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    Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:02:21

    Q-Tip Finally Finishes a New Full-Length - For a fall release

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    • A Tribe Called Quest - LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24:  Actress Juliette Lewis arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere of 'Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest' on June 24, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
    • A Tribe Called Quest - LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: (L-R) Rappers Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Jarobi White, Phife Dawg and director Michael Rapaport  arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere of 'Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest' on June 24, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
    • A Tribe Called Quest - LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24:  Director Michael Rapaport (L) and Co-president of Sony Pictures Classics Michael Barker (R)  arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere of 'Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest' on June 24, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

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    It's been nine years since Q-Tip dropped a solo disc: his post-A Tribe Called Quest debut, Amplified. While his sophomore effort, the jazz-driven Kamaal the Abstract, was shelved in 2002, the MC insists he's readied another record (The Renaissance) for a fall release. According to Billboard.com, the album is coming out on October 14, a tentative date Q-Tip's reps were quick to downplay. Sound wise, it apparently "blends live instrumentation, scratching, and samples for a sound reminiscent of the rapper's work in A Tribe Called Quest," with guest spots coming from Raphael Saadiq, Norah Jones, D'Angelo and more.

    In related news, A Tribe Called Quest is still in the midst of a Rock the Bells reunion, which winds down in George, WA, next month.

    ATCQ live:

    8/2 Miami, FL - Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
    8/3 Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Amphitheatre
    8/9 Devore, CA - Glen Helen Pavilion
    8/16 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
    8/23 Englewood, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
    9/6 George, WA - The Gorge

    —The ARTISTdirect Staff
    08.01.08

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