New date Nov. 4th!
HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ALBUM
“THE RENAISSANCE”
Debut Hit Single
“GETTIN’ UP”
is a piano-based lead single…in the vein of Tribe’s “Award Tour”.
“FIGHT/LOVE”
featuring Raphael Saadiq tells the story of a girl in a troubled relationship and a young man fighting in Iraq.
“LIFE IS BETTER”
featuring Nora Jones is a tribute to all of Q-Tip’s favorite rappers, including Biz Markie,
LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, Eazy-E, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Brand Nubian and Pimp C.
“MAN WOMAN BOOGIE”
featuring Amanda Diva illustrates the difference between men and women
and how the sexes need each other to survive.
“BELIEVE”
features neo-soul crooner, D’Angelo.
“THE RENAISSANCE“
mixes soul beats, piano, guitars, and Q-Tip’s usual thought-provoking lyricism, which takes you on a trip
from relationships and summer songs to social issues of late, and has a kind of ’90s feel to it.
Album features: Raphael Saadiq, Norah Jones, D’Angelo and Amanda Diva.
[Nicole Brinson, URB.com]
September 10, 2008 at 9:54 am |
[...] Do you see that he has Raphael Saadiq and D’Angelo on this joint? Certified hotness already. Many thanks to my man DJ YZO at Industry Soul for keeping me in the know. Check out some of the early “reviews.R… [...]
September 11, 2008 at 10:21 am |
[...] in Issue 28 of my favorite magazine (Wax Poetics) and for those who never heard tracks of “The Renaissance“, it’s a good album although I miss some of that fresh “Native Tongue” [...]