“Part of Q-Tip’s inability to get his music out in the last decade stemmed from his individuality as an artist. He’s not only a gifted MC and lyricist, he’s a producer as well. On “The Renaissance,” he crafts indelible musical beds out of a mixture of live instrumentation and deep samples; “ManWomanBoogie,” for example, is built on a snippet culled from a late ’70s album by German art-rockers Can. That adventurousness got him in trouble with record executives looking for quick hits. “They [the record companies] were trying to get me to do the Timbaland thing, the Pharrell thing, the Scott Storch thing a few years ago,” he says. “I obliged them, but ultimately it didn’t work out. So they said, ‘Go ahead with your own thing.’ Sometimes, they don’t know better.” Q-Tip says this with a rueful chuckle. He’s understated about what must’ve been a trying time in his life. But he says that he always took a broader view of his music and his career, and that helped him overcome the whims of the industry.
Archives for "December 2008" :
Q-Tip Talking About Working With The Neptunes
‘Make Sure Thy See My Face’ Bonus DVD Footage
Here is some exclusive footage by Kenna off ‘Make Sure Thy See My Face’ 2-Disc-Set Bonus DVD. Thanks To Simon.
Baptized In Blacklight
Static
Better Wise Up
The Interview
Fall Out Boy – W.A.M.S. (Waiter.Actor.Model.Singer) (Album Version)

Fall Out Boy – Folie À Deux (2008)
01 – Disloyal Order Of Water Buffaloes
02 – I Don’t Care
03 – She’s My Winona
04 – America’s Suitehearts
05 – Headfirst Slide Into Coopestown On A Bad Bet
06 – The (Shipped) Gold Standard
07 – (Coffee’s For Closers)
08 – What A Catch, Donnie feat. Elvis Costello, Brendon Urie, Travis McCoy, Alex DeLeon & William Beckett
09 – 27
10 – Tiffany Blews feat. Lil’ Wayne
11 – W.A.M.S. (Waiter.Actor.Model.Singer) (Neptunes)
12 – 20 Dollar Nose Bleed feat. Brendon Urie
13 – West Coast Smoker feat. Debbie Harry
Fall Out Boy – W.A.M.S. (Waiter.Actor.Model.Singer)
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Teriyaki Boyz – Work That feat. Pharrell & Chris Brown

Apparently Chris Brown is featured on the Teriyaki Boyz single “Work That” produced by The Neptunes according to the Single Cover. It was just a matter of time til we would see a Chris Brown Neptunes collabo since Chris Brown was chillin with them in the studios all the time back in march when they were touring together. Can’t wait to hear that single. Thanks To Neosoul.







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[Mika] sorry bctw i was quoting hiphopdx, they wrote that... thats a nice beat jean-luc
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[Jean-Luc] This instrumental looks like a french TV show generic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP3_81PkHCA
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[Mika] Madonna – Give It 2 Me (Instrumental) http://www.mediafire.com/?awjzfamjgn4 Madonna - Give It ...
[Mika] Maxime Javel that would be nice if you could upload it please :D
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[good&plenty] 'When I was a CHILD I spoke as a child, When I became a MAN I put away childish things' Pharrell ...
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