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Q-Tip

Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American rapper, record producer, singer, actor and DJ. Nicknamed The Abstract, he is noted for his innovative jazz-influenced style of hip hop production and his philosophical, esoteric and introspective lyrical themes. He embarked on his music career in the late 1980s, as an MC and main producer of the influential alternative hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest.


Aliases
  • Kamaal Ibn John Fareed
  • Kamaal Fareed
  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • The Abstract
  • The Ummah
  • Soulquarians
  • Peace Choir
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Guest Star

Episode The Daily Show
George Packer & Q-Tip
2016
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Colin Firth, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nas ft. Q-Tip, John Oates
2014
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Ethan Hawke, Paul Dano, A Tribe Called Quest
2015
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Ben Stiller, Q-Tip
2008
Episode Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Teri Hatcher, Aries Spears, Q-Tip
2009
Episode Saturday Night Live
Dave Chappelle/A Tribe Called Quest
2016
Episode MTV Unplugged
Yo! Unplugged Rap
1991
Episode Moesha
A Concerted Effort (1)
1996
Episode Chappelle's Show
Making Da Band
2004