Where Are They Now? The Faces That Graced the Three Different Covers of "Midnight Marauders"

A Tribe Called Quest's classic third album came out 20 years ago today.

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Did you go to your 20th high school reunion? Probably not. You're probably much too young (and much too cool) to even entertain any thoughts about doing such a thing. The time will come, though, when it won't seem like such a crazy idea. The passage of years softens our bellies, and our resolve in terms of teenage proclamations like, "I never want to see any of these people again as long as I live." And it's nice to learn that the captain of the football team has gone bald and wears Rockports. And maybe you'll get to make out with the prom queen. Most people are divorced by now and everybody gets really drunk. At the very least, it's interesting to find out what they're all doing.   

Today, November 9, marks the 20th anniversary of the release of A Tribe Called Quest’s classic third album, Midnight Marauders. Always ahead of the game when it came to cover art, Q-Tip, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad pulled out all the stops for this one, making three different album covers, each one featuring an array of photos of their favorite faces. The faces of their friends and peers in hip-hop. To commemorate the occasion (with some help from ego trip's indispensable Book of Rap Lists), Complex tracked down these folks (or most of them at least—there are some that remain a mystery, covered by the sands of time) and compiled a guide to show you who they all are and what they're up to today.  

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1. Daddy-O
Age: 52
Co-founder of Stetsasonic, Glenn "Daddy-O" Bolton now lectures on the similarities between the rap game and the tech startup game.

2. Chuck D
Age: 52
Public Enemy dropped two albums in 2012, and have been touring with LL Cool J, De La Soul, and Ice Cube this year.

3. Too $hort
Age: 47
Short Dog had some troubles with the police earlier this year, but his feature on Kid Cudi's Indicud put the spotlight back on his talents.

4. Heavy D
Age: Deceased
The overweight lover passed away on Oct. 29, 2011 due to a pulmonary embolism. RIP.

5. Kool Moe Dee 
Age: 50 
The former member of the Treacherous Three hinted at a new album in 2009, but the largest project from the Harlem MC is slated to be a memoir.

6. Grandmaster Flash
Age: 55
Hip-hop's OG turntable technician continues to tour the world by virtue of his excellence on the ones and twos.

7. Large Professor
Age: 40
The Main Source rapper/producer released his fourth solo album, Professor @ Large last year, and produced "Built Pyramids" for N.O.R.E. this year.

8. Afrika Bambaataa 
Age: 56 
The Zulu Nation founder still rocks the party at venues worldwide. Last year, he was named a visiting scholar at Cornell University.

9. DJ Jazzy Joyce
Age: 46
A renowned Bronx DJ who first appeared on record with Sweet Tee in 1986, Joyce spins around New York on the regular.

10. Prince Po
Age: 44
Pharoahe Monch's former partner in rhyme now owns Nasty Habits Ent. and has reportedly finished his fourth solo album.

11. Mike D 
Age: 47
This year, the New York Times told all of us exactly where Beastie Boy Michael Diamond is—in an impeccably decorated Brooklyn townhouse. 

12. Mike G 
Age: 44
Reunited with his Jungle Brothers groupmates, Mike G has been performing in smaller venues for nostalgic hip-hop heads this year.

13. Afrika Baby Bam
Age: 43
One of the three founding members of the Jungle Brothers, Baby Bam partnered with '80s act Neneh Cherry earlier this year for the one-off "Nina."

14. Ad-Rock
Age: 46
Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz is writing a memoir with his fellow Beastie Boy Mike D, with the help of ego trip founder and White Mandingos guitarist, Sacha Jenkins.

15. MCA
Age: Deceased
Beloved Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch succumbed to cancer on May 12, 2012. A public park has been named after him in Brooklyn Heights.

16. Litro
Age: 45
One of the many individuals shouted out on "8 Million Stories," Litro is Tribe's long-time road manager. He's been down since day one.

17. Maseo
Age: 43
In addition to touring with De La Soul, Plug Three has been working on his long-in-the-making solo album, DJ Conductor.

18. Posdnuos
Age: 44
Plug One, alongside the rest of De La Soul, toured with LL Cool J, Public Enemy, and Ice Cube this year, keeping classic hip-hop alive.

19. Mr.Wiggles
Age: 48
The quick-footed Rock Steady Crew dancer currently tours the world, holding workshops on how to pop, drop, and party rock.

