Dave Chappellejoined the Rock and Roll Hall of Ceremony on Saturday in Cleveland to inductA Tribe Called Quest.
And the proverb said that the best meal you could cook is made with ingredients that you already have.
And I dont believe that was ever the point of A Tribe Called Quest.
Dave Chappelle speaks onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction CeremonyTheo Wargo/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
They met on a train.
They met at school.
They played basketball together.
They play around and run with each other.
They just use what they had.
And the first thing they had was each other, as friends.
The next thing they had was their parents records.
What kind of teenager would write some shit like this as a title?
The marquee record on that album, we all know it, Can I Kick It?
And just like that, hip-hop had a new superstar.
People started dressing better.
People started being kinder, because hip-hop was about being thuggish and all this shit.
And all these bands, in their own way, changed our music and our culture really forever.
Wasnt even a question.
I said, Ill see Prince another time.
And we went to the Apollo to say goodbye to one of hip-hops heroes.
And that was a very difficult time.
Latifah was there, and everybody was there.
De La was there.
And we laughed that night.
We played old videos of movies wed all been in.
The album, ironically, was called,Thank You 4 Your Service, We Got It from Here.
Tribe, I want to thank you for your service.
And I will always, always be grateful for you.
Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for A Tribe Called Quest.
