Q-Tip discography explained

Artist:Q-Tip
Studio:3
Music Videos:8
Singles:9

This is the solo discography of Q-Tip, an American hip hop musician, record producer, and DJ.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[1]
US
R&B
[2]
US
Rap
[3]
UK
[4]
Amplified 28 4 88
The Renaissance
  • Released: November 4, 2008
  • Label: Universal Motown
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
11 3 2 112
Kamaal the Abstract
  • Released: September 15, 2009
  • Label: Battery, Jive
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
77 32 17
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

Title! scope="col" style="width:20em;"
Album details
The Abstract and the Dragon[7]
(with Busta Rhymes)
  • Released: December 12, 2013
    • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" width="10"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[8]
US
R&B
[9]
US
Rap

[10]
CAN
IRE
[11]
NL
[12]
UK
[13]
"Get Involved"
(with Raphael Saadiq)
199967 21 36The PJs (soundtrack)
"Vivrant Thing"26 7 10 20 39/Amplified
"Breathe and Stop"200071 21 18 76 12Amplified
"Things U Do"[14]
"What Lies Beneath"[15] 2002Soundbombing III
"For the Nasty"
(featuring Busta Rhymes)
200586
"Work It Out"2007
"Gettin' Up"2008107 The Renaissance
"Move"
"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)"
(with Fergie and GoonRock)
201377 72 89 90
  • RIAA: Platinum[16]
  • BPI: Silver
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum
The Great Gatsby (soundtrack)
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
(featuring Demi Lovato)
2018Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" width="10"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
US
R&B
US
Rap

CAN
IRE
NL
UK
"Black Is Black"
(Jungle Brothers featuring Q-Tip)
198972Straight Out the Jungle
"Groove Is in the Heart"
(Deee-Lite featuring Q-Tip [uncredited])
19904 28 15 8 10 2
  • RIAA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
World Clique
"A Roller-Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'"(De La Soul featuring Q-Tip)1991De La Soul Is Dead
"Got 'til It's Gone"
(Janet Jackson featuring Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell)
199719 16 9 6
  • ARIA: Gold[17]
  • BPI: Silver
  • RMNZ: Gold
  • SNEP: Gold
The Velvet Rope
"Body Rock"(Mos Def, Q-Tip and Tash)1998Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
"Hot Boyz"
(Missy Elliott featuring Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve and Q-Tip)
19995 1 1 78 18
  • RIAA: Platinum
Da Real World
"You"
(Lucy Pearl featuring Snoop Dogg and Q-Tip)
200164 Lucy Pearl
"Dem Thangs"(Angie Martinez featuring Q-Tip)Up Close and Personal
"Galvanize"
(The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip)
20056 11 3
  • BPI: Silver
Push the Button
"Enuff"
(DJ Shadow featuring Lateef the Truthspeaker and Q-Tip)
2006The Outsider
"Bang Bang Bang"
(Mark Ronson featuring Q-Tip and MNDR)
201018 68 6Record Collection
"Nakamarra"
(Hiatus Kaiyote featuring Q-Tip)
2012Tawk Tomahawk
"Thank You"
(Busta Rhymes featuring Lil Wayne, Q-Tip and Kanye West)
201357 87 13
  • BPI: Silver
"Meltdown"
(Stromae featuring Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip and HAIM)
2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 – Original Motion Picture (soundtrack)
"Go"
(The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip [uncredited])
201576 46
  • BPI: Silver
  • FIMI: Gold
Born in the Echoes
"Hi-De-Ho"
(Jack White featuring Q-Tip)
2022Fear of the Dawn
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="1"
YearAlbum
"Ill Vibe"[18]
(Busta Rhymes featuring Q-Tip)
1996The Coming

