Q-Tip to School Musicians on the Entertainment Business in New Book, Industry Rules
Veteran rapper Q-Tip has announced plans to pen a book for the Ballentine imprint that will detail the ins and outs of the entertainment business, according to AllHipHop.com. The co-founder of A Tribe Called Quest will release Industry Rules in correspondence with the 20th anniversary of ATCQ's debut album, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. ... read more
Found in: Books, NewsBack To Middle School: My 20 Favorite Rap Songs Circa 1991
I graduated from elementary school in June of 1990. Almost immediately after, my Dad—who worked for Digital Computers—switched from manufacturing to sales, and my family moved from Marlboro, Mass., to Alpharetta, Ga. I'd already gotten into a little bit of rap music while I was still in New England, listening to more poppy stuff like DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Tone Loc, Young MC, LL Cool J, and even a little Digital Underground. But when I got to Georgia and started at Taylor Road Middle School (which I attended from August 1990 to June 1993), I met some new... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayQ-Tip to Release Album in Sept. Following Eight-Year Delay
Q-Tip might want to adopt a line from LL Cool J as his new motto: "Don't call it a comeback; I've been here for years." Eight years, in fact, have passed since the former A Tribe Called Quest MC produced the nine tracks that make up Kamaal The Abstract, to be released Sept. 15 on Battery Records.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsQ-Tip: The Renaissance
Back when he was rockin’ the mic for A Tribe Called Quest... read more
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