Q-Tip

When Busta Rhymes told us in September about this song, we didn't know exactly what to expect. But now that the four-minute track has officially dropped, it won't leave the rotation anytime soon. Featuring Cash Money label bosses Birdman and Lil Wayne kicking off the track, we're treated to some back and forth verses from Busta and Q-Tip with a Yeezy interlude over a simple, groovy beat that flips

This week, the world finally saw Kendrick Lamar body his cypher in this year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards. Don’t get it twisted – every MC that was hand selected did their thing. But, it was Kendrick who showed confidence and poise that was almost frightening. Sounding like he...

Kanye West’s forthcoming "Yeezus" Tour with Kendrick Lamar added two opening acts a few days ago: Pusha T and A Tribe Called Quest. According to Q-Tip, the group will play their last shows in New York City. In August, ATCQ did our last show FOR Cali. It's...

Giving a little insight on his decision to teach a music course at NYU, ?uestlove explains in a recent interview that being a professor is one job he was born to do. Deeming himself a "music snob", The Roots drummer explains that his musical genius traces back to his early days and that it once even freaked out A Tribe Called Quest rapper Q-Tip ...

After joining Instagram today, Q-Tip posted a little bit of hip-hop history for his very first post on the social media service. The Abstract Poet posted a photo of the original lyric sheet for the classic A Tribe Called Quest song, "Check The Rhime" to Instagram today...

An era came to an end last night as AMC wrapped it's widely popular series Breaking Bad. Now in it's 5th season, the show gained a notable reputation in pop culture as viewers navigated through the evolution of Walter White. The tale of White's transformation from an abiding science teacher to a New Mexican kingpin was one of the most enthralling yet tragic stories told on primetime TV... Read Mo

While critics have been quick to point to 2013 as the year of Pharrell, it's just as easy to think of it as the year of Nile Rodgers. The pop music legend made his name with the ground-breaking group Chic back in the '70s before going on to work with artists like Diana Ross, David Bowie, Madonna, Duran Duran and more, but this year he reclaimed his spot in the pop landscape through his work with

XXL spoke with Busta Rhymes last week and he offered some details about his upcoming album, Extinction Level Event 2, the sequel to Busta's 1998 classic, Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front. Busta is planning some major collaborations for the album. "I de...

Busta plans to put beefing rumors to bed on his next album, Extinction Level Event 2. Linking with Lil Wayne, Kanye, and Q-Tip on "Thank You' a song that has not been released, the YMCMB rapper now refers to the G.O.O.D Music crew as comrades...

With his last album Prisoner of Conscious still on the shelves and an upcoming tour with Big K.R.I.T. and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis on the horizon, Talib Kweli isn't standing still. Yesterday while speaking with XXL, Kweli mentioned he's started working with A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip on a new album, tentatively scheduled for next year. "Q-Tip—I'...

Q-Tip swung by the Red Bull Music Academy this week as part of their Lecture series, and during his two-hour-long conversation with "Chairman" Jeff Mao he spoke about the production of "Mama's Boyfriend," an unreleased track from the My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy sessions. ...

Kendrick Lamar’s star power is growing at a rapid pace. The TDE rapper’s services have been called on by artists such as Miguel, 50 Cent, Solange, Dido and others. Last night, Q-Tip of the legendary A Tribe Called Quest crew got us excited because he revealed the pair have been working together. @kendri... Read More ...