Q-Tip's Renaissance Is More Than An Album Title For A Tribe Called Quest MC Dec 3, 2008
" In that way, The Renaissance is a triumph for Q-Tip. Kamaal the Abstract was recorded with a live band and featured Q-Tip experimenting with hippie-era pop influences, while Open was a free-flowing, deliberately non-commercial rap escapade. Both were never released, primarily because industry executives were cautious about his chances competing with the new, younger stars of the day the Nellys, Jeezys and Soulja Boys. Tip's persistence in the face of such indifference, though, is one of his... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Braves fans, it just feels late Nov 28, 2008
I love The Roots, the Beasties, Q-Tip (did you miss our discussion on him las week. his old band Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang, P.E., etc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Q-Tip's return album falls short Nov 14, 2008
I wouldn't call myself a particularly huge fan of hip-hop in the last decade, and Q-Tip's new album, The Renaissance, just missed crossing the barrier into the group of recent albums that actually made a positive mark ... Since Tribe disbanded in 1998, frontman Q-Tip has kept a relatively low profile ... After a few Tribe reunion shows, a guest stint on R.E.M's Around the Sun album and an appearance in Spike Lee's She Hate Me, Q-Tip is finally back with The Renaissance. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Braves losing patience in Peavy watch Nov 12, 2008
what do you think of the new Q-Tip album, if you ve had a chance to listen yet ... The Braves are going to trade Ryan Dempster, Q-Tip, and Renteria for Peavy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Eating, observing, waiting for Peavy deal Nov 7, 2008
The new Q-Tip solo CD is supposed to be outstanding, as good as his best work back in the day with Tribe Called Quest ... D.O.B. Nuff respect on the Q-Tip CD Debut Its nice when anyone refers to the old rap as the real stuff before the genre came to the point where everyone who is out now is trying to make the biggest Pop-Tart Hits. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Q-Tip's 'Renaissance' a return to form for a rap innovator Nov 5, 2008
Q-Tip's 'Renaissance' a return to form for a rap innovator. A took a while, but Q-Tips time has finally come around again ... Q-Tip hasnt been heard from in nine years, even though hes recorded countless songs. (Chicago Tribune)
Hip-hop live and kicking at CMJ '08 Oct 23, 2008
Earlier in the day, the two were part of a panel discussion at New York University's Kimmel Center with former A Tribe Called Quest member Q-Tip on the current hip-hop renaissance. "I rather you take that song and share it with all of your high school friends so when we come out to play a show, it sells out," said Chuck Inglish about Internet piracy during the panel. (The Daily Campus, CT)
BET Networks Urges Viewers to 'Stand Up, Sign Up, Be Heard' With A Nationwide Voter Registration Day on Air, Online and in Communities Saturday, September 27 Sep 24, 2008
Hosts: Terrence (106 & PARK) and Sharon Carpenter (BET News) Confirmed Talent: Q-Tip, Beanie Seagal, Young Chris and Jurnee Smollett Affiliated radio station: WDAS 105. 3 / WUSL 98. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Jay-Z Announces Blueprint 3, Premieres New Kanye West-Produced Track At Kanye's NYC Show Aug 8, 2008
Acknowledging his great success and loss in the past year, he told the audience which included Q-Tip and Andre 3000 that he was evolving and not going to be as selfish as he was in the past. ('Ye gave another. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Where was all the new talent? Jul 22, 2008
The lighthearted, jazzy alt-rappers Pharcyde, reunited after 11 years apart, lit up the stage with Passing Me By and the still-hilarious Ya Mama, while court jesters Meth and Red jacked the crowd with weed-soaked party rhymes and cerebral headliners A Tribe Called Quest mixed new, live band-assisted Q-Tip songs with beloved hits like Bonita Applebaum, Electric Relaxation and Scenario. Still, there was too much throwback rap when a more chronologically diverse lineup would have better connected... (Globe and Mail)
