Q tip is so down to earth he used to walk around in Teaneck, NJ and speak to people. He would stop by my friend’s restaurant and two highschool girls were there and they didnt recognize him because he is low key and my friend told the girls he was Q tip and they didnt believe him and Q tip started rapping for them and the girls recognized his voice and the lyrics and screamed and it made me smile because he made those girls day. They jumped and screamed and I thought this is what the hip hop culture is all about.
That is how so many Queens artists were back then. They always came back and and we saw them everyday. They talked to us asked us about our families and school.Even at the height of their careers. They gave pool parties, basketball games, trips to great Adventure, free concerts too. This is why we always supported them.
I'm not surprised that Q-Tip said they were looking to compete against the likes of Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder or Marvin Gaye instead of their contemporaries, because that is exactly the kind of vibe their music emanated. They were like the EW&F of hip hop. They were jazzy, soulful and organic. They birthed the subgenre of "alternative hip hop," which carved a lane for guys like The Roots, Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Kanye and Kendrick Lamar.
Ran into Phife one day at the Steak and Take on Linden Blvd and he literally freestyled from the time he got out the whip, ordered his food, waited for his food and got his food. Craizee! RIP to the "Freestyle Fanatic" definitely one of the best around.
This my first episode. 50 y/o white dude who competed in college speech competitions, rhyming stories in spoken words. A student of rap. Qtip fan. Dig Clips comedy. Saigon has bars. I enjoyed the episode. New subscriber. Way more respect for you all. Great episode.
The dialogue between Q-Tip & Math Hoffa in this interview is incredible. Others that chimed in made great points. Q-Tip is a legend and his advice in this interview should not be taken for granted.
Let's be clear. The Q and A in this show lately has been on a whole new level. I like the people Math has around him also the direction of the conversations. Good job King!!!! .. BK salute Space Ghost: yah Production has also leveled up!!!
They don't know. TIP DID GANGSTER BITCH CRAIG MACK GET DOWN REMIX CROOKLYN DODGERS AND NAS ITS YOURS REMIX. NUFF SAID THERES ISN'T ANYTHING DRAKE MIGOS LIL BABY AND WAYNE HAVE MADE THAT CAN TOUCH THOSE
YOOOOOO, that Meg Thee Stallion story Q-Tip told was CRAZY‼️‼️‼️ It totally confirms that these labels STILL don't know WTF they're doing, they have no idea what real talent looks like fr fr!!!
Shout out to Math for having these types of guests on the show. A lot of people are getting jewelry from this discussion that can save them from years of strife.
The genius of the native tongues is baffling de la and the jungle bros. Black sheep chi etc. Produced multiple classics that helped me survive bushwick and bed sty SALUTE QTIP ATCQ RIPOWER PHIFE
@@roniquegold2124 No. The ATCQ was youth music, Showing young black people you could actually finish high school and tell your mom's" I'm not going to college ma I'm going to be a rapper".
When Tip started talking about Straight Outta Compton influencing Low End Theory it makes total sense since I always thought LET and The Chronic are the most sonically produced Hip Hop albums ever. If you are a producer these are the two albums to study. The perfect Combo of production, engineering, lyrical content and originality.
As part of the Ummar production team that included the late great J-Dilla, and his solo projects, not to even mention the music he makes/made for other artists. Slept on is an understatement!!!
I was in a few classes with Malik Taylor ( Phife ) and we were cool, back in 84. Springfield Gardens HS... Great Group. I will always dig their music...
As someone who was born in 1973 and have seen the eras of hip hop, I'm thankful for this platform and this conversation, especially when it comes to ageism. Stay up from ATL.
Safe to say Math Hoffa shut down the podcast scene getting this living legend on here. Getting Q-tip talk about his life is just as big as any other name. I rather listen to Q-tip drop these gems than any one else alive. I never watch interviews but I watched this whole joint. His Muisc is classic and timeless. But he don’t do interviews so this was Godzilla big to me. Shout out to Math Hoffa for pulling these strings and having the Q-tip plug 🔌
Growing up in the 90’s listening and witnessing the golden era of hip hop music. Hearing tribe on the radio in Birmingham al. This interview is Grade A
Q tip will forever be the legend. Especially when it comes to hip hop. Even collabed with Eminem on Yah Yah! Huge respect for him being in this culture!!! Q Tip is the GOAT.
People may laugh but one of my favorite verses from Tip was actually that Dee-Lite song. ‘Feelin kinda high like a Hendrix haze Music makes motion, moves like a maze All inside a me, heart especially Hilt of the rhythm: where I wanna be’
People need to start putting respect on Hoffa's name. Da man has done a 360 and has a really good show and asked good questions. Keep up da good work King💯👊🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥
Man I just never got over him snuffing that battle rapper “dose.” Shit was unacceptable on all levels and set hip hop back a few notches….. but I’m starting to warm Back up to him a bit
I have learned so much about how to conduct myself in the music business from this show than I ever have before. This show is special and necessary for the culture.
Before Wu-Tang and Dip Set, I was a Native Tongue fanatic, and Tribe was my favorite out of all of the Tongues. Before Q-Tip jumped on the Jungle Brother's song, Demo, the JB's were my favorite. But when Tip brought that avant-garde flavor to Hip Hop I was sold on their movement. Once again, thank you Math and crew for asking the right questions and letting your guests talk until they are done. Peace my Gee.
This would have been a much better interview if Mecca would have understood that this was not about him and his life.. more of a shared space. Wisdom was ready and willing to share.
I came on here just to make the same damn comment. My god he’s annoying. Was seeing too many positive comments and didn’t understand how I one else was annoyed by that dude. He was damn near arguing with Tip. He said he had stories lol. Nooooooo we don’t wanna hear ya damn stories
Im sitting here like HOW, he arguing back n forth with a LEGEND and Businessman who comes from a time when EVERYBODY Got Got bc the powers that be were making up the rules as they go along. Annoying and Offensive.
@@TGUTTAExiT21 right. Hes arguing the nature of business but the conversation wasnt really about that. Yes business is shady but regardless of your education the language and the loopholes labels have used to snake talent out of monies they're rightfully owed isnt something that can be controlled with your education. Then when you discover how you were wronged and pursue lawsuits you're buried by lawyers and judges they'd rather pay to scam you than give you what they owe you.
@@HoratioHoodoo yea bro I got it after the first 10 minutes. He could've moved on at that point & let the guest speak. Even Q tip seemed annoyed w bro. He acting like he the next Suge Knight or sum. He repeat the same sh.. over & over 2🤷♂️
This video popped up on my feed and I’m glad that it did! I love QTips music and really enjoyed this interview. I was really moved when he brought everything home the last 10 minutes of the interview about his conversation with Lauryn and Andre 3000 and it sparked the thought of hip hop evolving.
Big ups to Q tip and Hoffa for speaking on the need for fairness in this game. Im so tired of the “ thats just the game” narrative especially from our own people. Now when im doing business with white people i understand i gotta come ready, but as a young black male i shouldnt have to have my guard up when doing business with another black man. Especially when majority of these black men are the same ones yelling that black people need to stick together. I see the shid so much in the game its crazy. Like how long we gon keep running the playbooks drom the main mfs who scamming us?
If you don’t really get it don’t leave that room … and this is just a lesson in life you WANNA have that “ ahhh I get it” moment for yourself. This is for me as well
Mecca talks too much and makes it about him too often…he has to remember that he is the interviewer not the interviewee…Math is a perfect interviewer…he ask the right questions…he actively listens and knows when to pivot and control the traffic of the conversation salute!!!
Naw.... Mecca know the boy Tip so he was more comfortable in this interview. He was just taking the other side of Tip's view. He normally says very little.
@@1hendrixx7 I like when Esso and hynaken and mecca talk because they add flavor and a different perspective to the conversation. Math is awesome but they all bring something to the table!!
Shout out to buddy next to Q-Tip Rocking that STILLMATIC ALBUM COVER OUTFIT 😂 Another good ep! #Qtiptheabstract yo Mecca you gotta relax!!! Biggups to Math
Glad to see one of my childhood idols spit some game.. Icon.. Rest in Power.. Phife Dawg👑💯.. ATCQ Forever.. Q-TIP.. LEGEND 👑 💯.. Fantastic interview. I hope these up coming artists are tunning into this episode.. Congrats on the award 👑.. Well deserved 👑💯
ODB beat Q-Tip in a rap battle! Too funny! This interview is really informative and gives you a peek inside the Rap game through the eyes of Q-Tip. Very f'n nice.
Hes a know it all, just because you sound intelligent doesn't make you intelligent lol, q tip has been around the block more than a few times. What he's sharing is what he learned through first hand experience. Ol dude just had filler words for everything, hella annoying
I freaking love this show. You always bring on amazing artist and the conversing is always dope! Keep on killing it Math you one of the best! Shout out to Q Tip for being one of the realest!!!!
@17:48. This is what separates Math's interviews from others. Most would skip over him saying that he grew up near Run n LL. Others would break the flow and ask a direct question. Math casual keeps Tip going down that lane of elaborating more
All flowers to Q-Tip.....he is undeniably a very integral part of hip hop and this is the best interview I've watched in a long time about hip hop...... the first versus I've ever seen was Swizz vs.Timbaland......not JustBlaze
When I discovered Math Hoffa & the crew, I watched the short pieces. When I saw the segments with likes of Red Alert, Fat Joe, and Young Guru, I watched in 20min blocks. The Mc Serch was like an 1hr, I split that. THIS one, with someone whom I have marveled and idolized over since age 10, watched it the WHOLE way thru. That's how much Q-Tip means to me and I'm sure to millions of others. Thank you Abstract for EVERTHING.
The most important man Hip Hop has. Without him, Hip Hop would not be what it is today. He's been part of the most iconic albums and influenced everyone on the way.
Love love love how Math gives our legends their flowers. I loved this interview you should look into doing this on a large scale for students of the art.
The best was the end. The embrace and respect as black men and women we need that more than ever now. Music provides a solution in culture in ways that music can in other cultures. 🤲🏾
The idea that an artist has to only be talking about righteous subjects to be considered conscious is both misleading and inaccurate. 2Pac was definitely "conscious". His duality doesn't negate that. Wu-Tang,Nas,Styles P, Kendrick Lamar,J.Cole,Saigon,even Jay Z. Kanye at certain points throughout the years. You can't tell me these are not "conscious" emcees. They articulate their lives and thoughts at the highest level. People need to give artists space to grow,experiment,and be versatile. A truly conscious person is well rounded and versed in different ways of conveying their messages.⤵️ Definition of Conscious: Characterized by or having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence,sensations,and thoughts. synonym: aware. Mentally perceptive or alert;awake. Capable of thought,will,or perception. Conscious definition is - having mental faculties not dulled by sleep,faintness,or stupor : awake. Conscious definition,aware of one's own existence, sensations,thoughts, surroundings,etc.
Yes, Pac touched on many conscious issues in his music but when an artist has the number of hardcore gangster lyrics as Pac did, I don't think you can put him in the same conscious lane as a Common or a Mos Def. Pure conscious Mc's keep violence to a minimum
@@Topsey2000 You don't get it...Conscious is a state of mind, state of being...Common and Mos Def's consciousness isn't the same as Paris and Public Enemy's consciousness. If you want to criticize Pac's ARTISTRY, fine, but that doesn't mean he wasn't conscious.
