Take It Personal (Ep 180: Ode to The Abstract)

About this episode

This episode celebrates the influential artist Q-Tip and features a variety of tracks he produced.

On Episode 180 of Take It Personal Radio, we're celebrating one of the most influential artists in hip-hop history — a rapper, producer, DJ, and sonic architect best known as Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest . We’ll be playing a wide range of tracks produced by Q-Tip — bootlegs, B-sides, and remixes — spanning artists like Apache, Diamond D, Run-D.M.C., Boogie Down Productions, Nas, Mobb Deep, Heavy D, LL Cool J, Roc Marci, Pusha T, plus a selection of non-album A Tribe Called Quest joints. We’re hitting you with two mixes , all Q-Tip production. This is An Ode to The Abstract . You’re listening to Take It Personal Radio — where hip-hop lives, legends are honored, and the music always speaks louder than words. 📸 Instagram: ⁠@takeitpersonalradio⁠ 🛒Store: ⁠takeitpersonalradio-shop.fourthwall.com⁠ 💖 Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/TakeItPersonal⁠ 🎧 Listen on: ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts / iTunes⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Pandora⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠iHeartRadio⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Player FM⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Podchaser⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Vevo YouTube Channel⁠⁠

People in this episode

Host: Take It Personal Radio

Topics covered

• hip-hop history
• Q-Tip
• music production
• A Tribe Called Quest
• remixes
• B-sides
• influential artists

Keywords

• Q-Tip
• A Tribe Called Quest
• hip-hop
• music
• remixes
• B-sides
• Apache
• Nas
• Pusha T

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: A Tribe Called Quest

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