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Grammys 2017: Watch A Tribe Called Quest & Anderson .Paak Call Out The President In Powerful Performance

LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 12: Recording artist Anderson .Paak performs onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS)

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A Tribe Called Quest just rolled through and fucked shit up. After an evening of political soft-pedaling, the '90s rap veterans, joined by Anderson .Paak, Busta Rhymes, and Consequence, pulled no punches. During a performance that included "Award Tour," "Movin Backwards," "We The People," and a little bit of "Can I Kick It?," Busta thanked "President Agent Orange" for perpetuating evil, and the whole thing ended with a "Resist! Resist! Resist!" chant. Watch the politically charged performance, which they dedicated to the late Phife Dawg, below.

A Tribe Called Quest perform with Anderson .Paak, Busta Rhymes and Consequence at the #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/Kz35sUTEs7

— Wolé II (@Kingwole) February 13, 2017

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