Q-Tip : The Renaissance

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  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    Shaka is the shit too - I heard that on the J. Period tape. Mad classic Tribe beats and shit... really not mad at that.b, 21b, 21I know this sample from Dance On Glass... Shit, I KNOW THIS. Can someone remind me?

  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21This record is predictably tepid. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Didn't see this coming! img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" 21

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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21 You should be more concerned about the horrendous color of his two-tone ensemble. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21left half of the cover is color, right half is negative. It also looks velvety, which may be causing some sort of reflection. b, 21b, 21b, 21I dig the stuff. I was really feeling Work It Out last summer, but most others weren't. Was playing all the other released singles last night and people were diggin em.

  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21/font1Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21This record is predictably tepid. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Didn't see this coming! img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" 21 b, 21b, 21h, 21b, 21b, 21Hahah...b, 21b, 21And yeah Nelly, I've played "Gettin' Up" and "Move" which have been doing really well for me.

  • yeah man, I totally agree with you on the 'classic tribe sound' speak. I almost feel like this would do better if released in the spring.

  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    Dropped On NOV 4 - RENNAISSANCE...get it?

  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    Hahahah, nice one.

  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    "Move" is the shit. I love two-part/beat songs like that.

  • dayday 9,612 Posts
    I can't stop playing the D'Angelo joint. The album is growing on me the more I hear it.b,121b,121He was feeling it other night on Letterman (Scratch holdin it down)b, 21object 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

  • debardebar 215 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121I can't stop playing the D'Angelo joint. I'm feeling this record the more I hear it. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121Yes. This is my favorite album of the moment.

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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21(Scratch holdin it down)b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21 Rappers Who DJ-Related!

  • hemolhemol 2,578 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21/font1Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21he has an MPC on the cover, Im sold............I'll be the first in line to cop a copy. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Please take that foolishness to the "Beats, Yo" board. b, 21b, 21h, 21b, 21b, 21^^^rides hard for Swizz beats, Iceberg does it Live, and anything else made with keyboards^^^

  • debardebar 215 Posts
    anyone have the itunes bonus track "Good Thang"?

  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21anyone have the itunes bonus track "Good Thang"? b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Don't have it but it's not really all that good. b, 21b, 21The Circuit City (?!) bonus track: "Feva" is some what better. There's supposed to be a Target bonus track too: "A Look Behind the Scenes" but I haven't heard that yet.

  • debardebar 215 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21/font1Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21anyone have the itunes bonus track "Good Thang"? b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Don't have it but it's not really all that good. b, 21b, 21The Circuit City (?!) bonus track: "Feva" is some what better. There's supposed to be a Target bonus track too: "A Look Behind the Scenes" but I haven't heard that yet. b, 21b, 21h, 21b, 21b, 21Yeah I have "Feva", which is cool. I think the Target version actually has a bonus DVD called "A Look Behind the Scenes", not a bonus track.

  • deejdeej 5,125 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21/font1Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21/font1Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21he has an MPC on the cover, Im sold............I'll be the first in line to cop a copy. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Please take that foolishness to the "Beats, Yo" board. b, 21b, 21h, 21b, 21b, 21^^^rides hard for Swizz beats, Iceberg does it Live, and anything else made with keyboards^^^ b, 21b, 21h, 21b, 21as you should

  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21/font1Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21/font1Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21/font1Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21he has an MPC on the cover, Im sold............I'll be the first in line to cop a copy. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Please take that foolishness to the "Beats, Yo" board. b, 21b, 21h, 21b, 21b, 21^^^rides hard for Swizz beats, Iceberg does it Live, and anything else made with keyboards^^^ b, 21b, 21h, 21b, 21as you should b, 21b, 21h, 21b, 21b, 21Please take that to the "Keys, Yo" board.b, 21b, 21b/wb, 21b, 21u not down with the "real hip-hop." b, 21b, 21b, 21

  • DuderonomyDuderonomy Haut de la Garenne 7,784 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21/font1Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21/font1Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21he has an MPC on the cover, Im sold............I'll be the first in line to cop a copy. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Please take that foolishness to the "Beats, Yo" board. b, 21b, 21h, 21b, 21b, 21^^^rides hard for auto-tune vocoder^^^ b, 21b, 21h, 21b, 21b, 21I've got some Q-Tip LP on Motown that came out about 8 months ago - what's the difference between that and the new one - it sounds like you guys are saying he's ditched most of the songs and brought the sampler out for starters, img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/green30sv.gif" alt="" 21, totally new vocals as well?