Guest appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearOther artist(s)Album
"The Promo" 1988Jungle BrothersStraight out the Jungle
"Buddy" 1989Native Tongues3 Feet High and Rising
"Doin' Our Own Dang" Done by the Forces of Nature
"Promo No. 2 (Mind Review '89)" Jungle BrothersBeyond This World
"Don't Curse" 1991Heavy D, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, CL Smooth, Pete RockPeaceful Journey
"La Menage" Black SheepA Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
"Come on Down" Big Daddy Kane, Busta RhymesPrince of Darkness
"Who Planned It" 1993TigerClaws of the Cat
"The Undisputed Champs" Del the Funky HomosapienWrong Place
"On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton) [Q-Tip Remix]" Jungle BrothersOn the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton)
"Come on Everybody"Run–D.M.C.Down with the King
"Let's Organize" 1994Organized Konfusion
"Get It Together" Beastie BoysIll Communication
"One Love" NasIllmatic
"Get Down (Q-Tip Remix)" Craig MackGet Down 12"
"All the Way Live" 1995Tha AlkaholiksCoast II Coast
"To Each His Own" InI, Large ProfessorThe Life I Live
"Drink Away the Pain (Situations)" Mobb DeepThe Infamous
"Me and My Microphone" 1996A+The Latch-Key Child
"Extra Abstract Skillz" Mad Skillz, Large ProfessorFrom Where???
"Ital (The Universal Side)"The RootsIlladelph Halflife
"3 MCs" Da Bush BabeesGravity
"How Ya Want It We Got It (Native Tongues Mix)" 1997Jungle BrothersRaw Deluxe
"I Am the Black Gold of the Sun (MAW Remix)" Nu Yorican Soul
"Stolen Moments Pt. 3" CommonOne Day It'll All Make Sense
"Sometimes (Ummah Remix)" Brand New HeaviesShelter
"Let Me Be the One (Ummah Remix)"Mint ConditionLet Me Be the One 12"
"Who's That, Quienes" Boricua GuerreroFirst Combat
"Original Man" CapletonI Testament
"Hey"1998Slam (soundtrack)
"Listen" 1999Heavy DHeavy
"Showdown" Black MoonWar Zone
"Mr. Nigga" Mos DefBlack On Both Sides
"The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (Remix)Prince, Pharrell
"The Fear in the Heart of a Man" 2000Tupac ShakurThe Rose That Grew from Concrete
"To the Beat" RahzelMake the Music With Your Mouth 2000
"Hold Tight" Slum VillageFantastic, Vol. 2
"Makin' It Blend" WordsworthLyricist Lounge 2
"Girls, Girls, Girls" 2001Jay-Z, Slick Rick, Biz MarkieThe Blueprint
"In the Sun" 2002Large Professor1st Class
"Make It All Better" We Are Hip Hop
"Come Close (Remix) [Closer]" Common, Erykah Badu, PharrellCome Close
"Oh Well" Elvis CostelloCruel Smile
"Poetry" 2003The RH FactorHardgroove
"1, 2, to the Bass" Stanley Clarke1, 2, to the Bass
"Tomorrow" Mark RonsonHere Comes the Fuzz
"She Wants to Move" (Remix)2004N.E.R.D., Common, Mos Def, De La SoulFly or Die
"The Outsiders" R.E.M.Around the Sun
"We Can Make It Better" 2005Kanye WestLate Registration (UK Version)
"So What the Fuss" (Remix)Stevie WonderSo What the Fuss
"Like That" 2006The Black Eyed Peas, Talib Kweli, CeeLo Green, John LegendMonkey Business
"Why You Wanna" (Mick Boogie Remix)T.I.King
"The Frog" Sérgio MendesTimeless
"Get You Some" Busta RhymesThe Big Bang
"You Can't Hold a Torch"
"Keep It Moving" Hi-Tek
"Love You Can't Borrow" M-1Confidential
"Just a Lil Dude" 2007RZAAfro Samurai
"Stop, Look, Listen" Statik Selektah, Styles P, TermanologySpell My Name Right: The Album
"Lightworks" J Dilla, Busta Rhymes, Talib KweliDillagence
"Too Blessed" Kevin MichaelKevin Michael
"40 MCs" Amanda DivaLife Experience
"Sandcastle Disco" 2008SolangeSol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams
"Wanna Go Back" Solange, Marsha Ambrosius
"Paris, Tokyo" (Remix) Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell, Sarah GreenLupe Fiasco's The Cool
"Evolution of a Man"Al Kapone
"Chocolate Box" 2009Prince MPLSoUND
"Good to Go"Grand PubaRetroactive
"Hope You're Happy"Blakroc, Billy Danze, Nicole WrayBlakroc
"Shine All Day"Grandmaster Flash, Jumz, Kel SpencerThe Bridge (Concept of a Culture)
"Here We Go" 2010Chiddy Bang
"Betcha Wouldn´t Hurt Me" Quincy Jones, Mary J. Blige, Alfredo RodríguezQ Soul Bossa Nostra
"Birds of a Feather" Trugoy Dove, Mike GeeFrom The Black Pool of Genius
"The Invitation" 2011Saigon, Fatman ScoopThe Greatest Story Never Told
"Beautiful" Math HoffaA.C.M.D.3
"Poetic Justice" (Remix)2012Busta RhymesCatastrophic
"Circles"2015The Game, Eric Bellinger, Sha ShaThe Documentary 2
"No Matter What"2016ConsequenceA Good Comeback Story
"Borderline (An Ode to Self Care)"SolangeA Seat at the Table
"Cheers"2018Anderson PaakOxnard
"Congo"Roc MarcianoBehold a Dark Horse
"Combat"2019Danny Brown, Consequence U Know What I'm Sayin?
"Hit Man"Gang StarrOne of the Best Yet
"New Breed"James BKS, Idris Elba, Little Simz
"Yah Yah"[19] 2020Eminem, Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, DenaunMusic to Be Murdered By
"Don't Go"Busta Rhymes
"More Life"2021CordaeJust Until...
"Dear Dilla (Reprise)"2022Phife DawgForever
"Why We Speak"2023Black Radio III

