we was only 18–19 when we first got started. [When] we broke up we were still like 28. Now we are 35–36. It'd be real different being in the studio. It would be real interesting to see where Q-Tip is. It would all be on a much higher level. But we are all into such different stuff from way back then. We'd need at least a solid month to work on something. Trying to get all of us together for that much time ... I don't see that happening.<ref name="autogenerated2"/>}}

In 2007, A Tribe Called Quest was honored at the [[Hip Hop Honors#4th VH1 Hip Hop Honors (2007)|4th VH1 Hip Hop Honors]], with a tribute performance by Busta Rhymes, Common, [[Lupe Fiasco]] and [[Pharrell Williams]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1571748/20071011/fiasco__lupe.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013041100/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1571748/20071011/fiasco__lupe.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2007 |title=Lupe Fiasco Vs. A Tribe Called Quest: A "Fiascogate" Timeline |work=[[MTV]] |access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> The group was named the headlining act for the 2008 [[Rock the Bells]] tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guerillaunion.com/rockthebells/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501075145/http://www.guerillaunion.com/rockthebells/|url-status=dead|title=Rock the Bells – International Festival Series|archive-date=May 1, 2008}}</ref> That year, Phife Dawg received a [[kidney transplantation|kidney transplant]] from his wife.<ref name="beats"/> In late 2008, Q-Tip released his long-awaited second album, ''[[The Renaissance (Q-Tip album)|The Renaissance]]'', on [[Universal Motown Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/361/q-tip_on_a_quest/|title=Q-TIP: On A Quest|author=Stephen Clark – Design|website=Bluesandsoul.com}}</ref> After being shelved for seven years, ''Kamaal the Abstract'' was finally released in 2009, on [[Battery Records (hip hop)|Battery Records]].<ref name="moovmnt1"/>

The group co-headlined the 2010 Rock the Bells tour. Phife Dawg planned to release his follow-up album, ''Songs in the Key of Phife: Volume 1 (Cheryl's Big Son)'', that year; however, his health issues delayed the release of the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hiphopdx.com/interviews/id.1545/title.phife-dawg-his-name-is-mutty-ranks |title=Phife Dawg: His Name Is Mutty Ranks |work=[[HipHopDX]] |date=May 17, 2010 |access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref><ref name="beats"/> The group was the subject of the 2011 documentary, ''[[Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest]]'', directed by [[Michael Rapaport]].<ref name=SocietyHAE-BeatsRhymesLife-2011>{{cite news|last1=Woods|first1=Mecca|last2=Rapaport|first2=Michael|title=Michael Rapaport Discusses His Film Beats, Rhymes & Life @ Tribeca Film Fest|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH7b9ZM4dsU| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211031/oH7b9ZM4dsU| archive-date=2021-10-31 | url-status=live|work=Society HAE (SHAE)|date=April 29, 2011|format=Video}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2012, Q-Tip signed to [[Kanye West]]'s [[GOOD Music]] label and prepared the release of his new album, ''The Last Zulu'', which later became heavily delayed.<ref name="redbull"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://thesource.com/2018/06/18/q-tip-revamps-the-last-zulu-again/|title=Q-Tip Revamps the Coming of His New Album 'The Last Zulu'|magazine=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]|access-date=March 4, 2020|last=Ekpo|first=Ime}}</ref> At the [[2012 BET Hip Hop Awards]], the group took part in a tribute performance for former manager Chris Lighty, who had recently died.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bet-hip-hop-awards-2012-chris-lighty-tribute-cyphers-winners-474730/ |title=BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012: Chris Lighty Tribute, Cyphers & Winners |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=October 9, 2012 |access-date=December 14, 2022}}</ref>

In 2013, the group performed at a handful of select festivals throughout the summer, including [[Wireless Festival|Yahoo! Wireless]] in [[London]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wirelessfestival.co.uk/ |title=Wireless Festival 2014 {{pipe}} Official Line-up and Tickets for 2014 |website=Wirelessfestival.co.uk |access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref> [[Splash! (festival)|Splash!]] in Germany,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.splash-festival.de/ |title=splash! Festival |website=Splash-festival.de |access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref> OpenAir Frauenfeld in Switzerland,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openair-frauenfeld.ch/ |title=Openair Frauenfeld {{pipe}} 2014 |website=Openair-frauenfeld.ch |access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref> and {{Proper name|H2O Music Festival}} in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://h2omusicfestival.com/home/ |title=H2O Music Festival Home Page {{pipe}} H2O Music Festival 2013 – Los Angeles, CA |website=H2omusicfestival.com |date=August 17, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429215057/http://h2omusicfestival.com/home/ |archive-date=April 29, 2014 }}</ref> In November 2013, two of the four New York shows for West's [[The Yeezus Tour|Yeezus Tour]] featured A Tribe Called Quest as supporting acts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/10/a-tribe-called-quest-is-set-to-reunite-for-kanye-wests-tour/ |title=A Tribe Called Quest Is Set To Reunite For Kanye West's Tour – XXL |website=Xxlmag.com |date=October 15, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref> According to statements made by Q-Tip at the time, these were intended to be A Tribe Called Quest's final performances.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/10/a-tribe-called-quest-last-show-nyc-yeezus |title=A Tribe Called Quest Last Show NYC Yeezus |magazine=Complex |date=October 16, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref>