Albums by Q-Tip
ALBUMKamaal the Abstract (Bonus Track Version)Q-Tip
ALBUMThe Renaissance (Deluxe)Q-Tip
ALBUMAmplifiedQ-Tip
Q-Tip's Popular Music Videos
Vivrant Thing
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Move
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A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)
Fergie, GoonRock & Q-Tip
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (feat. Demi Lovato)
Q-Tip
Breathe and Stop
Q-Tip
Chocolate Box (feat. Q-Tip)
Prince
Like That (feat. Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Cee-Lo & John Legend) [Closed Captioned]
Black Eyed Peas
Like That (feat. Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Cee-Lo & John Legend) [Closed Captioned]
Black Eyed Peas
Life Is Better
Q-Tip & Norah Jones
Gettin' Up
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Artist Playlists
Q-Tip Essentials
Verses from the Abstract—on the solo tip.
Q-Tip’s Playlist
Q-Tip: The Producers
The hip-hop visionary with a nose for new sounds.
Q-TIP: Moods - Sunday Brunch
Dance away your Sunday sads with Chaka Khan, Michael, and EWF.
Q-TIP: Moods - Friday Night
Mary J. Blige, Meek Mill, and Shabba Ranks help set the pace for the weekend.
Q-TIP: Moods - Hustle Hard
Lil Baby, Future, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent take us from the streets to corporate suites.
Q-TIP: Moods - Hump Day Workout
Crime Mob, Killer Mike, and Big Pun are here to help you move that weight.
Q-TIP: Moods - Saturday Night
Let loose with Barry White, Grace Jones, Prince, and Teena Marie.
Q-TIP: Moods- All Love
Let The Isley Brothers, Curtis Mayfield, and Raphael Saadiq show you the way.
Q-TIP: Moods - Inspiration
Stevie, Miles, Marvin, and Jimi round out this collection of virtuosos.
Artist Biography
Legendary rapper and producer Q-Tip changed the game with his complex lyrics and jazz-fueled beats—both as a solo artist and as a founding member of the seminal Queens hip-hop crew A Tribe Called Quest.
• Encouraged by his future Tribe cofounder Phife Dawg, Q-Tip began rapping at 9 years old. Three years later, his father’s vast collection of jazz records lured him into the world of sample-based production.
• In 1985, Q-Tip cofounded A Tribe Called Quest, serving as a rapper and the group’s main producer. Tribe released their gold-certified debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, in 1990.
• Five years later, Q-Tip, bandmate Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and the late J Dilla formed a production team called The Ummah, which produced Tribe’s 1996 platinum-certified Beats, Rhymes and Life.
• Tip has guested on two Top 10 singles by other artists: Deee-Lite’s 1990 dance smash “Groove Is in the Heart” and the remix of Missy Elliott’s 1999 hit “Hot Boyz,” which also features Nas and Eve.
• Following Tribe’s disbandment, Q-Tip dropped his debut solo album, Amplified, in 1999. Its Grammy-nominated single “Vivrant Thing” helped the LP go gold.
• His 2010 sophomore album, The Renaissance, earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album.
• In 2016, Q-Tip became the inaugural artistic director of hip-hop culture at the Kennedy Center and began hosting music showcases, workshops, and community service events.
Hometown
Harlem, NY, United States
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap