A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip-hop act formed in Queens, New York in 1985 consisting of rappers Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, DJ and co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad and rapper Jarobi White. They were one of the most progressive and crucial rap groups of the 1990s. They received the Founders Award at the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Awards and was honored at the 4th VH1 Hip Hop Honors. In 2017, they were awarded the Brit Award for International Group. They sold over 4,660,000 albums, including 4,500,000 in the United States and 60,000 in the United Kingdom.