Q-Tip

Q-Tip

music department, actor, composer

Q-Tip was born on Apr 10, 1970 in USA. Q-Tip's big-screen debut came with Poetic Justice directed by John Singleton in 1993, strarring Markell.

Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (born Jonathan William Davis 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).

  • Birthday

    Apr 10, 1970
  • Place of Birth

    Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Also known

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

Awards

2 wins & 16 nominations

Latin Grammy Award
2022
Album of the Year
Winner - Latin Grammy Award
Grammy Awards
2006
Best Dance Recording
Winner - Grammy

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