Obama's Other Jeremiah Wrights Apr 14, 2008
Obama even recorded a voice over for a new album out this June from rapper Q-tip. Will it contain lyrics like these sonnets from another Q-tip song. (Human Events Online)
A Hip-Hop Classic: Nas' Illmatic Feb 13, 2008
Illmatic hosts an impressive array of producers ranging from the street-ballad composing DJ Premier to the eclectic Q-Tip. Despite the variance in producers, Nas seems at home on every track, commanding acute attention from the moment he begins to rap. (Suite101.com)
Nas Laments Foxy Brown's Jailing, Gets Mad Props From Busta Rhymes At NYC Show Dec 28, 2007
During "One Love," Nas had to go it alone as well, as Q-Tip was absent. "Where's my n---a Q at?" He asked. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Kirk Whalum: Jazz makes a 'Roundtrip' Dec 6, 2007
Because when they listen to Jay-Z, or Q-Tip or a lot of the rappers, for instance, they're both heavily influenced by jazz and many times they use samples from jazz records. jazz is inevitably going to pop up at one point or another, and it's encouraging to see young folks even today playing jazz - you go to the average college and they've got a jazz band. (The Clarion-Ledger)
When two become one: We mack on mash-ups Nov 22, 2007
The first was by the Beastles, a mash-up of the Beatles and the Beastie Boys, and his subsequent album fused the music of Philip Glass with additional beats, production, and raps from artists like The Fugees, Lil John, Q-Tip, and Kanye West. Nevertheless, he continues to produce mash-ups with a rare originality tinged with self-conscious humor. (Yale Herald, CT)
Common's Early Years, 1992-1997, Covered on CD From Relativity/Legacy Oct 26, 2007
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Common, star of next month's motion picture "American Gangster," has the early days of his rap career revisited with the November 27th release of "thisisme then: the best of common." This 15-track compilation covers 1992-1997 and includes all of the artist's solo hits from that period alongside collaborations with Lauryn Hill ("Retrospect For Life"), Chantay Savage ["Reminding Me (Of Sef)"], Erykah Badu ("All Night Long"), Cee-Lo ["G.O.D. (Gaining One's... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
BET College Tour hits VSU Oct 20, 2007
The rest of the day had basketball competitions and, of course, the celebrity performances from Mya, Q-Tip, Swizz Beatz and Suai. The concert, everybody likes the show a little bit, Taylor said. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Lupe Fiasco Vs. A Tribe Called Quest: A 'Fiascogate' Timeline Oct 13, 2007
"[Q-Tip] was really adamant [about selecting me to be a part of the A Tribe Called Quest tribute]," he said ... com, his claims (like the one above) that Q-Tip was adamant about him performing in the tribute and subsequent reactions to all of the above ... Lupe responds in a thread on Okayplayer titled: "...Becuz Q-Tip Is My Friend And He Asked Me To..." "So I've explained this to a lot of people...let me name-drop a few: "#1 Fab 5 Freddy #2 Q-TIP. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Snoop honored for musical achievements Oct 10, 2007
Accepting his award in front of Q-Tip and rap legend KRS-One, Snoop said, "These are guys that I grew up wanting to be like and learning their words and dreaming and hoping and wishing, and now they know who I am and they respect me and they say that my work has put me in the position that I can be commended. It's unbelievable. I can't believe it. "This is the best thing to happen to hip-hop, it's positive. "These awards shows- never no violence it's never negative, never anything in the media... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Common, Ludacris, Q-Tip, Roots, Busta Rhymes Hit The Stage During Hip-Hop-Heavy NYC Weekend Oct 9, 2007
The Roots, KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Common and Q-Tip kept the b-boys saying ... It all pointed back to the Nokia Theater, where Common and Q-Tip who have joined forces for a side project called the Standard (album due in 2008) performed separate sets at a concert presented by 2K Sports ... He then started paying tribute to hip-hop, with a bevy of covers such as N.W.A's "Straight Outta Compton" and Nas' "N.Y. State of Mind." Then he gave fans the ultimate moment with an... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Q-Tip is hip-hop's 'Renaissance' man Oct 5, 2007
