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Q-Tip : The Renaissance

JimsterJimster Cruffiton.etsy.com 6,955 Posts
edited October 2008 in Strut Central
img src="http://images.play.com/covers/6362760x.jpg"1 b, 21b, 21Please to accept my img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/latte.gif" alt="" /1 but not seen much spoke on it in this neck of the woods. Waaaaay better than Amplified though. Props to the Abstract for taking it somewhere else and IMHO still sounding good.
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  • skelskel You can't cheat karma 5,033 Posts
    Once upon a time, just after TCQ first album had dropped, I got a call from an Ameriman with a slightly child-like voice saying he was Cutie and asking for recommendations for record shops in Bristol, as he'd just arrived there.b,121b,121I said I hadn't a clue, goodbye, nice talking, phone down.b,121b,121Couple of days later I was speaking to my Cali dudes, who said they hoped I didn't mind but they'd given Q-Tip my number as he would shortly be in the UK and would want to hit some spots.b,121b,121Hey sorry bout that Q-Tip guy. Your first LP is one of only 2 hip hop records I own, so let that be your consolation.
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    great coverb,121b,121I havent anticipated an album for a minute and this has me salivatin'.b,121b,121Post-Modern Grown Ass Man Rap.
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121Waaaaay better than Amplified though.b,121b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1 b,121b,121Amplified is a damn good album. If this is a good as Amplified Ill take that.
  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121 /font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121Waaaaay better than Amplified though.b,121b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1 b,121b,121Amplified is a damn good album. If this is a good as Amplified Ill take that. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cos3ve.gif" alt="" /1
  • JimsterJimster Cruffiton.etsy.com 6,955 Posts
    Previews have been spotted in the wild, for a try-before-you buy. slsk and you shall find.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    I had been meaning to post about this; glad other folks are checking/feeling the album. This album exceeded my expectations and I don't mean that as faint praise. There's a lot about this which feels Tribe-esque and I think will please fans. There's also a few examples of Kamaaltheabstract noodling but on the whole, I thought most of the songs were solid. Here's snippets of two of my favorites:b,121b, 21object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"1b,121param name="movie" value="http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/player.swf"1b,121param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/wonttrade.mp3"1b,121param name="quality" value="high"1b,121param name="menu" value="false"1b,121param name="wmode" value="transparent"1b,121/object1b,121"Won't Trade"b,121b, 21object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"1b,121param name="movie" value="http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/player.swf"1b,121param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/believe.mp3"1b,121param name="quality" value="high"1b,121param name="menu" value="false"1b,121param name="wmode" value="transparent"1b,121/object1b,121"Believe" (feat. D'Angelo)b,121b, 21(Btw, is it me or this last track basically an updated flip on Large Professor's "For My People"? Even the drum pattern sounds similar)
  • PABLOPABLO 1,921 Posts
    GREAT album. I knew "Believe" sounded familiar!
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    Is the album out yet?
  • Young_PhonicsYoung_Phonics 8,039 Posts
    next week. go support him as well.b,121b, 21vote then a trip to amoeba.
  • mrmatthewmrmatthew 1,575 Posts
    Just got this last night.b,121Upon 1st listen, it is really very good.b,121b,121I will be cusrious to see the production credits on the live product once it is released.
  • phongonephongone 1,652 Posts
    "Grown Ass Man Rap" is an apt characterization for better of worse. Norah Jones song is surprisingly good. Thankfully, Q-tip keeps the singing to a minimum, only doing so on a couple of hooks.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121"Grown Ass Man Rap" is an apt characterization for better of worse. Norah Jones song is surprisingly good. Thankfully, Q-tip keeps the singing to a minimum, only doing so on a couple of hooks. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121Yeah, it's really interesting it listen to this final version compared to that earlier, 16 song "draft" that was floating around in the summer. Only two songs survived and they were two of the better ones.
  • LoopDreamsLoopDreams 1,195 Posts
    Is Bulldog Rec's putting it out like that thing this summer, or is he going bigleague?
  • Pistol_PetePistol_Pete 1,289 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121Is Bulldog Rec's putting it out like that thing this summer, or is he going bigleague? b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121huh?b,121b,121the album is on Universal Motown if that's what you're asking
  • 4YearGraduate4YearGraduate 2,945 Posts
    /font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121"Grown Ass Man Rap" is an apt characterization for better of worse. Norah Jones song is surprisingly good. Thankfully, Q-tip keeps the singing to a minimum, only doing so on a couple of hooks. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121Yeah, it's really interesting it listen to this final version compared to that earlier, 16 song "draft" that was floating around in the summer. Only two songs survived and they were two of the better ones. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Ahh man, so he's not releasing all the "uncomfortable stuff"... b, 21b, 21well, smart move.
  • bull_oxbull_ox 5,056 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121great coverb, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121I think it looks scary bad - I would definitely be hesitant to listen to a record that looked like that.
  • MurdockMurdock 542 Posts
    /font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121great coverb, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121I think it looks scary bad - I would definitely be hesitant to listen to a record that looked like that. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1P>b, 21Seriously? I'm buying the album anyway. Then I'm going to listen to it more than once. That's more than I can say for most or all the records out there. It comes out on vinyl right?
  • Guantanamo_JonesGuantanamo_Jones 177 Posts
    I am going to cop it, i've listened to it. it is worth my money.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    /font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121great coverb, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121I think it looks scary bad - I would definitely be hesitant to listen to a record that looked like that. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121I agree. I really like this album but that cover makes:b, 21b, 21img src=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/Q-TipAmplified.jpg1b,121b,121look like:b, 21b, 21img src=http://www.hhv.de/images/cover4/2361.jpg1
  • AserAser 2,351 Posts
    he needs to unbutton the lowest button on his suit jacket, naygle.
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    /font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121great coverb, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121I think it looks scary bad - I would definitely be hesitant to listen to a record that looked like that. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Cover is embarassingly bad.b,121b,121And am I the only one who cringes upon hearing the phrase ""Grown Ass Man Rap"?
  • DjPound79DjPound79 42 Posts
    he has an MPC on the cover, Im sold............I'll be the first in line to cop a copy.
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121he has an MPC on the cover, Im sold............I'll be the first in line to cop a copy. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121Please take that foolishness to the "Beats, Yo" board.
  • DjPound79DjPound79 42 Posts
    LOLb,121b,121I mean come on, it cant be bad.b,121I havent bought a tip release since...beats rhymes and life.b, 21Never copped amplified, i regret that.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    /font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121great coverb, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121I think it looks scary bad - I would definitely be hesitant to listen to a record that looked like that. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Cover is embarassingly bad.b,121b,121And am I the only one who cringes upon hearing the phrase ""Grown Ass Man Rap"? b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121img src="http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Soulja-Boy-u01.jpg"1
  • Controller_7Controller_7 4,052 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121LOLb,121b,121I mean come on, it cant be bad.b,121I havent bought a tip release since...beats rhymes and life.b, 21Never copped amplified, i regret that. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121can't be bad because it has an mpc on the cover? I'm struggling to figurer out why you didn't get amplfied, yet this can't be bad. Is it really because of the mpc? b, 21b, 21Am I the only one who thought "he could have at least held up an older model mpc."
  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    /font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121great coverb, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121I think it looks scary bad - I would definitely be hesitant to listen to a record that looked like that. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Cover is embarassingly bad.b,121b,121And am I the only one who cringes upon hearing the phrase ""Grown Ass Man Rap"? b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121img src="http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Soulja-Boy-u01.jpg"1 b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Where did you get that picture of me?
  • DjPound79DjPound79 42 Posts
    whats wrong with a 2k?b,121b,121And at the time that amplified dropped i just never got around to buying it, that was foolish i agree.b,121I'll cop it soon though, ive got a whole list of stuff i missed. Im slowly getting back into hiphop, after totally giving up on it for at least 6 years.
  • keithvanhornkeithvanhorn 3,855 Posts
    i don't like the first two songs (jay-dee and swizz beats) but will give it a chance.b,121b,121he was def unimpressive during that dj premier freestyle session on the bet awards. possibly spending more time modeling/djiing than composing new raps.
  • PABLOPABLO 1,921 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121And am I the only one who cringes upon hearing the phrase ""Grown Ass Man Rap"? b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121We all can't have the same iPod playlist as this dude:b,121object width="425" height="344"1param name="movie" value=""1/param1param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"1/param1param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"1/param1embed src="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"1/embed1/object1
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