Q-Tip Releases Long-Awaited ‘Kamaal The Abstract’ Album

New York, NY- In these hard times, we can all stand a ray of hope. Hope in hip-hop now comes from the legendary Q-Tip, he of A Tribe Called Quest fame. His long-delayed album Kamaal the Abstract, slated originally for release in 2001, is finally dropping September 15th on Battery Records. A musical hybrid, Kamaal was commendably avant-garde at the time of its creation. Amazingly, it’s even more apropos in 2009; given the dearth of musical merit and capable MCs in today’s hip-hop, the time is ever-so-right for Tip.

The Q-Tip produced, soul/jazz/funk/rock influenced, live-recorded album featuring Mile Davis sidemen Kenny Garrett and Gary Thomas has been re-mixed and re-mastered for sonic impact but retains the original album artwork. Thank the music Gods (or those midnight vault marauders who freed this treasure). If you haven’t heard Q-Tip’s “Kamaal The Abstract” album or heard about it, you are in for a treat. Listen to the audio of Blue Girl and Feelin’ below and make an offering to those music Gods in the form of buying the album on September 15th so we can receive more of these musical blessings.

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