  • phongonephongone 1,652 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21"Move" is the shit. I love two-part/beat songs like that. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21The quasi-battle rap he kicks at the end of this is kind of img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/oj.gif" alt="" 21

  • spelunkspelunk 3,400 Posts
    This album is a two-tracker.

  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    Nope.

  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21Nope. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21word....b, 21b, 21Gettin Up & Move are the obvious bangers.b, 21b, 21We Fight/We Love = img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badassbuddy_com-koolaid.gif" alt="" 21b, 21b, 21Manwomanboogie = img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/green30sv.gif" alt="" 21b, 21b, 21Dance On Glass = img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jeigh.gif" alt="" 21b, 21b, 21Life Is Better = img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/581.gif" alt="" 21b, 21b, 21Believe = img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/whoa.gif" alt="" 21b, 21b, 21Shaka = img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/liljohn.gif" alt="" 21b, 21b, 218 for 12 = very good FG%.....imo.

  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    "Johnny Is Dead" murdered the dancefloor last night. In a good way I mean. b, 21Yeah the FG% is really high IMO. Really the only song that I wasn't really feeling was "You" but other than that they all kind of hit.b, 21b, 21Wifey was listening to it in my iPod on the bus yesterday and was like "This album reminds me of Midnight Marauders."

  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21 "This album reminds me of Midnight Marauders." b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21I'd have to disagree.

  • So this is a serious question, please don't take it as sarcasm or aimed in anyone in particular:b, 21b, 21b, 21Is this the hip hop album you've been waiting for?b, 21b, 21b, 21I read user reviews on itunes and it seems like this album is filling the void for alot of people who used to like hip hop but don't BUY new hip hop anymore. Is this the way forward for grown up rap?b, 21b, 21b, 21b/wb, 21b, 21WTF is Tip talking about 98% of the time?

  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21So this is a serious question, please don't take it as sarcasm or aimed in anyone in particular:b, 21b, 21b, 21Is this the hip hop album you've been waiting for?b, 21b, 21b, 21I read user reviews on itunes and it seems like this album is filling the void for alot of people who used to like hip hop but don't BUY new hip hop anymore. Is this the way forward for grown up rap?b, 21b, 21b, 21b/wb, 21b, 21WTF is Tip talking about 98% of the time? b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Im not one of these 'this is what Hip Hop is missing" mofos. b, 21b, 21But yes I'd place in the the Grown-Ass Man Rap.b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21 /font1Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21WTF is Tip talking about 98% of the time?b, 21b, 21h, 21 b, 21b, 21Verses From The Abstract - DEAL.

  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21/font1Quote:/font1h, 21b, 21 "This album reminds me of Midnight Marauders." b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21I'd have to disagree. b, 21b, 21h, 21b, 21b, 21Well that's wifey's opinion and I do see what she's saying. I can see the connection. It sounds like genuine progression to me.b, 21b, 21And Thes, I don't know man. I'm not waiting for anything, but I expected this album to be corny and it's not. I didn't really like "Amplified" aside from a few of the singles.

  • Word, I feel you Cos, I wasn't trying to be antagonistic.. it was a genuine question.b, 21b, 21This version of the album as about 1800% better than the previous version that they released, which contained this gem, quite possibly one of the worst songs i have ever heard in my life:param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=5791064-961" 21/object1b, 21b, 21It just seems like online this album is the mid-thirties illmatic.b, 21b, 21Can someone pull soundscans on this?

  • I cop'd and had it on in the background while driving all I can see is that songs are mad short and kind of end abruptly.

  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    Yeah I didn't think you were being antagonistic. The thing about it is, people are going to hate on it because they just do not like the music or the songs. Then there are people who will hate on it because they think it's the cool thing to do. Either way I don't really care, but only one of those reasons I can respect.b, 21b, 21As for me, I like it a lot. Part of it is because it's a return to - and an extension of - a sound and feel that I have always loved and grew up with. Also, it came completely from left field and neither me nor anyone knew to "check for the new Tip when it drops." Aside from 1 or 2 songs I wasn't f*cking with that shit from last year and a few years ago...b, 21b, 21... but on the strength, you know it's like dude is one of the greatest of al time. Hate me now on that but I feel that. As a rapper, never the best (not even the best in the Native Tongues camp) but always original and distinctive. As a producer it's game over.b, 21b, 21So yeah, I'm happy with it. This is one of the albums that I could see REALLY liking 3 or 4 of the songs, then in a few weeks really liking some other ones instead, dig? To me the only real weak song is "You."
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