Soul Fixin'

Q-Tip's 'Renaissance Rap'
Days after releasing his first album since 1999's Amplified, Q- Tip has released another video for the masses. Borrowing a page from the Beatsie Boy's video for 'Sabotage,' Q- Tip and director Rick Cordero created a video for 'Renaissance Rap.' New York City serves as the backdrop for Tip's saga, in which he plays a game of cat and mouse with a group of secret agents. While Q-Tip's latest video won't help usher in a period of renaissance in hip-hop videos, it is worth watching. Take a look and let Public Soul Announcement know what you think.

Soul Fixin'

Q- Tip Experiences A Renaissance
It's been 9 long years. Q- Tip is preparing for the release of his sophomore album The Renaissance. According to Q -Tip the changing landscape of hip hop makes it the perfect time to release The Renaissance, "I had to wait until the time was right. If I put it out a couple of years ago, it wouldn’t have been right. But now you have people like Santogold, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Common. It seems like it’s a bit more in tune with what I’m doing.”

The Renaissance features collaborations with D'Angelo, Raphael Saadiq and Norah Jones.

In addition to The Renaissance, Q-Tip plans on releasing Kamaal The Abstract, an album that was shelved by Arista in '02, later this year. A release date for The Renaissance has not been set.