The Renaissance (Q-Tip album)

Infobox Album |
Name = The Renaissance
Type = Studio album


Artist = Q-Tip
Released = November 4, 2008
Recorded = 2002-2008
Genre = East Coast Hip Hop
Label = Universal Motown
Producer = Q-Tip, J Dilla, Kanye West, Dan the Automator, The Neptunes, Large Professor, Madlib, will.i.am, Pete Rock, DJ Premier
Last album = "Kamaal the Abstract"
(2002)
This album = "The Renaissance"
(2008)
Next album =

Previously expected to be titled "Live at the Renaissance," "The Renaissance" is the latest effort from critically acclaimed rapper Q-Tip, leader of A Tribe Called Quest. The album is scheduled for release through Universal Motown on the same day as the US general election, November 4, 2008.cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003833930 |title=Q-Tip Returns To Roots On 'The Renaissance' |date=2008-07-31 |accessdate=2008-07-31 |last=Concepcion |first=Mariel |publisher=Billboad.com]

Tracks

The follow-up to 1999’s Amplified is a mix of summer jams, club bangers, and introspective songs, which combines live instrumentation and samples. The first track off the album is called "Work It Out", which can be heard in full at Q-Tip's MySpace-page. When asked to describe the sound of his new album by the Boston Globe in October 2007 Q-Tip said, "I definitely used my band. I know that in hip-hop the drums are the most important thing, so I paid particular attention to that, so that I don't lose any of the hip-hop sensibilities. It's got a lot of keyboards, guitars, and drums."

Guests

Appearances may include Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, J Dilla, Norah Jones, Madlib, Common, D'Angelo, Raphael Saadiq & Santogold. cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/07/13/q-tips-renaissance-coming-this-fall/#more-6960 |title=Q-Tip’s ‘Renaissance’ Coming This Fall |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=2008-07-13]

Confirmed tracks

References

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* [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-ca-q-tip13-2008jul13,0,7960997.story LA Times Interview Q-Tip about new album]