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Q-Tip
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American rapper and record producer. Nicknamed the Abstract, he is noted for his innovative jazz-influenced style of hip hop production and his philosophical, esoteric and introspective lyrical themes. He embarked on his music career in the late 1980s, as an MC and main producer of the influential alternative hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. In the mid-1990s, he co-founded the production team The Ummah, followed by the release of his gold-certified solo debut Amplified in 1999. In the following decade, he released the Grammy Award-nominated album The Renaissance and the experimental album Kamaal the Abstract. As an actor, Q-Tip has appeared in various films, such as Poetic Justice, She Hate Me, and Prison Song, the latter of which he co-wrote and played the lead role. As a DJ, he has hosted the Apple Music 1 radio show Abstract Radio since 2015. In 2016, Q-Tip was named the artistic director for hip hop culture at the Kennedy Center, and in 2018, he became the instructor of a jazz and hip hop course at New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)
Fergie
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Vivrant Thing E
Q-Tip
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This Is Cool, Thank You 2014 E
Busta Rhymes
4
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Get Involved E
Raphael Saadiq
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Breathe And Stop E
Q-Tip

Albums

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The Abstract Dragon

2014
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Kamaal The Abstract

2009
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The Renaissance

2008
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Amplified

1999

Singles & EPs

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Day In The Sun (Gettin' wit U)

Single • 2025
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Work It Out

Single • 2007
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5th Floor (10pm)

Single • 2025
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For The Nasty (feat. Busta Rhymes)

Single • 2005
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Don't Go Breaking My Heart (feat. Demi Lovato)

Single • 2018
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A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) (Gatsby Remix Invasion)

Single • 2013
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Gettin Up

Single • 2008

Videos

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Vivrant Thing (Official Video)

Q-Tip • 19M views
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Move

Q-Tip • 1.1M views
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Breathe And Stop (Official Video)

Q-Tip • 11M views
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Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Official Music Video) (feat. Demi Lovato)

Q-Tip • 577K views
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Let's Ride (Official Video)

Q-Tip • 1.4M views
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Life Is Better (feat. Norah Jones)

Q-Tip • 2.4M views

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Rhymes and Beats

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Hip Hop Library ('96-'03)

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'00s Hip Hop

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Black Music is The Sun

Playlist • YouTube Music
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New York Rap Legends

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Your New Alternative

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J Dilla: Echoes

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Neo Soul Essentials

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Street Code

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Mellow Hype

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