Q-Tip's back with a new single and a new team ... It's been eight years since hip-hop fans have had their ears properly cleaned out by Q-Tip ... The leader of the lauded rap group A Tribe Called Quest has been on a quest of his own since 1999 to put out a follow-up to "Amplified." After two false starts - and two shelved albums - Q-Tip, born Jonathan Davis, will finally release "The Renaissance" next February. (Boston Globe)
In the booth with DJ Larmarrous Oct 4, 2007
"Actually the song is great, but I think people want to hear Lauryn from [her first solo CD 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'] days. "Work It Out," Q-Tip. "I am a fan of [his rap group] A Tribe Called Quest, and even Q-Tip's solo work, but this track really lacks the jazz feel of his early work. I also think he is a better producer when he isn't trying to play the instruments. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Television movies for the week of Sept. 9 Sep 9, 2007
TV Movies: Sept. 9-15. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Battle of the bands: a preview of fall CD releases Sep 9, 2007
Q-Tip "The Renaissance," Dec. 18. The endlessly delayed second solo album from the seminal and supertalented New York rapper finally. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
'City of Dope' heroes unmasked Sep 1, 2007
Zion came of age during the late 1980s and was finally inspired to write after listening to Q-Tip of Tribe Called Quest. Zion famously wrote his first rap during a high school social studies class in 1990. (Juneau Empire)
Kanye's Graduation: Inside The NYC Listening Party For West's So-Called 'Comeback' Aug 29, 2007
Q-Tip of the legendary A Tribe Called Quest a group Kanye has often said he channeled for some of his earlier music was standing in the front shaking hands and throwing "What's up"s to a few of his acquaintances. Yup, Kanye is making the night a movie. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Common has arrived -- on his terms Aug 26, 2007
So was former Tribe Called Quest frontman Q-Tip, who served as DJ for the event. The night was so hectic that Common didn't make it home until around 3:30 a.m., he says. (Boston Globe)
Hip-hop's Down Beat Aug 20, 2007
"In rock you have metal, alternative, emo, soft rock, pop-rock, you have all these different strains," says Q-Tip, front man for the defunct A Tribe Called Quest ... And the music companies, under assault from file-sharing and other alternative distribution channels, are hardly in a position to do Ren I first signed to Tommy Boy, the Aon would take us to different shows and to art museums," says Q-Tip. "There was real mentorship. (Time.com)
50 Cent, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Kid Rock, Ja Rule, Eve Hoping To School Each Other With Fall LPs Aug 13, 2007
The album features an ODB tribute, "Life Changes," along with cameos from System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian and Q-Tip ... There might also be a Cash Money compilation, a Q-Tip live album, the latest LL Cool J joint and a fresh Missy Elliott effort. (VHI.com -- Music News)
'T.I. vs. T.I.P.': A rapper faces off with himself Jul 5, 2007
Q-Tip begat Kamaal the Abstract; Nelly split his third album into "Sweat" and "Suit" discs; Ice Cube split one album into "Life" and "Death," another into "War" and "Peace." Often, successful rappers don't crumble; they splinter. So now it's T.I.'s turn. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The RZA Presents: Afro Samurai The Soundtrack Feb 1, 2007
Sure, RZA concocted the beats, but for the most part what you'll indulge in are streamlined rap and soul attacks from the likes of Q-Tip, Free Murder, Stone Mecca, Talib Kweli, Lil Free, Suga Bang, GZA, Big Daddy Kane, Beretta 9, 60 Seconds, True Master, Thea, Maurice, and some bonus material from RZA's alter-ego Bobby Digital ... Then there's the return of the Abstract One his ownself, Q-Tip, on "Just A Lil Dude (Who Dat Ovah There)" ... Artist: Release Date:January 30, 2007 Genre:Soundtrack... (IGN FilmForce)
