Now if my partners don't look good, Malik won't look good
If Malik don't look good, then Quest won't look good

from A Tribe Called Quest – God Lives Through Lyrics on Rap Genius

When Q-Tip and Shaheed preform like stars, Phife’s reputation goes up. Similarly, when the show is not hot, Malik seems worse. The Tribe acts as a unit, so the success of one is the success of all.

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