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Q-Tip Returns To Maraud Your Eardrums Once More With The Renaissance
In the 9 years since his solo debut, Amplified, former A Tribe Called Quest frontman Q-Tip has gone through some serious label issues. His planned second album, Kamaal the Abstract, was shelved by Arista Records right before its’ release for being uncommercial, while various other album titles and release dates have come and gone. Tip, meanwhile, has kept himself busy by working as a club DJ, occasionally hosting VH-1 specials, reuniting with his Tribe brethren […]
Friday Throwback – Scenario
Q-Tip just released a new album and I figured it was time to make an old Tribe record the Throwback.
I was just 15 years old and heard a track called Check The Rhime. I was floored. I had no idea who A Tribe Called Quest, affectionately now know to me as simply Tribe, was. They were three guys who created this sound of rap music that was very jazzy and soulful. Q-Tip had this helium […]
Respect Due: De La Soul
Greatest group in hip-hop history? Well, an argument can be made against that.
Most consistent group in hip-hop history? Well, let’s see. Run-DMC peaked early and had fallen off completely by their fifth album. A Tribe Called Quest suffered a complete quality collapse with “Beats, Rhymes & Life”, made a slight comeback with “The Love Movement”, and then parted ways. Public Enemy has been decidedly average since “Apocalypse ’91”. The only other hip-hop groups who deserve […]