Q-Tip

Q-Tip

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1970-04-10 (54 years old)

Biography

Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (born Jonathan William Davis, April 10, 1970), better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American rapper, record producer, singer, 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. In the mid-1990s, he co-founded the production team The Ummah, followed by the release of his gold-certified solo debut Amplified in 1999. In the following decade, he released the Grammy Award-nominated album The Renaissance (2008) and the experimental album Kamaal the Abstract (2009).

As an actor, Q-Tip has appeared in various films such as Poetic Justice, She Hate Me, and Prison Song, the latter of which he co-wrote and played the lead role. As a DJ, he has hosted the Apple Music 1 radio show Abstract Radio since 2015. In 2016, Q-Tip was named the artistic director for hip hop culture at the Kennedy Center, and in 2018, he became the instructor of a jazz and hip hop course at New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.

Q-Tip is one of the most acclaimed figures in hip hop. AllMusic states that he "led a jazz-based hip-hop revolution during the '90s", calling him "the best rapper/producer in hip-hop history". About.com placed him #17 on their list of the Top 25 Hip-Hop Producers, and #38 on their list of the 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time. In 2012, The Source ranked him #20 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.

Filmography

all 36

Movies 25

self 22

TV Shows 11

Producer 1

Voice 1

Self (archive footage)
The Legacy of J Dilla

The Legacy of J Dilla (2023)

Movie
Self (segment "How I Could Just Kill a Man")
Cypress Hill - Still Smokin'

Cypress Hill - Still Smokin' (2001)

Movie
Self (segment "Netty's Girl")
Beastie Boys: Video Anthology

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (2000)

Movie

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1970-04-10 (54 years old)

Birth Name
Jonathan William Davis

Birth Place
Harlem, New York, USA

Religion
Islam

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Kamaal Fareed, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, The Abstract, A Tribe Called Quest, The Ummah, Soulquarians, Jonathan Davis

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