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Q-Tip News Archives for September 2009

Sep 30, 2009 | Spin

In the Studio: Black Keys and Mos Def

From Karen O's star-studded Wild Things soundtrack to Thom Yorke's new band with Flea , it's an awesome year for supergroups and dream collabos.

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Related Topix: Blues, The Black Keys, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Mos Def, Wu-Tang, Music!, Raekwon

Tue Sep 29, 2009

MTV News

Maxwell Dazzles The Ladies At Madison Square Garden

One of the great comeback artists of 2008 hit his hometown's biggest stage on Monday night when Brooklyn native Maxwell wowed the crowd at Madison Square Garden.

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Boogie Down Productions, The Fugees, Kanye West

Sun Sep 27, 2009

The Austin American-Statesman

Artist preview

If the overflow of words on The Knux's "Remind Me In 3 Days" wasn't already a tip off, here it is laid plain; eloquent rapper Krispy can talk.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Bar-B-Q, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Music, Entertainment

Fri Sep 25, 2009

MediaGuardian.co.uk

Music Weekly: Q-Tip + Richard Hawley

Legendary rapper Q-Tip talks, plus a highly woozy Singles Club and a very special Feature With No Name from Richard Hawley guardian.co.uk guardian.co.uk , Friday 25 September 2009 12.30 BST On this week's show! Q-Tip, the rapper, the legend, the bloke who might just be making his breakfast throughout the interview! The head honcho of A Tribe Called ...

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment, A Tribe Called Quest

Wed Sep 23, 2009

Cool Hunting

Chemical Brothers: Push the Button

The Chemical Brothers have always been hip - that goes without saying. But sometimes their music was a little irritating and somewhat too bombastic.

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Related Topix: The Chemical Brothers, Electronic, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Colette, House

Tue Sep 22, 2009

CMJ

Black Friday Turns Blak

Blakroc Records is offering up an alternative to spending the day after this Thanksgiving in a tryptophan-induced coma or hip-checking strangers at Wal-Mart. On November 27, the label created by Ohio-based blues-rockers the Black Keys and hip-hop impresario Damon Dash will release BlakRoc , an album produced by the Keys that featuring performances ...

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Related Topix: Blues, The Black Keys, Mos Def, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Rza

Sun Sep 20, 2009

SF Weekly

Tribe Called Quest Tribute Tonight

After Q-Tip's masterful set at Outside Lands a few weeks back--one of the best of the fest, and certainly the one which engaged the crowd the most, especially when Phife Dawg emerged as a special guest for one song--I found myself reaching for my A Tribe Called Quest anthology.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, A Tribe Called Quest

Fri Sep 18, 2009

The Daily Record

Music Reviews: Other albums: September 18, 2009

Vultures will enjoy tunes like Call The Doctor and Go Back about his ex-wife but there's some good Justin Timberlakestyle dance tracks too.

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Related Topix: The Blueprint, Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment

HipHopDx

Q-TipKamaal The Abstract

' Industry Rule #4,080: Record company people are shady. ' - Q-Tip on A Tribe Called Quest 's 'Check the Rhime' Can't say he didn't warn you.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, A Tribe Called Quest

Wed Sep 16, 2009

Associated Content

Q-Tip Releases "Kamaal the Abstract," 10 Vivrant Songs

There are very few artists who can have the beautiful mix of funk, jazz, blues, and hip hop all laced into one album, but hip hop artist Q-Tip manages to do it every time.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Outkast

Mon Sep 14, 2009

MediaGuardian.co.uk

The Black Keys launch hip-hop project with Jim Jones

Guests on debut album of Blackroc project, produced by Damon Dash, will include Mos Def, Q-Tip and RZA Making 'some dope music' with Damon Dash ... The Black Keys.

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Related Topix: Blues, The Black Keys, Jim Jones, Rap, Mos Def, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Rza

Sun Sep 13, 2009

NME

The Black Keys reveal details of hip-hop project

The Black Keys have announced November 27 as the release date for an album that will feature some of the biggest names in hip-hop. Recorded under the name Blackroc , the self-titled album will feature the likes of Mos Def , Q-Tip , RZA , Raekwon , Pharoahe Monch , Jim Jones and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard , amongst others.

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Related Topix: Blues, The Black Keys, Mos Def, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Sat Sep 12, 2009

XtraMSN Real Estate

Black Keys reveal details of hip-hop collaboration

An album featuring the Black Keys and some of the biggest names in hip-hop will be released November 27 under the name Blakroc, Billboard.com has learned.

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Related Topix: Blues, The Black Keys, Mos Def, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Rza, Raekwon

Mon Sep 07, 2009

Yale Daily News

Lux is the perm that wears the crown

Many a celebrity has tried to eulogize Michael Jackson with singing , essays or block parties in Brooklyn .

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Hip-Hop, A Tribe Called Quest, Music, Entertainment

Sat Sep 05, 2009

The Village Voice

Bloomberg Flexes Muscle; Q-Tip Strikes Back

Mayor Bloomberg's new election strategy seems to be an egregious display of his own power.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster Metro, Lancaster, PA

Thu Sep 03, 2009

Stereogum

Outside Lands 2009 In Photos

Last year, San Fran's inaugural Outside Lands festival featured Radiohead, but also power outage issues.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Dave Matthews Band, Pop/Rock, Mutantes, The Beastie Boys

Tue Sep 01, 2009

Billboard

First Listen: Q-Tip's "Barely In Love"

A decade after first announcing it, Q-Tip 's "Kamaal The Abstract" will finally see the light of day.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment

MTV News

Q-Tip Finally Putting Out His Kamaal The Abstract 'Fusion' Album

On September 15, Kamaal the Abstract officially sees the light of day. "In 1999, I just came out of putting out the song 'Vivrant Thing' and 'Breathe and Stop' off the Amplified album.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

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