20. Doug E. Fresh
Age: 47
The legendary beat-boxer is now serving up fried food instead of lyrics, running Doug E.'s Chicken & Waffles in Harlem.

21. MC Lyte
Age: 41
One of hip-hop's pioneering feminists, MC Lyte is the founder and CEO of Hip Hop Sisters foundation.

22. Ice-T
Age: 55
Ironically, the rapper who made the song "Cop Killer" now plays a detective on TV's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

23. Grandmaster D
Age: 51
Whodini's DJ now lives and performs in Atlanta, where he can still reportedly "scratch" with almost every conceivable part of his anatomy.

24. Diamond D
Age: 44
The legendary D.I.T.C producer spins 45s at clubs across America. He also toured with Philly rapper Freeway this year.

25. Busta Rhymes
Age: 41
The former member of Leaders of the New School released his most recent solo album, Year of the Dragon, in August 2012.

26. Doitall
Age: 42
One-half of the Garden State crew Lords of the Underground, Du "Doitall" Kelly recently produced the all-N.J. hip-hop doc Can't Forget New Jersey.

27. 5ft. Accelerator
Age: 40
5Ft. honored the 20th anniversary of Black Moon's 1993 debut album, Enta Da Stage, by performing with Buckshot and Evil Dee at SXSW earlier this year.

28. Crazy Legs
Age: 47
The original breakdancing legend of the Rock Steady Crew retired as a competitor in 2012, but is still an ambassador for the art form, hosting battles and workshops.

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1. Person Unknown
Age:  Unknown

2. Person Unknown
Age:  Unknown

3. Person Unknown
Age: Unknown

4. Charlie Chase (Cold Crush Brothers) 
Age: 54
Charlie Chase broke ground by being the first Latino to establish himself as a DJ in hip-hop. In 2003, he was inducted into the Technics, DMC DJ Hall Of Fame. He announced in September of this year that he was no longer with Cold Crush Brothers. He currently lives in Tampa, Fla. and DJs at events and parties.

5. Easy A.D. (Cold Crush Brothers)
Age: 49
Cold Crush Brothers' Easy A.D. made an appearance on Michelle Obama’s hip hop album which was released in September. He also works with Hip-Hop H.E.A.L.S. (Healthy Eating and Living in Schools) at Harlem Hospital alongside DJ Tony Tone. A.D. is the coordinating manager of the program, which targets schools in communities with obesity and its related illnesses. He also works at Columbia University Medical Center as a research coordinator in the neurology department's stroke division with a program called Hip-Hop Stroke. Easy A.D. is also currently the Educational Director for Hip-Hop Public Health.org and is featured on a track on the album, Songs For A Healthier America. In 1999, he collaborated with KRS-One for The Temple Of Hip-Hop Project, a popular lecture tour focused on hip-hop history.

6. Grandmaster Caz (Cold Crush Brothers)
Age: 54
In 2012, Grandmaster Caz was given a major role in Ice-T’s film, Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap. All of the lyrics from his old notebooks have been published in a book titled Written! The Lyrics Of Grandmaster Caz. He also made an appearance in the movie Step Up 3 and frequently hosts and lectures for Hush's Hip-Hop Tours in NYC.

7. Neek The Exotic
Age: Unknown
Neek The Exotic has continued to release music since his debut album dropped in 1997. In 2011 dropped Still On The Hustle with Large Professor and recently released a new solo album, Hustle Don’t Stop.

8. Zulu King Muhammad (Zulu Nation Supreme Council)
Age: Unknown

9. Person Unknown
Age: Unknown

10. Almighty KayGee
Age: 44
Almighty KayGee continues to make music and released an album in 2010, The Way We Like It.

11. DJ Tony Tone (Cold Crush Brothers)
Age: 54
DJ Tony Tone currently works with Hip-Hop H.E.A.L.S. (Healthy Eating and Living in Schools) at Harlem Hospital with Easy A.D. He also has a stage-show production company, Tony Crush Enterprises. Tony Tone is also the vice president of the Hip-Hop Parade, which is currently waiting on approval from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz.

12. Pee Wee Dance (Rock Steady Crew)
Age: Unknown 
During a phone interview, fellow Rock Steady Crew member Crazy Legs said Pee Wee Dance "disappeared" after the '90s, and hasn't heard anything since from him or a potential publicist.

13. Ant Banks
Age: 47
In a 2007 interview Ant Banks said that he is venturing into projects outside of hip-hop and making music for himself in a home studio.