For me Tribe was everything and when Native Tongues joined forces it was a movement. Plus being from Queens gave you the sense of pride in the borough. Queens All Day!..
What homeboy was saying about the "nature" of business shouldn't be fair is wrong! Business should be fair...its called "operating in Good faith" that is a legal term...and also "fiduciary responsibility" is also a legal term!!
Man this is fucking amazing, Q Tip is by FAR super dope. If I ever go to NY, I'm visiting this shop, they can at least line up my beard with my bald self. Lol
First of all....the old..."WELL THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS" position is a weak one....it's a lazy one. How many slaves suggested being free and were shot down by other slaves saying, well this is the way of the world? Imagine if they accepted that. Dude with the Airbender charm on his wrist is buggin.
The Powers that Be, who made up the rules as they went along...and skimmed wayyy off the top and starved our Talented people out for decades of Black Music royalties and residuals...and never wrote a song or made a beat...owe Black Artists Hundreds of Billions of dollars. #NoCAP
I watched 40 min.. Great interview. ♾ *A Tribe Called Quest* ♾ TH4NK YOU 4 all your heART and inspiration. Yall are one of the reasons I learned how to express myself through music. Now my son, half afro half euro mut is on his own journey as a young recording artist. The vision, education, self confidence, self reflection etc he gets from exploring Hip Hop, lyricism, production and recording is priceless. I stole the 2nd Tribe album on casette from Longs Drugs in high school. Changed my life. Sorry for robbing $1 or so you guys would have spilt three ways. I bought album 1,3,4 and the recent Thank u 4 yor service one. They all will be enjoyed forever. R.I.P. Phife Dog. Thank you. Sincerely, -Nobody 🍻🦁🍻
My issue with the guy, I think his name was Mecca, is that he truly expects these young dudes to know the ins and outs of the business side fresh out of highschool. Especially when hip hop was young and these dudes was coming up. You can't expect a young 18 Q-Tip to know this type of stuff, unrealistic in every way shape and form. They didn't even sniff that type of knowledge in them schools. Where these dudes get this type of knowledge coming into a business meeting, come on bruh. With power comes responsibility period. The business culture is created by the individuals that create it and is in control and them execs knew these young men coming in to these meetings knew nothing about the business practices they were conducting. It is only after years, even decades are we catching this stuff after trial and error.
Word, if you talking about ol boy to Hoffa’s immediate right side. He comes across like all he cares about is the bag and not the culture. I’m sure he might be a solid dude but he just come off wrong making excuses for these greedy execs.
Thats why they need to get LAWYERS but they think they know everything and its something called MARKET VALUE. They can't sign a contract and then when they spend all the money want to blame the record company. Q-Tip saying the contracts were not "Fair". Fair according to who? Mecca was speaking the truth.
@@souloshinobi7307 he comes off wrong to you because he is CHALLENING your Record companies are Shady narrative. Then the first thing you do is question is ethics instead of addressing the specifics they were speaking about.
@@urbanflavorz quit ass kissing. He speaks from the position he does because he’s part of something that always gets questioned yet comes off as the guy who tries to look out for his artists and make sure they’re well informed. He’s also doing that from a position of defense and saying at the end of the day it’s the fault of the artist for getting jerked and not the labels. That’s why Q-Tip was saying that these labels should be looking out for these artists and making sure they’re well informed because without these artists, these labels wouldn’t be making money in the first place so why even jerk em? I’ll always question the ethics of a person, man or woman that makes excuses for shady behavior. Fuck you mean? Ya boy even said to always ask questions so you wrote all that stupid shit for nothin’..
Q Tip pulled up on me in 2005, I was playing a track i just made a track, playing in my car in Hollywood, and had me bring more tracks the next day, I missed his deadline, I took a batch the day after, he came back for them after I just dropped my CD off at a Studio he was working in. He called me back after hearing it, told me I was nice, Keep working, you nice Bro. He's a real one for that!
