88-Keys tells his story of first meeting Q-Tip and gaining notoriety as a crate digger and sample specialist with record dealer John Carraro.
A sample fan’s dream, as part of the TV One Unsung series, producer Q-Tip quickly talks about Minnie Ripperton’s influence on A Tribe Called Quest and the importance of her musical legacy. Random Thought: It feels like a good time to pull out the Rotary Connection vinyl. [via Nah Right via Y2K]
Iconic producer Q-Tip visits NYC’s Big City Records to peruse the crates, talk about the importance of focusing on music, and A Tribe Called Quest’s musical legacy. [Respect to NFDK]
Q-Tip delivers a strong dose of common sense and his point of view on the depreciation of Hip-Hop music in this interview supporting his recent release The Renaissance. It’s a nice idea to think that everyone taking part in Hip-Hop actually cares about the artform, but somehow I get the feeling that this message is … Read more
Q-Tip once again shows his loyalty to the Akai MPC 2000XL for the November 4th release of The Renaissance.
Whoa… Pete Rosenburg and Cypha Sounds just dropped an off the cuff Juan Epstein episode featuring none other than Q-Tip. Conversations about Bob Power, house fires, and lost recordings… Note: Q-Tip did the beats for the first three A Tribe Called Quest Albums!!! Download it now via Rosenberg Radio.
Nuggets of the interview: Q-Tip robbed Cypha Sounds for his digital reggae collection, talks about his feelings about A Tribe Called Quest, and acknowledges that he receives royalty checks for the Lil Wayne "A Milli" sample. Check the interview snatched from Don’t Get Gassed.
Much respect to Splash for providing us with some MPC eye candy. Great to see Q-Tip showing love to those who know what this beautiful piece of equipment is capable of.
Mock news clip featuring producers 88 Keys and The Abstract prepping for the October 28th release of The Death of Adam.
Consequence takes us behind the scenes for the making of Q-Tip’s The Renaissance and features The Abstract on the 1’s & 2’s.