Q-Tip discography

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

Q-Tip discography
Q-Tip in Washington D.C. in 2008.
Studio albums3
Music videos8
Singles9

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US
R&B

[2]
US
Rap

[3]
UK
[4]
Amplified 28488
The Renaissance
  • Released: November 4, 2008
  • Label: Universal Motown
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
1132112
Kamaal the Abstract
  • Released: September 15, 2009
  • Label: Battery, Jive
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
773217
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with year released
Title Album details
The Abstract and the Dragon[6]
(with Busta Rhymes)
  • Released: December 12, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[7]
US
R&B

[8]
US
Rap

[9]
CAN
[9]
IRE
[10]
NL
[11]
UK
[12]
"Get Involved"
(with Raphael Saadiq)
1999 672136 The PJs: Music from & Inspired by the Hit Television Series
"Vivrant Thing" 267102039 Amplified
"Breathe and Stop" 2000 7121187612
"For the Nasty"
(featuring Busta Rhymes)
2005 86 non-album single
"Work It Out" 2007 non-album single
"Gettin' Up" 2008 107 The Renaissance
"Move"
"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)"
(with Fergie and GoonRock)
2013 77728990
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum
The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
(featuring Demi Lovato)
2018 Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[7]
US
R&B

[8]
US
Rap

[9]
CAN
[9]
IRE
[10]
NL
[11]
UK
[12]
"Groove Is in the Heart"
(Deee-Lite featuring Q-Tip)
1990 428158102
  • RIAA: Gold
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
World Clique
"Got 'til It's Gone"
(Janet Jackson featuring Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell)
1997 191696
  • ARIA: Gold
  • SNEP: Gold
  • RMNZ: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
The Velvet Rope
"Hot Boyz"
(Missy Elliott featuring Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve and Q-Tip)
1999 5117818
  • RIAA: Platinum
Da Real World
"Galvanize"
(The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip)
2005 6113
  • BPI: Silver
Push the Button
"Enuff"
(DJ Shadow featuring Lateef the Truthspeaker and Q-Tip)
2006 The Outsider
"Bang Bang Bang"
(Mark Ronson featuring Q-Tip and MNDR)
2010 18686 Record Collection
"Thank You"
(Busta Rhymes featuring Lil Wayne, Q-Tip and Kanye West)
2013 578713 non-album single
"Meltdown"
(Stromae featuring Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip and HAIM)
2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Go"
(The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip)
2015 7646
  • FIMI: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
Born in the Echoes
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Black Is Black" 1988 Jungle Brothers Straight out the Jungle
"The Promo"
"Buddy" 1989 De La Soul, Jungle Brothers 3 Feet High and Rising
"Doin' Our Own Dang" Jungle Brothers Done by the Forces of Nature
"Promo No. 2 (Mind Review '89)" Beyond This World
"Groove Is In The Heart" 1990 Deee-Lite World Clique
"Don't Curse" 1991 Heavy D, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, CL Smooth, Pete Rock Peaceful Journey
"La Menage" Black Sheep A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
"A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"" De La Soul De La Soul Is Dead
"Come on Down" Big Daddy Kane, Busta Rhymes Prince of Darkness
"Who Planned It" 1993 Tiger Claws of the Cat
"The Undisputed Champs" Del the Funky Homosapien Wrong Place
"On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton) (Q-Tip Remix)" Jungle Brothers On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton)
"Come on Everybody" Run–D.M.C. Down with the King
"Let's Organize" 1994 Organized Konfusion Stress: The Extinction Agenda
"Get It Together" Beastie Boys Ill Communication
"One Love" Nas Illmatic
"Get Down (Q-Tip Remix)" Craig Mack Operation: Get Down
"All the Way Live" 1995 Tha Alkaholiks Coast II Coast
"To Each His Own" InI, Large Professor The Life I Live
"Drink Away the Pain (Situations)" Mobb Deep The Infamous
"Me and My Microphone" A+ The Latch-Key Child
"Extra Abstract Skillz" Mad Skillz, Large Professor From Where???
"Ill Vibe" 1996 Busta Rhymes The Coming
"Ital (The Universal Side)" The Roots Illadelph Halflife
"3 MCs" Da Bush Babees Gravity
"How Ya Want It We Got It (Native Tongues Mix)" Jungle Brothers Raw Deluxe
"I Am the Black Gold of the Sun (MAW Remix)" 1997 Nu Yorican Soul N/A
"Sometimes (Ummah Remix)" Brand New Heavies Shelter
"Stolen Moments Pt. 3" Common One Day It'll All Make Sense
"Got 'til It's Gone" Janet Jackson, Joni Mitchell The Velvet Rope
"Original Man" Capleton I Testament
"Who's That, Quienes" Boricua Guerrero First Combat
"Body Rock" 1998 Mos Def, Tash Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
