Posts Tagged ‘Q-Tip’

Q-Tip Feat. Norah Jones - “Life Is Better” Video

Do remember, The Renaissance was one of the best albums of 2008 — meaning it shouldn’t have strayed too far from your rotation. If so, this jazzy wonder featuring the lovely Norah Jones should make you want to revisit Q-Tip’s cultural journey thru Hip-Hop once again.

October 5th, 2009 | AUDIO, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

The Long Road To Kamaal The Abstract

Q Tip’s Kamaal The Abstract was a concept album that served a mish-mash of jazz, soul, rock and rap across eleven tracks. It was shelved in 2001 while he was signed under Arista. Then the LP hit the internet a couple of years ago and you know how that goes; it got bootlegged to oblivion. Anyway,...

September 14th, 2009 | GENERAL | Read More

DJ Rasta Root - The Rest Of Dilla Vol. 1

Art by the homie Eric9 Not much to say that hasn’t already been said about this. All fans of Mr. Yancey and his music should quite enjoy this. Anyone who isn’t familiar or appreciative of Dilla’s work, should definitely download this and get some knowledge. Rootzilla is a beast at...

August 16th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, MUSIC, Mixtapes, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

6.10 The Cooler

Karla Azcue x Wet Wednesdays Drunk Hits Friend With Car Over $10 Bar Tab [Don Chavez] “Very Happy” Mike Tyson Marries Girlfriend in Vegas [E!] Twista’s Category F5 Details & Tracklist [FSD] Stephen Colbert Got His Hurr Did [BoH] Soulja Boy Is The King Of Atlanta [Nappy Afro] Police...

June 10th, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, The Cooler | Read More

Q-Tip, D’Angelo & Raphael Saadiq - Lynwood Rose

*shrugs shoulders* I don’t know what this is about. The release notes (”This is a warm-up mixtape to what will hopefully be an amazing album from them…”) weren’t all that helpful nor did they make me believe a Higher Power is going to bring this triumvirate

May 8th, 2009 | MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

Q-Tip Feat. Kanye West & Consequence - “We Fight, We Love (Remix)”

Sorry ‘Ye, but this is Q-Tip’s song so he had to be in the picture. I’m sure everyone will appreciate you dropping another verse though.

March 25th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

“What If” - Review Of Grandmaster Flash’s The Bridge

Hip-Hop started out in the park… and Grandmaster Flash has pretty been there since the beginning. Playing a big part in the creation of deejaying as we know it, his contributions to Hip-Hop as a culture are undeniable. Few people with his perspective still remain a prominent figure in an art form...

March 13th, 2009 | ALBUM REVIEWS, GENERAL | Read More

“Na, Na, Na, Diva Is The Female Version Of A Hustla…”

Photo By Evie Robbie Amanda Diva to be exact. There’s a good portion of you that feel Hip-Hop doesn’t need a woman’s touch unless they’re tip drilling it. That’s quite alright. You’ll be explaining your Alpha male theology to Judge Judy sooner or later. But in the...

February 17th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

J. Period & Q-Tip - The [Abstract] Best: Volume One

From the press release — J.Period’s highly anticipated to The Abstract Poetic is finally here. This styles precedented mixtape arrives on the heels of Q-Tip’s critically–acclaimed album, The Renaissance (released Nov 4), and urges a new generation of fans to take note of Q-Tip’s tremendous...

February 10th, 2009 | MUSIC, Mixtapes | Read More

2.6 The Cooler

Adrienne McCollum 10 Songs That Rocked the Digital Music World…[TDS] Serena Williams On Jay Leno [Dime Wars] DivaSpeakTV: The Wack Moments In Black History [OKP] Too Black for B.E.T. By Jayson Scott Musson @ Union LA [Hypebeast] YouTube Grabs 41% Share With 100M Viewers [Hypebot] Six Guests That...

February 6th, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, The Cooler | Read More

Video: Q-Tip - “We Fight/We Love” On Conan

Words By Jason Hortillas If you haven’t already listened to The Renaissance, you should, especially if you appreciate a Hip-Hop album dominantly produced by live instrumentation. When you see performances

January 22nd, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS, VIDEO | Read More

Amanda Diva Bodies You Boys!

As if I really need a reason to post a pic of A. Diva & those cute cheeks… Fine specimen of feminity that she is, Amanda Diva apparently got into an e-skirmish recently. I’ll save you the story because Miss Info summed it up rather well. What I enjoyed most is Ms. Diva’s response...

January 16th, 2009 | Everything Else, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

Video: Exile Flip’s Q-Tip’s “Let’s Ride”

Found in the inbox from the homie J.Kim…

January 5th, 2009 | MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

“Fifteen Greats In ‘08″ - The Most Exceptional Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

Generally, the bickering and babbling that coincides with ranking the year’s best LPs tend to blur the focus on the overall picture. While some albums directly catered to personal preferences more immensely than others, all the selections emerged amongst the year’s best in regards to quality, visibility...

December 31st, 2008 | ALBUM REVIEWS, MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

Lessons In e-Thuggin’

The title “Blogger” sounds so primitive. I envision a Blogger as someone who stamps his keyboard with rocks in his hands and fetches food by inserting a twig in an ant hill and eating whatever surfaces. But, alas, I am a blogger, and we are the first breed of e-Thugs — separated from...

December 13th, 2008 | DIGITAL NEWS, GENERAL, MUSIC, SMOKE BREAK | Read More