# @okayplayer on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-11-04T16:25:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Okayplayer. (@okayplayer) — https://gondola.cc/okayplayer

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Today in Hip-Hop — Q-Tip released his second studio album, ‘The Renaissance.’

Nearly a decade after his solo debut album, ‘Amplified,’ qtiptheabstract returned on November 4, 2008 with a follow-up that instantly felt well worth the wait. On ‘The Renaissance,’ Q-Tip expanded on the sound that many of his fans were already fond of. Putting a specific emphasis on drum-led tracks, Q-Tip put a band together for the creation of the album to give the music a fuller sound.

‘The Renaissance’ features appearances from Raphael Saadiq, D’Angelo, Norah Jones, and Amanda Seales (fka Amanda Diva). As well as two tracks produced by J Dilla. The long-awaited album debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200—a great feat after almost a decade hiatus and a previously shelved album before it.

Sixteen years later and this album still sounds fresh. Which track is your favorite?

#QTip #TheRenaissance #hiphop

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