Tue 28 Oct 2008
Q-tip and friends celebrate The Renaissance
Posted by Miss Info under concerts , crony-ism , exclusives , good for hip hop , good for me , new music , videos[11] Comments
Congrats to the homie Qtip for the release of his first solo album in an long time, The Renaissance. Along with being an incredibly nice and hilarious guy, Tip is very talented, so definitely go support his album on Tuesday.
On Monday night, Target threw Tip a posh bash at the Bowery Hotel with DJ Scratch on the wheels and folks like 88 Keys, Nas, Fonzworth and more in attendance.
Lucky for us, Mike Fresh caught video of these congratulatory speeches from QTip’s pals Ali Shaheed Muhammed, Talib Kweli, Mark Ronson, and Rza…
(thanks to Big D the Weatherman and Ben from Catalyst Group)
After the jump, peep Q-tip’s performance (after he was coaxed onstage by Cons, lol) and photos of the partygoers…
October 28th, 2008 at 4:53 am
Tip’s real dope .. i hope he sells.
There aint much hype for it though …
50 000 first week ?
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October 28th, 2008 at 8:27 am
HE’S SUCH A SEXY BEAST…MAGICALLY DELICIOUS!!
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October 28th, 2008 at 11:25 am
“The Renaissance” is a hell of an album and it’s a damn shame Kamal had to fight for about 3 years to get any of his material released by his label. Here’s to sticking to your guns.
One.
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October 28th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
^u wildd “Gettin Up” has been huge, and the Rock The Bells tour built (which was incredible) so much hype for Tip’s album this summer.. hope to God he does big numbers
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October 28th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
I wish I could’ve gone to this thing. I was emailing peeps at Universal to let me in.
Alas, no credentials…I hate crony-ism only because I’m not a crony.
Dammmit!
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missinfo Reply:
October 28th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
well you’re my crony, and with youtube/flickr, nobody needs to go anywhere : )
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October 29th, 2008 at 1:37 am
Miss Info,
Thanks for the post. Q-Tip/Tribe are one of my favorites! I go back to when those cats were having condoms being dump on their heads (Street Tracks/Pump It Up Videos)! I’ve been playing “We Fight/Love” track like 10Xs a day. Perfect for this cold Fall Chi weather.
One
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October 29th, 2008 at 10:34 am
@miss info: awww. thanks! i’m an official miss info crony.
also, am i mistaken by thinking q tip is one of the most universally respected and beloved people in the game?
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October 29th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Will somebody PULLEASE revoke Mark Ronsons “ghetto” pass?
He’s so smarmy it makes me puke in my mouth.
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October 30th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Unfortunately, if it isnt involvoving some white person, or riddened with drugs/ or scandal….the media does not hold interest in hip hop music….let mnm come out and start talkin his bugs bunny bullshit and i bet you he’ll sell like 50,000,000 in 1st week and shit…..I am born in the 70’s, and never thought i would say this but i am so tired of hip hop! and thats sad….people( and there are tons of them out there) like q tip will never get his respect due!!!!
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October 30th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
perfect example…..WHAT THE FUCK IS A MARK RONSON?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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