Q-Tip: WTF???

i) Q-Tip is more popcult-eclectic than his old band and the ppl who have something invested in him staying 'real' allowed him to be. Or maybe he's 'working against his tastes'.

ii) Q-Tip is a total sellout, dude.

I need more background. Meanwhile I applaud TWO new hip-hop threads and NEITHER of them started by Ethan!

I must admit that I really dig the Korn collaboration, though...

oh, and re: tip's 'non-existant duet' with mos, i don't know what's up with him constantly referencing 'sucka nigga' on other people's songs (see also common's 'stolen moments' interlude). i mean, it's one of my favorite songs on the album and all, but he should give it a fucking rest. it didn't even make much sense the first time around.

I just grabbed Kamal The Abstract and The Renaissance this week.

Finally having a chance with them, about 4 or 5 songs standout enough for some rotation (Official, Even If it is So, So Sexy, Official, Do You Dig You)

Considering these are only semi-released, and not exactly Hip-Hop-centric, maybe the appeal is limited.

Thoughts?

I meant That's Sexy

Which of those is 'Johnny Died' off? That tune is a BANGER. Surprised you didn't mention it.

Yeah, Johnny Died is on The Renaissance. It wasn't the first track to jump out at me, but I'm still getting acquainted with the album.

I also picked up Lucy Pearl and Kevin Michael in this batch, so lots to digest right now.

The renaissance has not fallen out of my rotation since it came out. Did this shit make any noise in the album poll for 08? Or is this getting slept on?

also lol @ the gay rapper rumors in this thread.

The Rennaisance is his official album that came out last year. Do you mean Open? I like Kamaal the Abstract, especially "Do U Dig U?" a lot more than last year's album. Haven't really gotten a chance to dig into Open.

Oh, ha that was responding to Pappawheelie's post from months ago.

As for The Rennaisance, I can't believe people rep for that uninspired bs.

It's not great, but since I'm pretty out of sync with current rap, I liked it a lot better than all the poll winning stuff.

Really rev? I like that bs

"Gettin' Up" is very fine.

Not bad at all for a gay rapper amirite?

I like Amplified almost as much as any Tribe Called Quest album, so yeah, he's probably gay.

the J Period mixtape is def one of my recent favs

WTF???

http://www.jperiod.com/q-tip/

also lol @ the gay rapper rumors in this thread.

― carne asada, Tuesday, March 3, 2009 4:05 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

to be fair hes a bi rapper - fuckd leo decaprio no less

Fucking Leo would not be my definition of electric relaxation.

the renaissance was a real good album imo

I like Amplified almost as much as any Tribe Called Quest album, so yeah, he's probably gay.

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― Nurse Detrius (Eric H.), Tuesday, March 3, 2009 2:11 PM Bookmark

haha, if I'm completely stymied by the logic of this sentence, I'm hoping it's intentional on your part

to be fair hes a bi rapper - fuckd leo decaprio no less

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― ice cr?m, Tuesday, March 3, 2009 2:43 PM Bookmark

would that make him a....ringtone bisexual?

WTF?? Leo is gay too??

naw he just likes to party

"vivrant thing" > anything by atcq

challop alert

yeah waht

Amplified > any ATCQ album that's not Midnight Marauders

But only just.

"Gettin' Up" >>>> anything from Amplifed

Yeah, that one's great too.

low end theory is better than amplified, vivrant thing is better than gettin up, rough thread revive

Anyway, I'm just playing. The Low End Theory is better than almost every album ever made.

dudes check this outfit

http://grab.by/7uXH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WKx3s35ms0&

yeah, revive post is a challop, but some challops are true. (actually, i should have said it's better than any atcq song, to be more accurate)

i certainly bump "vivrant thing" more than any atcq

and i love atcq. low end theory is one of my desert island discs.

