A Tribe Called Quest Honor Phife Dawg During Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction: ‘Wish You Were Here’

This the tree that brought you G.O.O.D Music, he said.

This the tree that allowed Common Sense to be Common.

This is the right-hand man to De La Soul.

Inductee Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest speaks onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction CeremonyGetty Images for The Rock and Ro

Stop me when Im lying.

White: I dont I dont have any stories.

All I have is gratitude.

What Im saying thank you.

Tribe fans everywhere, we wouldnt be nothing without you.

Ali Shaheed, I love you, boy.

Wish you was here.

Let me give it up right quick.

Give it up for Phifes mom and dad right here.

I cant believe it.

Well, Im gonna have a preamble before I read.

Part of the preamble is, its just an honor to be here with the fellow inductees.

Miss Dionne, you were a staple in my household.

Mr. Frampton, you as well.

Thank you so much.

My sister used to make me sing your songs and stuff and torture me.

So stay tuned because if I say every name up here, then Itll just be ridiculous.

But I want to definitely thank our families, our rocks.

Rest in Peace to our brother Phife Dawg.

I wish you were here.

And whats more rock and roll than the blues?

The need to express burns in us with an art-fueled determination.

Thats what Tribe was about.

That was just how we were tempered.

But I want to wrap it up and just say thank you so much to our families.