Q-Tip

Producer: Dela

[Hook]

Work it out
Hey hey, we gets it in now
Work it out
Hey hey, we gets it in

[Verse 1]

Boring
What my life used to be
'Til I tapped the MPC to conduct and such
Breaking
That's what ya'll gonna do
That means ya'll break through cause ya'll clearly touched

Band mates
Chris Curt' is on the scene
The Hodge bass is mean, the drums is Kohlenberg
Breakout
Epidemic seems to grow
Breaks out from every show cause this you never heard

Hip-hop
Is dead, some say it's whack
We need to bring it back and la di dar dah
Music
It supplements the word
And known to touch your nerves, so here's another bar

Passion
The passion of the mic
The passion of the nights, wherever that it be
Hold up, no need to be inside
Just let the feelings ride
C'mon and let's be free and just

[Hook]

[Verse 2]

Now wait and
If you could, would you please
How many ill emcees are capturing the mass
One hits
They do they little do
For just a day or two but then they never last

Ring tones
The labels cashin' in
They think they gonna win from this phenomenon
Thinking
I'm thinking I'll do me
Let the music carry me, let the music carry on

Jonathan Davis (born April 10, 1970), aka Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, aka Q-Tip is a rapper and producer known as a member of A Tribe Called Quest, the hip-hop group responsible for helping popularize “jazz rap” and releasing classics such as “Bonita Applebum,” “Scenario,” and “Electric Relaxation.” After Tribe released their fifth album in 1998, Q-Tip launched his solo career, releasing three albums and popular singles such as “Vivrant Thing” and “Breathe and Stop” before reuniting with Tribe in 2016 to release the group’s final album following the death of his rhyme partner Phife Dawg.

Q-Tip also produced on a number of other projects during his time with Tribe, most notably for Queens representatives Nas and Mobb Deep on their classic albums Illmatic and The Infamous respectively. In 1995, he connected with producer Jay Dee aka J Dilla and Tribe’s DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad to form the production crew The Ummah, and the trio produced and remixed tracks for Busta Rhymes, Janet Jackson, and Michael Jackson. Tip also produced for Run-DMC, The Roots, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and he also worked with both Jay-Z and Kanye West on their Watch the Throne album.

Q-Tip currently has his own Abstract Radio show on Apple Music’s Beats 1 station.

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