A Tribe Called Quest singlehandedly influenced the sound of hip-hop during the early 90′s with their original sound and message. In a recent interview, ATCQ’s…
Hip Hop was at a crossroads in 1993 and there were a few different ways to ….kick it. While the “Golden Era” of Hip Hop…
Not everybody in the G.O.O.D. Music family has to agree on music, or fashion. Q-Tip, who is signed to G.O.O.D. Music via Def Jam, took to Twitter yesterday (November 8) to slam the Confederate flag and the tradition of racism and oppression it stands for. “F*ck the confederate flag,” tweeted the Abstract succinctly. Source
When people heard the new Busta Rhymes track that features Q-Tip, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West called “Thank You,” everyone instantly got hyped because of…
Rapper Busta Rhymes is hard at work on his upcoming album “Extinction Level Event 2: The Final World Front.” The second single off the album…
Q-Tip has joined Instagram. That itself is no big deal (kinda late, just saying), but what is notable is that the Abstract Poetic’s first post is an image of the original lyric sheet for A Tribe Called Quest’s “Check The Rhime.” Source
If you aren’t aware, Baz Luhrmann‘s taste in music is pretty eclectic. So, it came as no great surprise that the producer and director has called on Beyonce and other diverse talents for his new film, “The Great Gatsby,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio. In the film’s new trailer, he calls on Jay Z, Andre 3000, Will.I.Am […]
Fans were disappointed all of G.O.O.D. Music wasn’t featured on their first compilation project Cruel Summer. many were especially perplexed Q-Tip and Mos Def didn’t…
Q-Tip is officially a part of Kanye West‘s G.O.O.D. Music, and he spoke about his new label home on the red carpet at the BET…
Yesterday, news broke of Barack Obama telling the The Atlantic that he preferred Jay-Z to Kanye West; going as far as saying that the latter was “a talented jackass.” Recent G.O.O.D. Music signee Q-Tip begs to differ, though.”Kanye’s not a jackass—that’s my boy, I know him,” Q-Tip told New York magazine’s Daily Intel column at BAM’s 150th Anniversary party on April 11th. “I guess the President is […]
What can be said about The Roots that hasn’t already been said? Everyone knows they are the go to band for rappers wanting to experiment with live instrumentation. Need we remind you of their performances with Jay-Z for his Unplugged show in 2001 and his Fade to Black concert film? The Philadelphia bred hip-hop musicians […]
Q-Tip headlined this year’s Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival and during his set he brought “A Guy Called West” to help him out on the vocals to the ATCQ hit, “Award Tour.” Props to @AsSeenByScene for visuals. Spotted @Nahright. RELATED POSTS: Q-Tip Remembers Making “One Love” For Nas FACT OF THE DAY: Rah Digga Was Originally Q-Tip’s […]
