The Round Table

Q-Tip is back baby and he’s got something special for his fans!! Starting today, Jive/Battery Records will be releasing daily webisodes created by Q-Tip where he discusses every track of his highly anticipated album, Kamaal The Abstract, available everywhere September 15^th.

There are a total of 11 webisodes: the first one can be found today at myspace.com/qtip.  Check out the first installment of the webisodes after the cut! Tomorrow Jive/Battery Records will release the second webisode where Q-Tip talks about the first track on the album “Feelin.”

Kamaal The Abstract is available for pre-order at iTunes here. All webisodes were shot by Mills Miller and produced by By Any Means. Welcome back, ‘Tip. We missed ya.

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Yeah,  we know you’re rocking to QTip’s The Renaissance, which was released earlier this year, but we have good news for Tip die-hards.

His long-delayed album Kamaal the Abstract, slated originally for release in 2001, is finally dropping September 15th (my bday, what what?) on Battery Records. A musical hybrid, Kamaal was commendably avant-garde at the time of its creation, but perhaps it’s even more apropos in 2009; given the dearth of musical merit and capable MCs in today’s hip-hop and the introduction of non-stop autotune.

Q-Tip produced the entire album himself, even playing several instruments and according to a press release, Kamaal is a “daring mélange of soul, supa-cool jazz, head nodding hip-hop, and organic pop magic in the vein of Stevie Wonder or Prince.” Sounds amazing to me!!!

Kamaal the Abstract drops September 15th. Better late than never — so go get it — official tracklist below.

1. Feelin’
2. Do U Dig U?
3. A Million Times
4. Blue Girl
5. Barely In Love
6. Heels
7. Reverber For Factory
8. Caring
9. Even If It’s So