Q-Tip (musician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Q-Tip (musician)

American recording artist; rapper, singer, actor, record producer and DJ

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1970

Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, United States

Profession: actor, singer, record producer, songwriter, rapper, film actor, recording artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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About Q-Tip (musician)

  • Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (born Jonathan William Davis; April 10, 1970), better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American rapper, record producer, singer, actor and DJ.
  • Nicknamed The Abstract, he is noted for his innovative jazz-influenced style of hip hop production and his philosophical, esoteric and introspective lyrical themes.
  • He embarked on his music career in the late 1980s, as an MC and main producer of the influential alternative hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest.
  • In the mid-1990s, he co-founded the production team The Ummah, followed by the release of his gold-certified solo debut Amplified in 1999.
  • In the 2000s, he released the Grammy Award-nominated album The Renaissance and the experimental album Kamaal the Abstract. As an actor, Q-Tip has appeared in various films such as Poetic Justice, She Hate Me and Prison Song, the latter of which he co-wrote and played the lead role.
  • As a DJ, he has hosted the Beats 1 radio show Abstract Radio since 2015.
  • In 2016, Q-Tip was named the artistic director for hip hop culture at the Kennedy Center, and in 2018, he became the instructor of a jazz and hip hop course at New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. Q-Tip is one of the most acclaimed figures in hip hop.
  • John Bush of AllMusic called him "the best rapper/producer in hip-hop history", while About.com placed him #17 on their list of the Top 25 Hip-Hop Producers, as well as placing him #38 on their list of the 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time.
  • In 2012, The Source ranked him #20 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.

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