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Q-Tip / Kamaal The Abstract

Music

09/16/2009

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I’m really enjoying this almost decade old record to the point that it baffles me why it took so long to finally get released. Last year Q-Tip knocked it out of the park with The Renaissance and this year with his amazing live performances and now the re-release of Kamaal The Abstract.

The album is composed of mostly groovy live instrumentation, reminiscent of full-length albums by James Brown and Prince, and is widely praised as a solid effort wrongfully restrained. It is considered to be highly superior to the disappointing, Amplified.

You can watch these somewhat interesting/dull webisodes right here if you like.

You can listen to the album in full right here.

And you can purchase Kamaal The Abstract right .

Q-Tip Barely In Love from Kamaal The Abstract (2001/2009)