| TQ | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Date: | 1976 5, mf=yes |
| Origin: | Compton, California, United States |
| Instrument: | Piano |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter, producer |
| Years Active: | 1990–present |
Terrance Quaites (born May 24, 1976), known professionally by his initials TQ, is an American R&B singer. He is best known for his hit song "Westside", which became a top 40 hit in several countries in 1998.
TQ began his music career in the early 1990s with the R&B group Coming of Age, who had a hit with the ballad "Coming Home to Love". After two album releases, Coming of Age in September 1993[1] and Comin' Correct in May 1995,[2] the group went their separate ways.
The summer of 1998 saw TQ notch his first hit with "Westside".[3] Later that year, on November 10, the album They Never Saw Me Coming was released,[4] along with the single "Bye Bye Baby", and "Better Days", which followed the next year.
In 2000, TQ released his second album, The Second Coming.[5] The album was never released in America but was released in other parts of the world. The UK release had a different track listing to the European release. Although the album was not released in America, the American version yet again had a different track listing. TQ eventually digitally released bonus tracks from the album in May 2008.[6] This included songs missing from previous versions.
He recorded a hit song, "Let's Get Back to Bed – Boy!", with the German pop singer Sarah Connor, and starred with her in a music video in which they made love.[7]
He left Sony and joined Cash Money Records around 2002. With them, he recorded various songs with artists such as Lil Wayne,[8] Big Tymers,[9] [10] Hot Boys,[11] and Baby.[3] He also recorded his own album, Gemini, but it was never officially released. TQ released this himself via digital means on June 16, 2009.[12]
He released a new album, Listen, in 2004.[13] In 2007, TQ was featured on a single from the debut album of Iranian-Canadian rapper Imaan Faith.
TQ's song Paradise was released on April 29, 2008. This was followed by the Paradise album on June 30, 2009.[14]
On March 23, 2009, TQ released the S.E.X.Y. EP on iTunes. It was made available on CD on June 30.[15] The EP consists of previously unheard TQ material.
TQ released his next album, titled Kind of Blue, on March 23, 2010.[16] [17] TQ recorded the Michael Jackson song Dirty Diana for the album.[18]
After a European tour in summer 2010, he co-wrote and recorded "Uh Oh", a pop duet with the British singer-songwriter, Danielle Senior. It was released April 2011. Remixes of "Uh Oh" included the classic soul version by CBKS.
On February 12, 2013, TQ released Legendary, as the follow-up album to Kind of Blue.[19]
TQ released The BAEList – Vol 1 EP on January 12, 2016. It is aimed at his female fans.[20]
TQ's album Coming Home was released on August 11, 2017.[21]
TQ was born in Mobile, Alabama, on May 24, 1976, but soon moved with his family to Compton, California. At the age of 16, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia. He has a sister. He has an older son, Rashaun, and a younger son, Tylon.
| Year | Chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUT [22] | GER | NLD [23] | SWE [24] | SWI [25] | UK [26] | |||
| They Never Saw Me Coming | 1998 | 122 | 50 | 27 | 16 | 59 | 45 | 27 | |
| The Second Coming | 2000 | — | — | 30 | 18 | — | 74 | 32 | |
| Listen | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gemini | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paradise | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| S.E.X.Y. (EP) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Kind of Blue | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Legendary | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The BAEList – Vol 1 | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Coming Home | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Revolution | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Year | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS [27] | AUT | GER [28] | IRE [29] | NLD | NZ [30] | SWI | UK | ||||
| "Westside" | 1998 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | They Never Saw Me Coming | |
| "Bye Bye Baby" | — | 47 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | 16 | 7 | |||
| "Better Days" | 1999 | — | — | — | 88 | — | 88 | — | — | 32 | ||
| "Summertime" | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | 7 | Nexus | ||
| "Daily" | 2000 | — | — | — | 31 | — | 23 | 38 | 77 | 14 | The Second Coming | |
| "Ride On" / "Superbitches" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Let's Get Back to Bed – Boy!" | 2001 | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | Green Eyed Soul | |
| "Keep It on the Low" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Right On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Listen | ||
| "Tear This Bitch Up" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Listen (UK version) | |
| "Crockett's Theme" | 2006 | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Year | Title | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Compton Long Beach Style" (Coming Of Age) | Compton Long Beach Style EP | |
| 1997 | "Gotta Git Mine" (RBL Posse feat TQ, MC Eiht & Tela) | An Eye for an Eye (RBL Posse) | |
| 1999 | "Get Away" (TQ feat Krayzie Bone) | Blue Streak OST | |
| 1999 | "Come See Me" (TQ) | Trippin' OST | |
| 1999 | "For All My Hustlers" (TQ featuring Live Luciano) | South Coast Ballers | |
| 1999 | "Imagine That" (CJ Mac featuring TQ and Mack 10) | Platinum Game (CJ Mac) | |
| 1999 | "Summertime" (feat. TQ) | Nexus (Another Level) | |
| 2000 | "Gotta Git Mine" (RBL Posse featuring TQ, MC Eiht & Tela) | Bootlegs & Bay Shit: The Resume (RBL Posse) | |
| 2000 | "I Got to Go" (TQ) | Baller Blockin' Soundtrack | |
| 2000 | "Get Paid" (TQ and Outlawz) | Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us (Outlawz) | |
| 2000 | "Bounce" (Shade Sheist featuring TQ) | Damizza Presents Where I Wanna Be | |
| 2000 | "Used To" (TQ) | Damizza Presents Where I Wanna Be | |
| 2001 | "All of My Life" (TQ) | Urban Renewal: The Songs of Phil Collins | |
| 2001 | "Take Me with You" (Pnutt featuring TQ and Shade Sheist) | Blazin' Soundtrack | |
| 2001 | "Life of a G" (Vandalz featuring TQ) | Thug Lifestyles Soundtrack | |
| 2001 | "My Life" (Juvenile featuring TQ) | Project English (Juvenile) | |
| 2002 | "Day in the Life " (TQ featuring C-Bo and Vantanni) | Platinum Plaques Soundtrack | |
| 2002 | "Somebody's Watching Me" (TQ featuring Yukmouth, Lurch and CPO) | Platinum Plaques Soundtrack | |
| 2002 | "Baby (Bye Bye Baby Remix)" (TQ) | Platinum Plaques Soundtrack | |
| 2002 | "Da Man" (Big Tymers featuring TQ and Trick Daddy) | Hood Rich (Big Tymers) | |
| 2002 | "Gimme Some" (Big Tymers featuring TQ and Barewolf) | Hood Rich (Big Tymers) | |
| 2002 | "I'm Comin'" (Big Tymers featuring TQ, Mickey, Gilly and Jazze Pha) | Hood Rich (Big Tymers) | |
| 2002 | "Sunny Day" (Big Tymers featuring TQ, Gotti and Mikkey) | Hood Rich(Big Tymers) | |
| 2002 | "Way of Life" (Lil Wayne featuring TQ) | 500 Degreez (Lil Wayne) | |
| 2002 | "Pop Yo Colla" (Caz featuring TQ) | Goin Head Up (Caz) | |
| 2002 | "I Remember" (TQ featuring Jagged Edge) | Like Mike Soundtrack | |
| 2002 | "Life as a Gangsta" (Mack 10 and Cash Money Millionaires) | Mack 10 Presents da Hood | |
| 2002 | "Bigger Business" (Swizz Beats featuring TQ) | Swizz Beatz Presents Ghetto Stories | |
| 2002 | "Think About You (Looking Through the Window)" (TQ) | Undisputed Soundtrack | |
| 2002 | "Keep On" (TQ) | Major Work Soundtrack | |
| 2002 | "Day in the Life" (TQ featuring C-Bo and Vantanni) | Major Work Soundtrack | |
| 2002 | "Let's Get Back to Bed -Boy!" (Sarah Connor featuring TQ) | Green Eyed Soul (Sarah Connor) | |
| 2002 | "Can't Get None" (Sarah Connor featuring TQ) | Green Eyed Soul (Sarah Connor) | |
| 2002 | "Magic Ride (Whatever U Wish 4)" (Sarah Connor featuring TQ) | Green Eyed Soul (Sarah Connor) | |
| 2002 | "Fly Away" (Baby featuring TQ) | Birdman (Baby Aka No. 1 Stunna) | |
| 2002 | "Ghetto Life" (Baby featuring TQ, Lil Wayne and Cam'Ron) | Birdman (Baby Aka No. 1 Stunna) | |
| 2002 | "How It Be" (Baby featuring TQ and Jermaine Dupri) | Birdman (Baby Aka No. 1 Stunna) | |
| 2002 | "Ice Cold" (Baby featuring TQ and Jazze Pha) | Birdman (Baby Aka No. 1 Stunna) | |
| 2002 | "Keeps Spinnin'" (Baby featuring TQ and others) | Birdman (Baby Aka No. 1 Stunna) | |
| 2002 | "Hustlas, Pimps and Thugs" (Baby featuring TQ and others) | Birdman (Baby Aka No. 1 Stunna) | |
| 2003 | "Gangsta Nigga" (Hot Boys featuring TQ) | Let 'Em Burn (Hot Boys) | |
| 2003 | "Baby Girl" (Boo and Gotti featuring TQ) | Perfect Timing (Boo and Gotti) | |
| 2003 | "We Can Smoke" (Big Tymers featuring TQ) | Big Money Heavyweight (Big Tymers) | |
| 2003 | "Against the Wall" (Big Tymers featuring TQ) | Big Money Heavyweight (Big Tymers) | |
| 2003 | "To Be Played" (Big Tymers featuring TQ) | Big Money Heavyweight (Big Tymers) | |
| 2004 | "Did You Miss Me?" (Petey Pablo featuring TQ and Baby) | Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry (Petey Pablo) | |
| 2004 | "I'm a Ryder" (Drag-On featuring TQ and Baby) | Hell and Back (Drag-On) | |
| 2004 | "Love Is Color Blind" (Sarah Connor featuring TQ) | Key to My Soul (Sarah Connor) | |
| 2004 | "Hasta la Vista!" (Sarah Connor featuring TQ) | Key to My Soul (Sarah Connor) | |
| 2004 | "Are U Ready to Ride?" (Sarah Connor featuring TQ) | Key to My Soul (Sarah Connor) | |
| 2005 | "Boyfriend/Girlfriend" (Soul Crew featuring TQ) | N/A | |
| 2005 | "Celebrate" (Outlawz featuring TQ) | (Outlawz) | |
| 2006 | "Crockett's Theme" (Jan Hammer Project featuring TQ) | Crockett's Theme: Jan Hammer Project Feat TQ (CD Single) | |
| 2007 | "What About U" (Ultra DJs featuring TQ) | various house/promo albums | |
| 2007 | "How I Get By" (T-Hud featuring TQ) | Undrafted (T-Hud) | |
| 2007 | "Turn U Out" (Merc Squad featuring TQ) | forthcoming LA Griff album | |
| 2007 | "The Bar" (Imaan Faith featuring TQ) | Let the Truth Be Known (Imaan Faith) | |
| 2009 | "Bad Enough" (Redzz featuring Shade Sheist, TQ and Young Noble of 2Pac's Outlawz) | Produced by Redzz | |
| 2009 | "Private Club" (The Dope Enemy featuring TQ, Shade Sheist and Mams Taylor) | Aka DJ Fricktion | |
| 2009 | "Rockit Girl" (Shizzio featuring TQ) | Produced by DJ Fricktion a.k.a. The Dope Enemy | |
| 2011 | "UH OH" (TQ VS Danielle Senior) | Produced by Matt Qualifide (Suite Recordings/Universal) | |
| 2011 | "UH OH" the Classic Soul Version (TQ VS Danielle Senior) | Produced by CBKS (Suite Recordings/Universal) | |
| 2011 | "MARISOL" (G.No a.k.a. The Latin Bird featuring TQ) | Produced by G.No & P.R (Gardelino.com) | |
| 2013 | "Touch The Sky" (SpaceBoyz featuring TQ & Static) | Produced by Static[31] |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rockin' Meera | Rock |
| Richard III | DJ | |
| The Devil's Grind | ||
| 2007 | A Father's Love | |
| Consequences | ||
| The Black |