Here is the Q-Tip Jimmy Fallon video from September 16, 2009. Accompanied by the house band The Roots the hip-hop icon performed performed Barely In Love on the late night talk show. It is the lead single of Kamaal the Abstract (track-list below), his third solo studio album, released Sept. 15 on Battery/Jive/SME Records.
Q-Tip, who initially rose to fame a part of the legendary hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, discussed the new album, finally released after delays, in a recent interview with MTV News. Originally, music industry legend Clive Davis signed him to Arista to do the album. As Q-Tip explains:
“I’m a student of the game. I know what Clive did. He put out an album with Miles Davis called Bitches Brew in the ’70s. It’s considered to be the first fusion album of its kind. I said to Clive, ‘I want to do the hip-hop album that’s kind of like fusion in that way.’ He co-signed it. In 1999, I started putting it together.”
When Davis left Arista, Q-Tip was convinced by his managers to remain at the label, as L.A. Reid was taking over Davis’ position. However, due to an inability to come to an agreement over the album’s single, Q-Tip left the label. The full interview, including video is here: Q-Tip Finally Putting Out His Kamaal The Abstract ‘Fusion’ Album
Tracklist and video are below. Photo Credit:
Q-Tip Kamaal the Abstract track-listing
1. “Feelin’ ”
2. “Do U Dig U?” (featuring Gary Thomas and Kurt Rosenwinkel)
3. “A Million Times”
4. “Blue Girl”
5. “Barely in Love”
6. “Heels”
7. “Abstractionisms” (featuring Kenny Garrett, a.k.a. Truth)
8. “Caring”
9. “Even If It Is So”
10. “Make It Work” (bonus track)
11. “Damn You’re Cool” (bonus track)
Link: Q-Tip Jimmy Fallon Video
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