musicleech » Q-Tip http://musicleech.com Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:38:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Soundbombing II http://musicleech.com/2010/01/28/soundbombing-ii-2/ http://musicleech.com/2010/01/28/soundbombing-ii-2/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:55:25 +0000 Mark Jackson http://musicleech.com/?p=3225 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Sorry for not posting for a while. I've been listening to a bunch of older stuff recently, mainly hip-hop, so expect more of this kind of stuff to come shortly.

To start, here's one of the more popular tracks off Soundbombing II, an album released by Rawkus Records in 1999. It features a really long list of big names, so read more about it at Wikipedia.

Common - "1-9-9-9 (feat. Sadat X)"

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]]> http://musicleech.com/2010/01/28/soundbombing-ii-2/feed/ 0 The Blakroc Sessions http://musicleech.com/2009/11/21/the-blakroc-sessions/ http://musicleech.com/2009/11/21/the-blakroc-sessions/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:47:10 +0000 Mark Jackson http://musicleech.com/?p=2824 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> While The Black Keys and 11 hip-hop artists put together their dream collab album Blakroc, someone was taking video of it all. The footage has been edited to form ten webisodes that were released periodically.

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

Part 4:

Part 5:

Part 6:

Part 7:

Part 8:

Part 9:

Part 10:

The album is out on Black Friday, 11/27.

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]]> http://musicleech.com/2009/11/21/the-blakroc-sessions/feed/ 4 Download two songs from the Blak Roc album (The Black Keys + 11 Hip-hop Artists) http://musicleech.com/2009/11/02/download-two-songs-from-the-blak-roc-album-the-black-keys-11-hip-hop-artists/ http://musicleech.com/2009/11/02/download-two-songs-from-the-blak-roc-album-the-black-keys-11-hip-hop-artists/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:46:46 +0000 Mark Jackson http://musicleech.com/?p=2681 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> mp3: Blak Roc: "Stay Off The F**kin' Flowers" featuring Raekwon
mp3: Blak Roc: "Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)" featuring Mos Def and Jim Jones

You probably heard about this ridiculous collab project: The Black Keys and Damon Dash in the studio with 11, that's right, ELEVEN different hip-hop artists (legends). You can find the whole list here, or if you're not in a hurry you can watch a teaser below, with the Mos Def/Jim Jones song accompanying some pretty cool scenes in the studio:

The album is out 11/27. Mark your calendars!

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]]> http://musicleech.com/2009/11/02/download-two-songs-from-the-blak-roc-album-the-black-keys-11-hip-hop-artists/feed/ 1 MP3: Q-Tip “WeFight/WeLove” Remix ft. Kanye West, Consequence http://musicleech.com/2009/04/07/mp3-q-tip-wefightwelove-remix-ft-kanye-west-consequence/ http://musicleech.com/2009/04/07/mp3-q-tip-wefightwelove-remix-ft-kanye-west-consequence/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:06:27 +0000 Mark Jackson http://musicleech.com/?p=1752 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> q-tip_consequence5

The original song off Q-Tip's Renaissance features Raphael Saadiq on the chorus, but Q decides to remove him, letting the instrumental carry on until the next verse.

Not much needs to be said if you're a fan of any one of these guys. Hurry up and download it already.

Q-Tip: "WeFight/WeLove (RMX)" ft. Kanye West & Consequence (mp3)

via NahRight

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]]> http://musicleech.com/2009/04/07/mp3-q-tip-wefightwelove-remix-ft-kanye-west-consequence/feed/ 5 Lineup: 2009 All Points West Festival http://musicleech.com/2009/03/30/lineup-2009-all-points-west-festival/ http://musicleech.com/2009/03/30/lineup-2009-all-points-west-festival/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:38:45 +0000 Mark Jackson http://musicleech.com/?p=1722 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> A bunch of big names are slated to play the second All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey the last weekend in July. Lineup is below.

Tickets go on sale this Friday (4/4) at noon via Ticketmaster. They are $89 for a single day ticket and $199 for a three-day pass.