Not challopsey at all. Amplified is the best thing he's done. Well, and Beats, Rhymes & Life. Ummah really sorted his drums out there...

yeah thats reasonable, if you have no taste whatsoever in the whole world at all

rough thread revive

Rougher thread start.

lol icey

btw re early thread topic this dude is totally bi

the ringtone bisexual clique welcomes him

thought u would apreesh

ws "Got Til It's Gone" Q-Tip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9QYv9XBMHI

must have made it real awkward recording that homphobic tribe song that was never released

lol janet neo soul steez

neo soul bohemian was agl for janet, imo

Q-Tip is cute.

cuetest. also Rev, u crazy.

yeah definitely ws q-tip. also that is a great video

Yeah, great video. Mark Romaneck the director, was inspired by and paying tribute to Malian portrait photographer Malick Sidibe.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jHL0GIWvmwY/Sps-uC83t6I/AAAAAAAAASg/qW87VJpCgdc/s320/sidibe_3.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jHL0GIWvmwY/Sps-tgoxqUI/AAAAAAAAASY/Z6V4eXsVvZo/s320/sidibe_2.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHOkmg_Q0ro

Not challopsey at all. Amplified is the best thing he's done. Well, and Beats, Rhymes & Life. Ummah really sorted his drums out there...

― paulhw,

still gawking at this. My face still hurts.

i'd be willing to make an argument for Q-Tip as the most talented MC/producer (as in, most skilled at both disciplines) of all time. shame he's probably gonna spend the next few years getting little scraps of work on G.O.O.D. Music releases.

no MC has given me more pleasure than Tip has, certainly. I listened to Nas' "One Loe" this afternoon and fell in love with his production again.

I think, most of all, I love the grain of his voice.

I guess Kanye would be Tip's main competition there, some dude? I'd go with Q-Tip but that's personal preference more than anything.

this is getting into pretty irrelevant pedantry, but i would say Kanye obviously is the most accomplished MC/producer of all time (especially when the only guys with a comparable profile are, like, Dre and Puffy, neither of whom really write rhymes), but just talking in terms of a balance of talent in both skill sets, i wouldn't necessarily put Kanye over Q-Tip or DJ Quik, or maybe even Andre.

Quik & Tip top two

my man

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/c0.187.851.315/p851x315/478535_10150774359617328_228908081_o.jpg

http://www.am-eagle.com/images/quiktip/quiktiplogo.jpg

lol even better

Quik & Tip top two

― Shock G Mo Collier (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, June 22, 2013 2:09 PM Bookmark

add pimp c

oh word, that was another one on the tip of my tongue

http://www.hiphopvirus.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mannie-fresh1.jpg

yeah

Sorry for derail, just kept thinking about it had to do up a top 25

Quik
Tip
Pimp C
Mannie
Redman
Kanye
Diamond D
Puff
Dre
Madlib
Daz Dillinger
Havoc
Psycho Les
Rza
Erick Sermon
Large Pro
Dilla
Doom
Dre 3000
Lord Finesse
J Zone
Spice 1
Pharrell
Ant Banks
Alchemist

haha nice.

Never mind producer, Tip is probably in my top 5 favorite MCs alone. It is the grain, yeah, but also how sly he is about pushing the beat. He sounds laid-back but he feels urgent.

yeah, it's unique to sound that conversational and also be that in the pocket

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/03/08/q-tip-is-the-kennedy-centers-first-artistic-director-of-hip-hop-culture/

According to its season announcement on Tuesday, the Kennedy Center has named Q-Tip its first artistic director of hip-hop culture. The 45-year-old rapper, a founding member of New York City hip-hop pioneers A Tribe Called Quest, is expected to begin curating performances at the Kennedy Center this summer. According to a press release, “Q-Tip will establish a dynamic, new program that will stretch across all disciplines, bringing the historic roots, contemporary expressions, and transformative power of Hip Hop to the [Kennedy] Center and local and national audiences.”

Let’s hope he does the job as well as Jason Moran, the jazz pianist who the Kennedy Center promoted to artistic director for jazz in 2014.