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Q-Tip (born Jonathan Davis on April 10, 1970 in New York City), is an American rapper, actor, and record producer, and is the former leader of the group A Tribe Called Quest, from which he was also known as “Abstract”. He converted to Islam in the mid-1990s, and changed his name to Kamaal Ibn John Fareed. The Q in Q-Tip’s stage name stands for Queens, the borough of New York City from which he hails. It is also said to be a name that represents his ability to get into one’s ears. He also refers to himself as The Abstract (originally The Abstract Poetic) and Kamaal the Abstract.

Early career:
Q-Tip’s first appearance on record was on the Jungle Brothers’ Straight Out the Jungle. Besides performing with his popular and successful jazz-influenced hip hop group, Tip also did production work (under his production alias “the Abstract” or often — along with fellow Tribe member Ali Shaheed Muhammad and the late Slum Village member Jay Dee — as part of The Ummah) for artists such as Nas (“One Love,” from Illmatic, 1994), Mobb Deep (co-producer on “Give up the Goods (Just Step),” “Temperature’s Rising,” and “Drink Away the Pain,” from The Infamous, 1995) and even R&B divas Mariah Carey (“Honey,” from Butterfly, 1997) and Whitney Houston (“Fine,” from Greatest Hits).

Solo career:
A Tribe Called Quest disbanded in 1998, after which Q-Tip pursued a solo career. His first solo singles, “Vivrant Thing” and “Breathe & Stop,” were far more pop-oriented than anything he had done in A Tribe Called Quest, as was his solo debut LP for Arista Records, Amplified.

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d4lz wrote:
yesterday afternoon

dope dope

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vkasz wrote:
Monday evening

best rapper ever. end of subject.

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ComptonAzzBrett wrote:
Monday morning

the abstract throwin it hard!!!

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radiozak wrote:
last week

Hi! Album: Kamaal The Abstract is the album of the week at Student Radio Żak of Technical University of Lodzi. Keep on rocking! :)

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ManDirky wrote:
13 days ago

if you don't celebrate his atcq- and solo-stuff, you don't celebrate hip-hop!

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illFigure90 wrote:
19 days ago

kamaal the abstract is amazing!

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Ma_Ferr wrote:
26 days ago

You <3

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daniel_martman wrote:
last month

the best, simply the best.

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DotChannel wrote:
last month

Keep up that REAL hip hop tip.

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WuMember wrote:
last month

simple, this is q-tip

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Mr_Naxay wrote:
last month

согласен, "любимый рэпер ваших любимых рэперов" ©

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Ultracode wrote:
last month

отличный парень

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MARTIJNLAFITT wrote:
last month

sick vid

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AmazinElena wrote:
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Life is better <3

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jlegend369 wrote:
last month

I love "Barely in Love"!!!!

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jucorintiana wrote:
last month

great, cool , amazingg i loved this video !

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taivan90 wrote:
last month

... and this video is great.

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Plym wrote:
last month

Video to Life is Better with Norah Jones is out.

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TheAbbott wrote:
last month

I think pablo_cerve is correct, I remember Kamaal The Abstract as unreleased album which many people had even 4-5 years ago.I haven't heard it anyway, so I'll surely get it.

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xdankstahx wrote:
September 2009

GALVANIZE!

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