A new addition this year is the option of rail and boat transportation in addition to the popular ferry service that arrives at Liberty State Park from lower Manhattan. More travel info here.

girltalk-allpointswest

Girl Talk at All Points West 2008

Friday, July 31 : Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, The National, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT, Q-Tip, The Pharcyde, Organized Konfusion, The Knux, Ra Ra Riot, Seasick Steve, Telepathe, Shearwater, Heartless Bastards, Flying Lotus, College Humor Live, Arj Barker, Eugene Mirman and Bo Burnham.

Saturday, August 1 : Tool, My Bloody Valentine, Gogol Bordello, Arctic Monkeys, Neko Case, The Ting Tings, Yelle, Crystal Castles, St. Vincent, Tokyo Police Club, The Cool Kids, Kool Keith, Cage the Elephant, Chairlift, White Rabbits, Electric Touch, The Postelles, Black Gold, College Humor Live, Tim & Eric, Judah Friedlander and Jim Jeffries.

Sunday, August 2 : Coldplay, Echo & The Bunnymen, MGMT, The Black Keys, Elbow, Silversun Pickups, Mogwai, We Are Scientists, Ghostland Observatory, The Gaslight Anthem, Etienne De Crecy, Lykke Li, Akron/Family, Steel Train, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, College Humor Live, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Showalter and Todd Barry.

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]]> http://musicleech.com/2009/03/30/lineup-2009-all-points-west-festival/feed/ 0 Video: Q-Tip: “We Fight / Love” (Live on Conan O’Brien) http://musicleech.com/2009/01/28/video-q-tip-we-fightwe-love-live-on-conan-obrien/ http://musicleech.com/2009/01/28/video-q-tip-we-fightwe-love-live-on-conan-obrien/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:11:27 +0000 Mark Jackson http://musicleech.com/?p=1311 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Q and company spice up one of the grooviest songs on The Renaissance, with the ex-Tribe Called Quest member filling in nicely for Raphael Siddiq who does the chorus on the record. I had high expectations, but can honestly say they were exceeded. The live guitars, DJ, and drums make it a jamfest, and now I'm just mad that 2K Bounce Tour is over...

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]]> http://musicleech.com/2009/01/28/video-q-tip-we-fightwe-love-live-on-conan-obrien/feed/ 0 Q-Tip: “Shaka” (ft. Barack Obama) http://musicleech.com/2008/11/05/q-tip-shaka-ft-barack-obama/ http://musicleech.com/2008/11/05/q-tip-shaka-ft-barack-obama/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:42:45 +0000 Mark Jackson http://musicleech.com/?p=663 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> In celebration of Barack Obama's win yesterday, here's a new Q-Tip track with the 44th president taking care of the intro (via sample of course). The original original version is on The just-out Renaissance, but give yourself an upgrade:

Download/Stream: Q-Tip: "Shaka" (ft. Barack Obama)
Stream: Q-Tip: "Shaka" (Original Version)

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]]> http://musicleech.com/2008/11/05/q-tip-shaka-ft-barack-obama/feed/ 0 New Q-Tip ft. Raphael Saadiq: “We Fight/Love” http://musicleech.com/2008/10/26/new-q-tip-ft-raphael-saadiq-we-fightlove/ http://musicleech.com/2008/10/26/new-q-tip-ft-raphael-saadiq-we-fightlove/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:49:21 +0000 Mark Jackson http://musicleech.com/?p=521 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

The Renaissance is out November 4th. After seeing the Michael Jackson-esque "Move" a couple weeks ago, we now have a brand new cut off the album, "We Fight/Love" featuring Raphael Saadiq whom Q-Tip has collaborated with on occasion.

