A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,[4][5][2] originally composed of rapper and main producer Q-Tip,[6] rapper Phife Dawg, DJ and co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and rapper Jarobi White. The group is regarded as a pioneer of alternative hip hop and merging jazz with hip hop, influencing numerous hip hop and R&B musicians.[7][8][9]