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Universal acclaim- based on 64 Ratings
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Positive: 59 out of 64
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Mixed: 1 out of 64
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Negative: 4 out of 64
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Nov 18, 2022Q-Tip perfectly balances between classic hip-hop with modern sounds in this Hip-Hop masterpiece
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Apr 19, 2016superb production and intricate lyricism from one of hip hops elite Mc's. like his past work with a tribe called quest this will go down as a true masterpiece.
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TomaDJul 9, 2009One of the best Hip-Hop albums I've heard in ages! Easily one of the best of the 2000's decade. Keep it up Q-Man!
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ClaireFMar 31, 2009One of the best albums I have bought in years...immense!
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EricMFeb 27, 2009This album is magnificent, a great experience
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BrydenSJan 26, 2009
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steveCJan 16, 2009
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JohanKDec 22, 2008Big up and thanks to Q-Tip! This is definetly a top 3 album of the year.
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DeadrickDDec 12, 2008I've played the album like 3 times back to back. It has soulful vibe that reminds me of some of the old Tribe Called Quest tracks. Its a great album. Welcome back, Q-Tip! The game needs you man!
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raysNov 23, 2008Great album! From beginning to end I was not disappointed by any of the tracks, smooth beats, with amazing vocals. A few of the tracks even take it back in time reminding me of the tribe days. This is definitely an album that I will be listening to for years to come!
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EddieDNov 20, 2008Q-Tip's back!! Its been a long time coming but the wait was well worth it for this masterpiece! This is more than a dope hip hop album, this is great music that transcends genre's.
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OwenPNov 16, 2008Not really that interesting to me. I found it sort of dull and lacking any character. Then again, I'm a huge Wu-Tang fan, so this isn't really 'groundbreaking' in my view.
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KyleZNov 14, 2008Get this man a Grammy. Now.
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LouisP.Nov 10, 2008So good. It's like the a supercharged of the unreleased but brilliant "Kamal the Abstract".
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RaymondPNov 10, 2008One of the most REFRESHING hip hop albums in years.
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FrankSNov 8, 2008New Q! It's probably more like a 9.3333333 but I'll bump it up considering... Highly recommended to any fans of his work on Tribe albums.
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MarcSNov 6, 2008I don't mean to come off as one of those people who thinks the current state of hip-hop is hopeless, because its not. As long as artists like Q-Tip continue to create (and sell), Hip-Hop will eventually shed the fluff and excess. This is an excellent album, period. Support this or tell your kids how good Hip-Hop was once upon a time.
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MatthewMNov 5, 2008After many poor comeback albums in the last few years, finally a hip hop album that lives up to it's anticipation. This may be the best hip hop album since "Speakerboxx/The Love Below".
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sergiosNov 5, 2008Overall, the new Q Tip is solid. It is a breath of fresh air in the dense smog of lyrical nonsense known as contemporary hip hop. My only challenge is the fact that it is not too much of a musical stretch; if you're expecting jazz and R&B heavy beats infused with positive messages, that's what you'll get.
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Awards & Rankings
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His long-awaited return on The Renaissance is no disappointment, offering more of the same understated, aqueous grooves and fluid rapping that the Abstract Poetic has built his peerless career on.
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His music now seems as fresh and necessary an alternative to rap's mainstream as it did when Tribe first arrived. Welcome back, old friend.
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Up-tempo and uplifting, this largely self-produced record blurs distinctions between accessibility and avant-gardism.