Monique here with a quick announcement–I’m about to take part in the live Twitter interview with Michael Rapaport, the director of the documentary “Beats, Rhymes & Life,” which focuses on the influential rap group A Tribe Called Quest. You can tune into the interview @ATCQmovie starting at 6:30 tonight, but aside from seeing the live feed of questions and answers, you can also win a Blu-ray edition of the documentary!

By using the tag #BeatsRhymesLife at least once in a tweet, you will be automatically entered into the drawing. Only five Blu-rays will be given away.

“Beats, Rhymes & Life” was part of the Official Selection for the Sundance Tribeca Film Festival 2011, and was also the winner of The Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Film Festival. You can get the film on early digital download now; the physical DVD and Blu-ray copies will be in stores October 18.You can also buy the anthology CD, featuring music featured in the documentary, through iTunes and Amazon.

Make sure to tune into the twitterview and also make sure to enter the contest to win your copy of “Beats, Rhymes & Life”! You can learn more about the documentary at their official website. Also, follow @ATCQMovie to keep yourself updated on the film.

By Monique Jones

Monique Jones blogs about race and culture in entertainment, particularly movies and television. You can read her articles at Racialicious, and her new site, COLOR . You can also listen to her new podcast, What would Monique Say.

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