Q-Tip discography

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Q-Tip discography
Q-Tip at Commonwealth Washington, D.C., in 2008.jpg
Q-Tip in Washington D.C. in 2008.
Studio albums3
Music videos8
Singles9

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

Contents

Albums

See also: A Tribe Called Quest discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak 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
TitleAlbum details
The Abstract and the Dragon [7]
(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
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[8]
US
R&B

[9]
US
Rap

[10]
CAN
[10]
IRE
[11]
NL
[12]
UK
[13]
"Get Involved"
(with Raphael Saadiq)
1999672136 The PJs (soundtrack)
"Vivrant Thing"267102039 Violator: The Album/Amplified
"Breathe and Stop"20007121187612Amplified
"Things U Do" [14]
"What Lies Beneath" [lower-alpha 1] [15] 2002 Soundbombing III
"For the Nasty"
(featuring Busta Rhymes)
200586non-album single
"Work It Out"2007non-album single
"Gettin' Up"2008107The Renaissance
"Move"
"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)"
(with Fergie and GoonRock)
201377728990
  • RIAA: Platinum [16]
  • BPI: Silver [6]
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum
The Great Gatsby (soundtrack)
"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
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[8]
US
R&B

[9]
US
Rap

[10]
CAN
[10]
IRE
[11]
NL
[12]
UK
[13]
"Black Is Black"
(Jungle Brothers featuring Q-Tip)
198972 Straight Out the Jungle
"Groove Is in the Heart"
(Deee-Lite featuring Q-Tip [uncredited])
1990428158102
  • RIAA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
World Clique
"A Roller-Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'"

(De La Soul featuring Q-Tip)

1991 De La Soul Is Dead
"Got 'til It's Gone"
(Janet Jackson featuring Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell)
1997191696
  • ARIA: Gold [17]
  • BPI: Silver [6]
  • RMNZ: Gold
  • SNEP: Gold
The Velvet Rope
"Body Rock"

(Mos Def, Q-Tip and Tash)

1998 Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
"Hot Boyz"
(Missy Elliott featuring Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve and Q-Tip)
19995117818
  • RIAA: Platinum
Da Real World
"You"
(Lucy Pearl featuring Snoop Dogg and Q-Tip)
200164 Lucy Pearl
"Dem Thangs"

(Angie Martinez featuring Q-Tip)

Up Close and Personal
"Galvanize"
(The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip)
20056113
  • 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)
201018686 Record Collection
"Nakamarra"
(Hiatus Kaiyote featuring Q-Tip)
2012Tawk Tomahawk
"Thank You"
(Busta Rhymes featuring Lil Wayne, Q-Tip and Kanye West)
2013578713
  • BPI: Silver [6]
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 [uncredited])
20157646
  • BPI: Silver
  • FIMI: Gold
Born in the Echoes
"Hi-De-Ho"
(Jack White featuring Q-Tip)
2022 Fear of the Dawn
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Ill Vibe" [18]
(Busta Rhymes featuring Q-Tip)
1996 The Coming

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"The Promo"1988 Jungle Brothers Straight out the Jungle
"Buddy"1989 Native Tongues 3 Feet High and Rising
"Doin' Our Own Dang" Done by the Forces of Nature
"Promo No. 2 (Mind Review '89)"Jungle BrothersBeyond This World
"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
"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 BrothersOn the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton) single
"Come on Everybody" Run–D.M.C. Down with the King
"One Love"1994 Nas Illmatic
"Get It Together" Beastie Boys Ill Communication
"Let's Organize" Organized Konfusion Stress: The Extinction Agenda
"Get Down (Q-Tip Remix)" Craig Mack Get Down 12"
"Drink Away the Pain (Situations)"1995 Mobb Deep The Infamous
"All the Way Live" Tha Alkaholiks Coast II Coast
"To Each His Own" InI, Large Professor The Life I Live
"Extra Abstract Skillz"1996 Mad Skillz, Large Professor From Where???
"Me and My Microphone" A+ The Latch-Key Child
"3 MCs" Da Bush Babees Gravity
"Ital (The Universal Side)" The Roots Illadelph Halflife
"How Ya Want It We Got It (Native Tongues Mix)"1997Jungle Brothers, De La Soul Raw Deluxe
"I Am the Black Gold of the Sun (MAW Remix)"Nu Yorican Soul
"Original Man" Capleton I Testament
"Who's That, Quienes"Boricua GuerreroFirst Combat
"Stolen Moments Pt. III" Common One Day It'll All Make Sense
"Sometimes (Ummah Remix)" Brand New Heavies Shelter
"Let Me Be the One (Ummah Remix)" Mint Condition Let Me Be the One 12"
"Hey"1998 Slam (soundtrack)
"Show Down" Black Moon The Mix Tape Volume III: 60 Minutes of Funk / War Zone
"Listen"1999Heavy D Heavy
"Mr. Nigga"Mos Def Black on Both Sides
"The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (Remix) Prince, Pharrell
"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" (background vocals)2001 Jay-Z, Slick Rick, Biz Markie The Blueprint
"In the Sun"2002Large Professor 1st Class
"Make It All Better"Mos Def, Black Star We Are Hip Hop
"Come Close (Remix) [Closer]"Common, Erykah Badu, PharrellCome Closesingle
"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" (Native Tongues Remix)2004 N.E.R.D., Common, Mos Def, De La SoulShe Wants to Move single
"The Outsiders" R.E.M. Around the Sun
"We Can Make It Better"2005 Kanye West Late Registration (UK Version)
"So What the Fuss" (Remix) Stevie Wonder So What the Fusssingle
"Like That" The Black Eyed Peas, Talib Kweli, CeeLo Green, John Legend Monkey Business
"Why You Wanna" (Mick Boogie Remix)2006 T.I. Why You Wanna single
"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 (soundtrack)
"Stop, Look, Listen" Statik Selektah, Styles P, Termanology Spell My Name Right: The Album
"Lightworks" J Dilla, Busta Rhymes, Talib KweliDillagence
"Too Blessed" Kevin Michael Kevin Michael
"40 MCs"Amanda DivaLife 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 "Paris, Tokyo" single
"Evolution of a Man" Al Kapone Cadillac Records: Music from the Motion Picture
"Chocolate Box"2009Prince 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)
"Here We Go"2010 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 HoffaA.C.M.D.3
"Poetic Justice" (Remix)2012Busta RhymesCatastrophic
"Circles"2015 The Game, Eric Bellinger, Sha Sha The Documentary 2
"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
"Yah Yah" [19] 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
"More Life"2021 Cordae Just Until...
"Dear Dilla (Reprise)"2022 Phife Dawg Forever
"Why We Speak"2023 Robert Glasper, Esperanza Spalding Black Radio III
"Kick Back Relax"2024 MC Lyte 1 of 1

Music videos

YearTitleDirector(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

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Notes

  1. "What Lies Beneath" was released as a split single with "Freak Daddy" by Mos Def.