This is the solo discography of Q-Tip, an American hip hop musician, record producer, and DJ.
Albums See also: A Tribe Called Quest discography Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUSUSR&BUSRapUKAmplified Released: November 23, 1999 Label: Arista Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 28 4 — 88 RIAA: Gold BPI: SilverThe Renaissance Released: November 4, 2008 Label: Universal Motown Format: CD, LP, digital download 11 3 2 112Kamaal the Abstract Released: September 15, 2009 Label: Battery, Jive Format: CD, LP, digital download 77 32 17 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Mixtapes + List of mixtapes, with year released Title Album detailsThe Abstract and the Dragon(with Busta Rhymes) Released: December 12, 2013
Format: Digital download
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positionsCertifications AlbumUSUSR&BUSRapCANIRENLUK"Get Involved"(with Raphael Saadiq)1999 67 21 — — — — 36The PJs (soundtrack)"Vivrant Thing" 26 7 10 20 — — 39 Violator: The Album/ Amplified"Breathe and Stop" 2000 71 21 — — 18 76 12Amplified"Things U Do" — — — — — — —"What Lies Beneath" 2002 — — — — — — — Soundbombing III"For the Nasty"(featuring Busta Rhymes) 2005 — 86 — — — — —"Work It Out" 2007 — — — — — — —"Gettin' Up"2008 — 107 — — — — —The Renaissance"Move" — — — — — — —"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)"(with Fergie and GoonRock) 2013 77 — — 72 89 — 90 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver BVMI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum GLF: PlatinumThe 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.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positionsCertifications AlbumUSUSDanceUSR&BUSRapCANIRENLUK"Black Is Black"(Jungle Brothers featuring Q-Tip)1989 — — — — — — — 72Straight Out the Jungle "Buddy"(De La Soul featuring Q-Tip, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & Jungle Brothers) — 27 18 2 — — — 7 3 Feet High and Rising"Groove Is in the Heart"(Deee-Lite featuring Q-Tip [uncredited])1990 4 — 28 — 15 8 10 2 RIAA: Gold BPI: SilverWorld 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)1997 — — — — 19 16 9 6 ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold SNEP: GoldThe 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)1999 5 — 1 1 — — 78 18 RIAA: PlatinumDa Real World"You"(Lucy Pearl featuring Snoop Dogg and Q-Tip)2001 — — 64 — — — — —Lucy Pearl"Dem Thangs" (Angie Martinez featuring Q-Tip)— — ——————Up Close and Personal"Galvanize"(The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip)2005 — — — — — 6 11 3 BPI: SilverPush 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 — — — — — 18 68 6 BPI: SilverRecord Collection"Nakamarra"(Hiatus Kaiyote featuring Q-Tip)2012 — — — — — — — —Tawk Tomahawk"Thank You"(Busta Rhymes featuring Lil Wayne, Q-Tip and Kanye West)2013 — — 57 — — 87 — 13 BPI: Silver"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])2015 — — — — — 76 — 46 BPI: Platinum FIMI: GoldBorn in the Echoes"New Breed"(James BKS, Idris Elba, Little Simz)2019 — — — — — — — —"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 Title Year Album "Ill Vibe"(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 Title Year Other artist(s) Album "The Promo" 1988Jungle BrothersStraight out the Jungle "Promo No. 2 (Mind Review '89)" 1989Beyond This World 12" "Don't Curse" 1991Heavy D, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, CL Smooth, Pete RockPeaceful Journey "La Menage" Black SheepA Wolf in Sheep's Clothing "Come on Down" Big Daddy Kane, Busta RhymesPrince of Darkness "Who Planned It" 1993TigerClaws of the Cat "The Undisputed Champs" Del the Funky HomosapienWrong Place "On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton) [Q-Tip Remix]" Jungle Brothers "Come on Everybody"Run–D.M.C.Down with the King "One Love" 1994NasIllmatic "Get It Together" Beastie BoysIll Communication "Let's Organize" Organized KonfusionStress: The Extinction Agenda "Get Down (Q-Tip Remix)" Craig Mack"Freestyle"1995Funkmaster FlexThe Mix Tape, Volume 1: 60 Minutes of Funk "Drink Away the Pain (Situations)" Mobb DeepThe Infamous "All the Way Live" Tha AlkaholiksCoast II Coast "To Each His Own" InI, Large ProfessorThe Life I Live "Extra Abstract Skillz" 1996Mad Skillz, Large ProfessorFrom Where??? "Me and My Microphone" A+The Latch-Key Child"Flashlight (Groovemaster's Mix)"George Clinton, Busta Rhymes, ODBGreatest Funkin' Hits "3 MCs" Da Bush BabeesGravity "Ital (The Universal Side)"The RootsIlladelph Halflife "How Ya Want It We Got It (Native Tongues Mix)" 1997Jungle Brothers, De La SoulRaw Deluxe "I Am the Black Gold of the Sun (MAW Remix)" Nu Yorican Soul "Original Man" CapletonI Testament "Stolen Moments Pt. III" CommonOne Day It'll All Make Sense "Who's That, Quienes" Boricua GuerreroFirst Combat "Sometimes (Ummah Remix)" Brand New HeaviesShelter"Let Me Be the One (Ummah Remix)"Mint Condition "Hey" 1998Slam (soundtrack) "Show Down"Black MoonThe Mix Tape Volume III: 60 Minutes of Funk / War Zone "To the Beat" 1999RahzelMake the Music 2000 "Listen" Heavy DHeavy "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (Remix)Prince, Pharrell "Mr. Nigga" Mos DefBlack on Both Sides "Make It All Better" Black StarAmadou Project - Price of Freedom "The Fear in the Heart of a Man" 2000Tupac ShakurThe Rose That Grew from Concrete "Hold Tight" Slum VillageFantastic, Vol. 2"Pork Pie Hat / Where Can Man Find Peace"Andy SummersPeggy's Blue Skylight "Makin' It Blend" WordsworthLyricist Lounge 2 "Girls, Girls, Girls" (background vocals) 2001Jay-Z, Slick Rick, Biz MarkieThe Blueprint "In the Sun" 2002Large Professor1st Class "Come Close (Remix) [Closer]" Common, Erykah Badu, Pharrell "Poetry" 2003The RH FactorHardgroove "1, 2, to the Bass" Stanley Clarke1, 2, to the Bass "Tomorrow" Mark RonsonHere Comes the Fuzz "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongues Remix) 2004N.E.R.D., Common, Mos Def, De La Soul "The Outsiders" R.E.M.Around the Sun "We Can Make It Better" 2005Kanye WestLate Registration (UK Version) "So What the Fuss" (Remix)Stevie Wonder "Like That" The Black Eyed Peas, Talib Kweli, CeeLo Green, John LegendMonkey Business "The Frog" 2006Sérgio MendesTimeless "Get You Some" Busta RhymesThe Big Bang"You Can't Hold a Torch" "Keep It Moving" Hi-TekHi-Teknology 2: The Chip "Love You Can't Borrow" M-1Confidential "Just a Lil Dude" 2007RZAAfro Samurai (soundtrack) "Stop, Look, Listen" Statik Selektah, Styles P, TermanologySpell My Name Right: The Album "Lightworks" J Dilla, Busta Rhymes, Talib KweliDillagence "Too Blessed" Kevin MichaelKevin Michael "40 MCs" Amanda DivaLife Experience "Sandcastle Disco" 2008SolangeSol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams "Wanna Go Back" Solange, Marsha Ambrosius "Paris, Tokyo" (Remix) Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell, Sarah Green "Evolution of a Man"Al KaponeCadillac Records: Music from the Motion Picture "Chocolate Box" 2009Prince MPLSoUND "Good to Go"Grand PubaRetroactive "Hope You're Happy"Blakroc, Billy Danze, Nicole WrayBlakroc "Shine All Day"Grandmaster Flash, Jumz, Kel SpencerThe Bridge (Concept of a Culture) "Here We Go" 2010Chiddy BangChiddy Bang: The Preview "Betcha Wouldn´t Hurt Me" Quincy Jones, Mary J. Blige, Alfredo RodríguezQ Soul Bossa Nostra "Birds of a Feather" Trugoy Dove, Mike GeeFrom the Black Pool of Genius "The Invitation" 2011Saigon, Fatman ScoopThe Greatest Story Never Told "Beautiful" Math HoffaA.C.M.D.3 "Poetic Justice" (Remix) 2012Busta RhymesCatastrophic"I'm Just Tryna Survive in the Big City"2015Dam-FunkInvite the Light "Circles"The Game, Eric Bellinger, Sha ShaThe Documentary 2 "No Matter What" 2016ConsequenceA Good Comeback Story "Borderline (An Ode to Self Care)"SolangeA Seat at the Table "Cheers" 2018Anderson PaakOxnard "Congo"Roc MarcianoBehold a Dark Horse "Combat" 2019 Danny Brown, Consequence U Know What I'm Sayin? "Hit Man" Gang StarrOne of the Best Yet "Yah Yah" 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..."Borough of Queens (Q.U.)"Large Pro & Neek the ExoticXtraexotic"Meditate"Dame D.O.L.L.A.Different on Levels the Lord Allowed "Dear Dilla (Reprise)" 2022 Phife Dawg Forever "Why We Speak" 2023 Robert Glasper, Esperanza Spalding Black Radio III"One for Biz"Talib Kweli & MadlibLiberation 2"Kick Back Relax"2024MC Lyte1 of 1 "Day in the Sun (Gettin' Wit U)" 2025 De La Soul, Yummy BinghamCabin in the Sky
Music videos YearTitleDirector(s)1989"Buddy" (De La Soul featuring Native Tongues)"Doin' Our Own Dang" (Jungle Brothers featuring Native Tongues)1990"Groove Is in the Heart" Dee-Lite featuring Q-Tip1991"A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays" De Le Soul featuring Q-Tip"Don't Curse" Heavy D featuring Q-Tip, Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth, Grand Puba & Kool G Rap1993"Who Planned It" Tiger featuring Q-Tip1997"Sometimes (Ummah Remix)" The Brand New Heavies featuring Q-Tip"Got Till It's Gone" Janet Jackson featuring Q-TIp & Joni Mitchell1998"Body Rock" Tash, Q-TIp & Mos Def1999"Get Involved" Raphael Saadiq & Q-Tip"Vivrant Thing"Hype Williams2000"Breathe and Stop""Let's Ride"Stéphane Sednaoui2001"Dem Thangz" Angie Martinez featuring Q-Tip"You" Lucy Pearl featuring Q-Tip & Snoop Dogg2005"Galvanize" Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip2006"Like That" Black Eyed Peas featuring Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, CeeLo & John Legend"Enuff" DJ Shadow featuring Q-Tip & Lateef the Truthspeaker2008"Gettin' Up"Ben Dickinson"Move"Rik Cordero"Renaissance Rap"2009"Manwomanboogie""Life Is Better"Goodtimes"Chocolate Box" Prince featuring Q-Tip2011"Bang Bang Bang" Mark Ronson featuring Q-Tip2013"Thank You" Busta Rhymes featuring Q-Tip, Kanye & Lil Wayne"A Little Party [Never Killed Nobody]" Fergie, Q-Tip & GoonRock2015"Go" Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip2018"Don't Go [Breaking My Heart]" Demi Lovato & Q-Tip2019"New Breed" James BKS featuring Idris Elba & Q-Tip2021"More Life" Cordae featuring Q-Tip
See also Q-Tip production discography A Tribe Called Quest discography The Ummah discography
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