For lots of hip hop heads, the 00s have been all about staying on top of 90s hip hop legends and their victory laps, whether in the form of Ghostface Killah and Nas releasing relevant material, or Q-Tip getting… honors from VH1, which everyone knows is the blackest cable network in America. (Didn't know? Well you heard it here first.) VH1's Hip Hop Honors, (the site of honoring in question) has been running for four years, during which they've also developed such programs as I Love the 90s, So 80s and I Hate My 30s. Just saying.
More importantly, Q-Tip is also touring with Common and putting out a new album, aptly titled The Renaissance (Universal Motown) and slated for an early 2008 release. Though he's featured frequently on other people's tracks, his two 21st century albums Kamaal the Abstract and Open have yet to see public distribution. That makes his upcoming release his first official solo entrance into the 00s.
TOUR DATES
SEPTEMBER
22 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
24 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
25 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
27 Charlotte, NC Amos’ Southend
28 Greensboro, NC N Club
29 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
30 Orlando, FL House of Blues
OCTOBER
01 Atlanta, GA Earthlink Live
03 Baltimore, MD Sonar
05 Washington, DC Love
06 Worcester, MA The Palladium
07 New York City, NY Nokia Theatre
08 Norfolk, VA Norva
10 San Francisco, CA The Independent
14 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
