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A Tribe Called Quest And Outkast Album Was In The Works Before Phife Dawg’s Death

2013 H2O Music Festival - Los Angeles, CA

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This is sad news for music heads everywhere.

During an emotional tribute to the late Phife DawgAndre 3000 revealed a Tribe Called Quest/Outkast collab project was in the works before Phife’s untimely death, Rolling Stone reports.

Fans, friends and family members celebrated the life of Malik Taylor at the historic Apollo Theatre in New York City Tuesday night.

Musical heavy hitters like Busta Rhymes, Kanye West, Chuck D and Michael Rappaport all gathered to pay ode to the influential rapper.

Andre 3000 took the stage to reveal the two rap groups were working on a project together that would’ve been epic:

“I’m going to say some interesting news and some disappointing news at the same time. About a year or two ago, we were talking about doing a Tribe Called Quest and Outkast album,” he revealed.

We would’ve loved to hear that.

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