Kamaal talks about his background & production. Honestly, I don’t know why Tip isn’t considered top-anything when it comes to producer talk, as he’s done some of the most unrivaled beats in music ever. Hell, I’ll even guarantee that most people’s favorite song on Illmatic was “One Love.” Even some of the tracks he did with Consequence (the ones I’ve heard, at least) for Cons’ next album were pure fire. But he always seems overlooked for his beatmaking skills. Wonder why.
Here’s the first single from Mark Ronson’s upcoming album, dropping in September. Props to Max.
DOWNLOAD: Mark Ronson – Bang Bang Bang f. Q-Tip | Mediafire
Va$htie, Jesse Boykins III, Q-Tip, Asher Roth and more heads were on deck for the first ever Nike Stickball Tournament in NEw York this past Easter. Spotted over at Va$htie’s crib.
And ever since the video kicked off the new decade, the song’s hook has been on repeat on radio. But the funny thing is, the sample doesn’t say “on to the next one.” It’s actually looping the words “under the spotlight.” The song samples Justice’s 2007 hit “D.A.N.C.E.,” and Swizz said he never would have created Jay’s club banger without the urging of Pharrell Williams and Q-Tip. “To be honest, Q-Tip and Pharrell put me onto Justice,” Swizz told MTV News. “We had a long conversation on the phone, and they were like, ‘Yo, you need to get onto this Justice joint.’ I knew the sound, but I didn’t know the name of the sound that I was liking. They were calling me back, like, ‘Yo, did you get the Justice stuff yet?’ Nah, nah, I’m on it. I was on vacation or something, and they called me again, and they were like, ‘Yo, did you get the Justice joint? We’re going to stay on top of you!’ ” – MTV
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Now that is a nice line up of artists to give you a stamp of approval. 100 Proof, dropping February 2nd!
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Tip talks to Talk Stoop about converting to Islam and The Renaissance. Props to Yardie.
Rosa Acosta’s KING Magazine Spread
The line-up speaks for itself. Audio via DJ Wonder.
DOWNLOAD: Lip Service pt.1 | pt.2
We need some visuals of part 2 pronto. Sinnamon and Rosa showing off their chest and feeling up on each other? Ok! Back to the music though… what do we have to do to get Joey, Tip and Sha on a track!?
Pretty much a self-explanatory title if you ask me. Off DotGotIt: The Mixtape v.1.
DOWNLOAD: Senor Kaos – Real Hip Hop For Real People (prod. Q-Tip) | Mediafire
With Black Friday (11/27) closing in, OKP got their hands on the latest leak from the BlakRoc project. And while I’m at it, hit the jump for the full tracklist
DOWNLOAD: BlakRoc – Hope You’re Happy f. Billy Danze, Nicole Wray & Q-Tip
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Universal just put up an official video for a joint off Q-Tip’s Renaissance album. And since they are behind the times in this online shit (aka they disabled embedding) I’m using Dre’s rip.
Tip talks about the meaning of Kamaal The Abstract, if he has any regrets, his favorite record, the current state of hip-hop and more.
Did the ninja from Angel just take a swig from a flask? Gulliest. Shit. Ever. Kamaal The Abstract, in stores now.
