Q-Tip (rapper)

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Q-Tip (born Jonathan Davis on April 10, 1970 in New York City), is an American rapper, actor, and hip hop producer, and is the former leader of the group A Tribe Called Quest. He converted to Islam in the mid-1990s, and changed his name to Kamaal Ibn John Fareed. The "Q" in Q-Tip's stage name stands for Queens, the borough he hails from.

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Besides performing with his popular and successful jazz-influenced hip hop group, Tip also did production work (often as a part of The Ummah) for artists such as Nas ("One Love", Illmatic, 1994), Mobb Deep ("Give Up the Goods" (Just Step), The Infamous, 1995) and even super divas Mariah Carey ("Honey", "Butterfly" 1997) and Whitney Houston ("Fine", "Greatest Hits"). He has also made countless guest appearances, including spots on songs by Janet Jackson, Missy Elliott, the Roots, Mos Def, De La Soul, Raphael Saadiq, Deee-Lite and the Beastie Boys.

A Tribe Called Quest disbanded in 1998, after which Q-Tip pursued a solo career. His first solo releases, the pop-friendly "Vivrant Thing" and "Breathe and Stop", were far-left of anything he'd done in A Tribe Called Quest, as was his solo debut LP for Arista Records, Amplified. His 2002 follow-up, Kamaal the Abstract, never received official release. Now, in 2006, Q-Tip is set to release a new album titled "Live at the Renaissance", featuring the Neptunes-produced track "For the Nasty" with a guest appearance by Busta Rhymes. "Live at the Renaissance" is due out this Summer. "For The Nasty" can be heard all over the internet and is beginning to be broadcast on the radio.

A Tribe Called Quest reunited in 2004 and played a limited number of dates. The band was comprised of the original lineup, including Tip and occasional member Jarobi. Early the next year, Tip signed a new solo deal with Motown Records. He collaborated with R.E.M. in 2004 on "The Outsiders," a track from their album Around the Sun. Q-Tip has also collaborated with The Chemical Brothers, performing on the single "Galvanize" (from their album Push the Button) in 2005.

He has also pursued an acting career, appearing in films such as Prison Song, Poetic Justice, and She Hate Me, as well on television as a guest on Chappelle's Show.

He is also featured in the Black Eyed Peas song "Like That".

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Singles

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