Hip Hop

Q-Tip Installed As Artistic Director of Hip Hop At Kennedy Center

Hip hop receives stellar representation at the Kennedy Centre in the form of hip hop star Q-Tip as its first artistic director. I’d like to think Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter was listening to Q-Tip’s Johnny Is Dead when she made the decision to induct the New York rapping legend as their first director of …

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Happy 22nd Birthday, The Low End Theory!

It’s been 22 years to the day that A Tribe Called Quest released The Low End Theory. I’m gonna tell you a secret. When songs overwhelm me with their greatness, I get goosebumps and I well up. Sometimes it’s due to a sentimental association; happier times when I didn’t have a care in the world. …

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Happy Birthday, Q-Tip!

Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest and the Soulquarians celebrates his 43rd birthday. It’d be hard to imagine hip hop without Q-Tip and his influence on not only the music but the culture as a whole, being a member of the Zulu Nation. He’s one of the few people in the game to be held …

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A Tribe Called Quest To Perform At Wireless Festival

A Tribe Called Quest will be performing in London in July. No, it’s not 1st April and you’re not dreaming. Pretty much lost for words right now. Hip hop legends A Tribe Called Quest wil be performing in the UK for the first time in 20 years when they’ll be on stage at Wireless Festival …

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How Did I Miss That: Pharrell With DJ Premier Impersonating Busta & Q-Tip

In our latest instalment of “How Did I Miss That?”, we have Pharrell and DJ Premier joking around backstage. Yesterday, we discussed what happened when Madlib and J Dilla, two of the best hip hop producers out there, got together and now we’re talking about two more: Pharrell Williams and DJ Premier. This video, which …