Music videos

YearTitleDirector(s)
1999"Vivrant Thing"Hype Williams
2000"Breathe and Stop"
"Let's Ride"Stéphane Sednaoui
2008"Gettin' Up"Ben Dickinson
"Move"Rik Cordero
"Renaissance Rap"
2009"Manwomanboogie"
"Life Is Better"Goodtimes

See also

Notes and References

  1. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=q-tip|chart=Billboard 200}} Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 8, 2012.
  2. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=q-tip|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B}} Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 8, 2012.
  3. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=q-tip|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B}} Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 8, 2012.
  4. Web site: Zywietz. Tobias. Chart Log UK: Q – Qwilo. Zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. April 8, 2012. February 6, 1997.
  5. United States. Q-Tip. July 9, 2023.
  6. United Kingdom. Q-Tip. July 24, 2023.
  7. Web site: Check Out The Official Artwork To Q-Tip And Busta Rhymes's Collaborative Mixtape - XXL . 3 December 2013 . Xxlmag.com . 2013-12-04.
  8. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=q-tip|chart=Hot 100}} Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 14, 2012.
  9. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=q-tip|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}} Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 14, 2012.
  10. Web site: Q-Tip > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. April 8, 2012.
  11. Web site: Discography Q-Tip. irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. April 8, 2012.
  12. Web site: Discografie Q-Tip. dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. April 8, 2012. nl.
  13. Web site: Q-Tip. The Official Charts Company. April 8, 2012. select "Singles" tab.
  14. 2000 . Things U Do . track listing . . QTIP005.
  15. Q-Tip/Mos Def . 2002 . What Lies Beneath/Freak Daddy . track listing . . DS111.
  16. United States. A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got). July 9, 2023.
  17. Web site: ARIA Title Accreditations Report For Album Titles Reaching a New Accreditation Level between 1-01-1997 and 31-12-1997. Australian Recording Industry Association. July 7, 2021. July 19, 2024.
  18. . 1996 . Ill Vibe . . ED 5852.
  19. Web site: Music To Be Murdered By by Eminem. Apple Music. January 17, 2020. January 17, 2020.