14. Person Unknown
Age: Unknown 

15. Special K (Awesome Two)
Age: Declined to give age
Special K broadcasts on two radio stations on Music Choice available on Direct TV and Satellite Sirius Radio XM, along with Teddy Ted. He is working on his first book with Special K and books tours.

16. Imani (The Pharcyde)
Age: 41
In addition to music with The Pharcyde, Imani began a solo career and released two albums exclusively in Japan.

17. DJ Ron G
Age: 40
DJ Ron G is working with four radio shows online and continues to make music. He also has launched his own Internet promotion company called King Promo. He also created a remix for R&B group DMK from Detroit. DJ Ron G is also promoting and working with R&B and hip-hop singer JV DARAPSINGA from Boston.

18. Person Unknown
Age: Unknown

19. DJ Silver D
Age: Unknown
DJ Silver D is still making music.

20. AMG
Age: 43
AMG has had a falling out with his old partner DJ Quik after their Midnight Life project was shelved in 2008. 

21. MC Serch
Age: 46
MC Serch has been working on a talk show, Serch, which was recently approved for a test run for CBS. The test run is slated to start in January. The show will feature the 3rd Bass MC, who hosted ego trip's The White Rapper Show on VH-1 in 2007, helping people solve their problems.

22. Pharoahe Monch (Organized Konfusion)
Age: 46
Pharoahe Monch released his third solo W.A.R. (We Are Renegades), and has been working with the Canadian producer Marco Polo. He also recently released a song titled, "Stand Your Ground," about the Florida gun law that made headlines this year during the Zimmerman case.

23. Person Unknown
Age: Unknown

24.  DJ Lord Jazz (Lords of The Underground)
Age: 44
DJ Lord Jazz is currently in the studio with Lords Of The Underground and producer 9th Wonder, working on a project to celebrate 20 years of being in the business. He is also recording music with his 9-year-old daughter (!) DJ Glo. He currently lives in Paris, where he frequently DJs. He is also CEO of his own Cleveland-based record company, Premium Records.

25. Person Unknown
Age: Unknown 

26. Chi-Ali
Age: 37
In 2001, Chi-Ali was shown on America’s Most Wanted for murder and later charged and sentenced to 14 years for first degree murder in the Bronx. He has served 12 years.

27. Kool DJ Red Alert
Age: 56
Kool DJ Alert, one of the founders of A Tribe Called Quest's larger collective, Native Tongues, Red Alert spins on New York's WBLS and Sirious Radio's old-school show, Backspin.

28. Sweet Tee
Age: Declined to give age
An assistant director of a drug treatment program by day, pioneering Queens rapper Sweet Tee is currently making an album from which she plans to release new songs in early 2014. She also has an animated television show in the works. 

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1. Slim Kid Tre (the Pharcyde)
Age: 43
While working as a DJ, Slim Kid Tre runs Live & Direct PDX, a monthly party event in Portland, Ore. that features live remixing of classic hip-hop favorites. He founded a live band, alongside Tony Ozier and the Doo Doo Funk All-Stars, with whom he last performed in Portland in August.

2. Romye (the Pharcyde)
Age: 43
While he's still a member of the Pharcyde, Romye has also become the creative director of Chapter 1 Media and the owner of design label CYMI.

3. Fatlip (the Pharcyde)
Age: 44
Fatlip released a solo album, The Loneliest Punk in 2005 and a cross-genre collaboration with The Chemical Brothers (on their song "The Salmon Dance") in 2007. He is currently in the studio recording an album with L.A.-based producer/rapper Mnemonic.

4. Teddy Ted (Awesome Two)
Age: Unknown
One half of the golden-era crew Awesome Two, Teddy Tedd owns Awesome Entertainment. He also serves as a producer, broadcaster, and DJ at Sirius Satellite Radio and tours with a live show.

5. Person Unknown
Age: Unknown

6. Person Unknown Zulu Nation Supreme Council
Age: Unknown

7. Casual
Age: 37
Casual's most recent music came out in 2012, when he released the mixtapes He Still Think He Raw and Respect Game or Expect Flames with J. Rawls. In 2013, he was featured on Deltron 3030's single "What Is This Loneliness."