Download Q-Tip ft. Raphael Saadiq - We Fight/Love

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]]> http://musicleech.com/2008/10/26/new-q-tip-ft-raphael-saadiq-we-fightlove/feed/ 0 Video: Q-Tip – “Move” http://musicleech.com/2008/10/14/video-q-tip-move/ http://musicleech.com/2008/10/14/video-q-tip-move/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:45:56 +0000 Mark Jackson http://musicleech.com/?p=463 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> We already showed you the unofficial and official videos for "Gettin' Up", the first single off the upcoming Renaissance, and now we have number two. You can tell "Move" is definitely not a Tribe song, but it suits Q-Tip quite nicely. And if you're music savvy, you'll notice the video resembles, and pretty much replicates something of a past pop star... slick!

The Renaissance is Q-Tip's first solo album since 1999's Amplified, and it's out November 4th.

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]]> http://musicleech.com/2008/10/14/video-q-tip-move/feed/ 0 Video: Q-Tip – “Gettin’ Up” (Official Version) http://musicleech.com/2008/09/16/video-q-tip-gettin-up-official-version/ http://musicleech.com/2008/09/16/video-q-tip-gettin-up-official-version/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:39:48 +0000 Mark Jackson http://musicleech.com/?p=308 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> A few weeks ago we saw the unofficial version (which actually held it's own), but here's the proper:

Rockin' a stylish Davy Crockett hat (???), Q-Tip hits us with the first track off his upcoming The Renaissance, his first (released) solo album since 1999's Amplified (he recorded an album in 2002 that was never released).

It's got just the kind of sound you'd expect: a laid-back groovy bass line paired with an adventurous piano melody, and background vocals singing the catchy "Gettin' up". Q-Tip raps about life's good memories but mostly about his wife.

There were no correct lyrics I could find on the net, so I fixed up the ones from lyricsreg.com:
Q-Tip - "Gettin' Up" Lyrics 

Sent you a message, sent you an e-mail
Hasty decisions we may still prevail
Both needed breaks, we both needed to bail
Walking through the corridors of my mind
The hideaways, the nooks, and things with good times
Memories certainly yes they still bind
Still a common man and yeah that's for sure
Still a bankroll and yeah still can tour
The madness, the thing we had was much more
Come back home, don't be out in the world
It's a rat race and always for a girl
And most scavengers have found the pretty pearl
It's for the faint of heart who never get enough
Gotta get tough, buckle 'em up, we call 'em duds
And we, and we and we ahhh

We gotta gettin' up
We gotta gettin' up
Today is nice come on and yeah we gettin' up
Said we gettin' up
Said we gettin' up
Tonight is right come on we gon' gettin' up
Said we gettin' up
Said we gettin' up

Come over here baby, don't look so grumpy
This kind of lifestyle could be so comfy
We can start a clan just like the Kennedy's
You and I advance, certainly we can expand
Feelings that should never end
You respect me like a friend
But love me like your man
No other could contend
Or we could be like Doves exposed to history
Like staying with each other with truth and chivalry
The things we go through they shape our identity
Yes pretty let's do this all night
Consummate this thing and make it alright
And when we cuddle up and promise that alright

We need to gettin' up
Gettin' up
Today is nice come on and yo we gettin' up
Said we gettin' up
Said we gettin' up
Tonight is right come on we gon' gettin' up
Said we gettin' up
Said we gettin' up

I like to watch everybody gravitate towards you
Your magnetic presence make them come through
The same way you got them you got me too
Now look at our lives they're so colorful
A wonderful spectrum, not one tone dull
Full of excitement and not one lull
See we had an understanding, oh yes we did
I'm bringing it back, I'm puttin' in my bid
Have a couple of kids, and have a couple of cribs
We like Louie D and ????? like Martin and Corretta
Doin' it to death, noone can do it better
When we leave our physical our sprits still together
Come on now, here's a placement for your hand
You rockin' with the #1 MC man
The #1 controller of right with the plan

Gettin' up
Gettin' up
Today is nice come on and yeah we gettin' up
Said we gettin' up
Said we gettin' up
Tonight is right come on we gon' gettin' up
Said we gettin' up
Said we gettin' up

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