"You" Lucy Pearl, Snoop Dogg Lucy Pearl
"Listen" 1999 Heavy D Heavy
"Showdown" Black Moon War Zone
"Mr. Nigga" Mos Def Black On Both Sides
"The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (Remix) Prince, Pharrell N/A
"The Fear in the Heart of a Man" 2000 Tupac Shakur The Rose That Grew from Concrete
"To the Beat" Rahzel Make the Music With Your Mouth 2000
"Hold Tight" Slum Village Fantastic, Vol. 2
"Makin' It Blend" Wordsworth Lyricist Lounge 2
"Girls, Girls, Girls" 2001 Jay-Z, Slick Rick, Biz Markie The Blueprint
"Dem Thangz" Angie Martinez Up Close and Personal
"In the Sun" 2002 Large Professor 1st Class
"What Lies Beneath" Rawkus Records Soundbombing III
"Make It All Better" Mos Def, Black Star We Are Hip Hop
"Come Close (Remix) (Closer)" Common, Erykah Badu, Pharrell Come Close
"Oh Well" Elvis Costello Cruel Smile
"Poetry" 2003 The RH Factor Hardgroove
"1, 2, to the Bass" Stanley Clarke 1, 2, to the Bass
"Tomorrow" Mark Ronson Here Comes the Fuzz
"She Wants to Move" (Remix) 2004 N.E.R.D., Common, Mos Def, De La Soul Fly or Die
"The Outsiders" R.E.M. Around the Sun
"Galvanize" 2005 The Chemical Brothers Push the Button
"We Can Make It Better" Kanye West Late Registration
"So What the Fuss" (Remix) Stevie Wonder So What the Fuss
"Like That" 2006 The Black Eyed Peas, Talib Kweli, CeeLo Green, John Legend Monkey Business
"Enuff" DJ Shadow, Lateef the Truth Speaker The Outsider
"Why You Wanna" (Mick Boogie Remix) T.I. King
"The Frog" Sérgio Mendes Timeless
"Get You Some" Busta Rhymes The Big Bang
"You Can't Hold a Torch"
"Keep It Moving" Hi-Tek Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip
"Love You Can't Borrow" M-1 Confidential
"Just a Lil Dude" 2007 RZA Afro Samurai
"Stop, Look, Listen" Statik Selektah, Styles P, Termanology Spell My Name Right: The Album
"Lightworks" J Dilla, Busta Rhymes, Talib Kweli Dillagence
"Too Blessed" Kevin Michael Kevin Michael
"40 MCs" Amanda Diva Life Experience
"Sandcastle Disco" 2008 Solange Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams
"Wanna Go Back" Solange, Marsha Ambrosius
"Paris, Tokyo" (Remix) Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell, Sarah Green Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
"Evolution of a Man" Al Kapone Cadillac Records: Music from the Motion Picture
"Chocolate Box" 2009 Prince MPLSoUND
"Good to Go" Grand Puba Retroactive
"Hope You're Happy" Blakroc, Billy Danze, Nicole Wray Blakroc
"Shine All Day" Grandmaster Flash, Jumz, Kel Spencer The Bridge (Concept of a Culture)
"Bang Bang Bang" 2010 Mark Ronson & The Business Intl, MNDR Record Collection
"Here We Go" Chiddy Bang Chiddy Bang: The Preview
"Betcha Wouldn´t Hurt Me" Quincy Jones, Mary J. Blige, Alfredo Rodríguez Q Soul Bossa Nostra
"Birds of a Feather" Trugoy Dove, Mike Gee From The Black Pool of Genius
"The Invitation" 2011 Saigon, Fatman Scoop The Greatest Story Never Told
"Beautiful" Math Hoffa A.C.M.D.3
"Poetic Justice" (Remix) 2012 Busta Rhymes Catastrophic
"Circles" 2015 The Game, Eric Bellinger, Sha Sha The Documentary 2
"Go" Chemical Brothers Born in the Echoes
"No Matter What" 2016 Consequence A Good Comeback Story
"Borderline (An Ode to Self Care)" Solange A Seat at the Table
"Cheers" 2018 Anderson Paak Oxnard
"Congo" Roc Marciano Behold a Dark Horse
"Combat" 2019 Danny Brown, Consequence U Know What I'm Sayin?
"Hit Man" Gang Starr One of the Best Yet
"New Breed" James BKS, Idris Elba, Little Simz N/A
"Yah Yah"[13] 2020 Eminem, Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Denaun Music to Be Murdered By
"Don't Go" Busta Rhymes Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God

Music videos

Year Title Director(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

References

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  2. "Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  3. "Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  4. Zywietz, Tobias (February 6, 1997). "Chart Log UK: Q – Qwilo". Zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  5. "Gold & Platinum: Q-Tip". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  6. "Check Out The Official Artwork To Q-Tip And Busta Rhymes's Collaborative Mixtape - XXL". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  7. "Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  8. "Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  9. "Q-Tip > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  10. "Discography Q-Tip". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  11. "Discografie Q-Tip". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  12. "Q-Tip" (select "Singles" tab). The Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  13. "Music To Be Murdered By by Eminem". Apple Music. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
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