8. Del The Funkee Homosapien
Age: 41
Del the Funkee Homosapien is designing the clothing line Delhiero, and has continued to release music. Most recently, you could find him on two tracks from Figure's Horns of the Apocalypse EP, "Beast Mode" and "War Call." In July, he released an album with his old group Hieroglyphics, The Kitchen, and in September, one with his Deltron 3030 partners Dan the Automator and Kid Koala, called Event 2.

9. A-Plus
Age: 39
The Souls of Mischief member made his solo debut in 2007 with the album My Last Good Deed and followed it up in 2011 with an EP, Pepper Spray.

10. Prime Minister Pete Nice
Age: 46
The Long Island native and founding member of 3rd Bass, Pete Nice now owns a sports bar in Boston called McGreevy’s 3rd Bass Saloon. He also runs a baseball memorabilia site called Hauls of Shame.

11. Ruel (Rock Steady Crew)
Age: Unknown
Once a member of the legendary b-boy gang, the Rock Steady Crew, Ruel has dipped off the radar. In a recent interview, Crazy Legs said he hadn't spoken to him in a while.

12. Tajai (Souls Of Mischief)
Age: 38
Tajai isn't just into building rhymes. The rapper's developed a taste for architecture and real estate, having recently designed a cupcake shop for Casual’s little sister. He envisions himself building his own house in the future.

13. Phesto (Souls Of Mischief)
Age: 39
Phesto spends his time nowadays producing and performing with the Hieroglyphics and as a solo artist. He released a new album, Background Check, in 2012.

14. Mr. Funkyman (Lords Of The Underground)
Age: Unknown
One of the founding members of the Lords of the Underground, Mr. Funkyman got back together with the old crew earlier this year for a series of performances celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Here Come the Lords.

15. Dallas Austin
Age: 42
In 1992, the charismatic and multi-talented Dallas Austin founded Rowdy Records with L.A. Reid. Austin is best known for producing TLC's biggest hits like "Creep" and "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg." Austin now works as the Senior Vice President of A&R at Island Records.

16. DJ Kid Capri
Age: 46
When DJ Kid Capri isn't hosting VH1's Master Of The Mix, he DJs shows and parties around the country. In 2012, he was commissioned to remix an exclusive track on Madonna's MDNA, "Masterpiece."

17. P. Diddy
Age: 43
A little known industry figure in 1993, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has become more recognizable in the years since. The Bad Boy Records founder recently launched Revolt TV, and continues to promote for Ciroc vodka, among other things.

18. Opio (Souls of Mischief)
Age: 39
Opio continues to make music and tours with Souls Mischief and Hieroglyphics.

19. Skeff Anselm
Age: Unknown
The producer with the funky name, so memorably shouted out on Tribe's "Jazz," Skeff Anselm has transitioned his career into film and TV.

20. Jazzy Jay
Age: 51
Bronx DJ, Jazzy Jay helped Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin lay the foundation for Def Jam Records in the early '80s. (The first official Def Jam single was "It's Yours" by T La Rock & Jazzy Jay.) Today, Jay still spins on the regular and promotes the Zulu Nation all day, every day.

21. Pee Wee Dance (Rock Steady Crew)
Age: Unknown
During a phone interview, fellow Rock Steady Crew member Crazy Legs said Pee Wee Dance "disappeared" after the '90s—he hasn't heard anything from him since.

22. Buckshot (Black Moon)
Age: 43
Co-founder of indie-rap standard bearer Duck Down Records, Buckshot dropped a verse over Black Moon's "I Got Cha Opin" alongside Eminem, who reworked the 1993 classic during the sessions for his new The Marshall Mathers LP 2

23. Person Unknown
Age: Unknown

24. Special Ed
Age: 41
At just 16, Special Ed left his mark on the game with Youngest in Charge, which featured such all-time classics as "I Got It Made" and "I'm The Magnificent." Today, Edward Archer owns and operates Semi Records and contines to perform across the country.

25. DJ Evil Dee (Black Moon)
Age: 44
DJ Evil Dee continues to spin at venues across the country. He recently reunited with Buckshot and 5ft. Accelerator and has been performing in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the trio's debut album, Enta Da Stage.

26. 5Ft. Accelerator (Black Moon)
Age: 40 5Ft. Accelerator recently reunited with Black Moon at SXSW for the 20th anniversary of its debut album, Enta Da Stage.

27. Rashad Smith
Age: 36
Having DJ'd for the Rock the Bells tour for the past few years, stalwart boom-bap producer Rashad Smith divides his time between London and New York, continuing to make beats for artists like Erykah Badu. 

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