Showing posts with label Q-Tip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Q-Tip. Show all posts

Monday, October 7, 2013

A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhime (Handwritten Lyrics)

A bit of history.

I've always been interested in the process of writing back and forths. In this case it looks like Tip wrote the bits before the main verses.

The eight bar in his verse is also interesting where he made a note to sing sad and alone. I wonder if that particular line was originally an interpolation of another song.  

Good job on the quick re-write, Tip. That snot line...



Photos courtesy of Q-Tip.

I once did a podcast with Matt Fish discussing The Low End Theory. You can peep that here.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Crooklyn Dodgers - Crooklyn



‎"Originally we all wanted ‘Ol Dirty Bastard to be on it. He came to screening and in the middle of watching the movie when the little girl went to visit her other family Dirty was like, ‘This ain’t no Brooklyn shit!’ He got up and walked out. I guess he didn’t want to be in that boat [laughs].” -- Q-Tip



I miss Russell Jones.

Q-Tip Interview: Vibe