Noisemakers With Q-Tip

Peter Rosenberg continues on with yet another Noisemakers series at the 92nd St Y, this time with the one and only Q-Tip. The program, if you haven't caught it yet, is basically the musical equivalent of Inside The Actors Studio.

This one in particular is a classic, just like the two before it (the first was with DJ Premier, and the second with Questlove a few months later). Featuring good behind-the-scenes stories from Tip on the golden era, and what it meant to be a player in mid-90s hip-hop.

On meeting J Dilla:


On possibly working with Miles Davis:


On how Busta Rhymes was going to join ATCQ:

What Good Is An Ear Without A Q-Tip

Three years ago, when BET started these Cypher Freestyle outtakes for the Hip-Hop Awards, they filmed the whole thing outdoors at a bar behind my apartment. Since my deck was the only spot with visibility, I had a private show with probably 20 MCs for about 5 hours. Best show in history.

They've kept up these outtakes since, and the results are pretty fresh, especially when it comes to Q-Tip and K'Naan in this one.

This is really just a warmup for a new Tip track from his soon to be released album The Renaissance. This one featuring Amanda Diva and a funky break beat, perfect for the b-boys and b-girls.

Q-TIP FT AMANDA DIVA - MANWOMANBOGGIE

Like Cold Grits Without Hot Sauce

New Q-Tip produced by J Dilla off Tip's soon to be released The Renaissance. If Kamaal is going to make a comeback, which honestly no one thinks is possible, this would be the first signs of it.

Video produced by Rik Cordero, whose mediocrity is a mystery in comparison to his growth as the top current hip-hop video producer.

Q-TIP - MOVE (PROD J DILLA)

All The Time, Tip

I'm not quite sure how I ever missed this, but I just got put on to Q-Tip's Abstract Innovations, which apparently has been out for about a year. Perhaps it was those two tracks premiering on Mark Ronson's show today, or maybe I'm just flat out ready for the upcoming Tribe reunion.

This is a refreshing and unexpected look from Q, and is hands down the best track he's put out in years. Straight flavor.

Q-TIP - REQUEST

The Show Biz

I can't even remember, is this real? People had fun at shows? I thought it was all Mos Def shows with posturing NYC heads with bad attitudes booing people who are more creative than they are?

Courtesy of the mad geniuses reviving the true school over at The Meaning of Dope.