Apparently Hammer agreed with Tip because not long after that, he dropped the MC from his name. He knew he wasn't a lyricist. He was cool with being a pop entertainer.
Did anybody else see or sense the subtle tension between Tip and the nigga with the glasses to the right of Math??? He was jabbin at Tip all interview, and Tip basically had to silence him to talk!!!
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Q tip is so down to earth he used to walk around in Teaneck, NJ and speak to people. He would stop by my friend’s restaurant and two highschool girls were there and they didnt recognize him because he is low key and my friend told the girls he was Q tip and they didnt believe him and Q tip started rapping for them and the girls recognized his voice and the lyrics and screamed and it made me smile because he made those girls day. They jumped and screamed and I thought this is what the hip hop culture is all about.
That is how so many Queens artists were back then. They always came back and and we saw them everyday. They talked to us asked us about our families and school.Even at the height of their careers. They gave pool parties, basketball games, trips to great Adventure, free concerts too. This is why we always supported them.
I like him 100 times more now that I read that, salute to Tip
Love this
I saw him by the 7-11 in fort Lee too
We had a lot of artists that lived in Teaneck….
15 years old- Bonita Applebum. Let that sink in. They were locked in differently. Classic music. Timeless music. RIP Phife Diddddawg!
Facts I said the same thing 🤯
30
recorded in 1989 came out 1990..... thats not 15 years!
@@joekennedy5110 he said he was 15 years old when they did bonita applebum
I'm not surprised that Q-Tip said they were looking to compete against the likes of Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder or Marvin Gaye instead of their contemporaries, because that is exactly the kind of vibe their music emanated. They were like the EW&F of hip hop. They were jazzy, soulful and organic. They birthed the subgenre of "alternative hip hop," which carved a lane for guys like The Roots, Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Kanye and Kendrick Lamar.
Don't forget outkast
Great comment.
or dilla/slum village!@@lorenzbeaumacc1175
💯📠👌
Agree💯, I personally would add J.I.D too🥰
Ran into Phife one day at the Steak and Take on Linden Blvd and he literally freestyled from the time he got out the whip, ordered his food, waited for his food and got his food. Craizee! RIP to the "Freestyle Fanatic" definitely one of the best around.
Wow that's dope man Brooklyn 💪🏾
@@Ceegizzle appreciate that but it's Queens my brother. Right down the block from where they shot Check The Rhyme which is where their mural is today.
@@teddyportwine789 ☆192NDST.@ST.ALBANSQN$
☆RIP PHIFE DIGGY
Q-Tip is super humble and chill. I ran into/met him at Whole Foods in Edgewater.
That ODB IMPERSONATION was spot on Q T.I.P
Word 😆It was perfect
Mm
Maybe
Facts
This my first episode. 50 y/o white dude who competed in college speech competitions, rhyming stories in spoken words. A student of rap. Qtip fan. Dig Clips comedy. Saigon has bars.
I enjoyed the episode. New subscriber. Way more respect for you all. Great episode.
The dialogue between Q-Tip & Math Hoffa in this interview is incredible. Others that chimed in made great points. Q-Tip is a legend and his advice in this interview should not be taken for granted.
RIGHT...
@@reaganibeh9443 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Let's be clear. The Q and A in this show lately has been on a whole new level. I like the people Math has around him also the direction of the conversations. Good job King!!!!
.. BK salute
Space Ghost: yah Production has also leveled up!!!
Q Tip has some hood classics!!! Don’t sleep on him.💯 Youngsters do your research!
They don't know. TIP DID GANGSTER BITCH CRAIG MACK GET DOWN REMIX CROOKLYN DODGERS AND NAS ITS YOURS REMIX. NUFF SAID THERES ISN'T ANYTHING DRAKE MIGOS LIL BABY AND WAYNE HAVE MADE THAT CAN TOUCH THOSE
@@chaunt100 when I found out how dope a producer he was blew my mind.
@@parabellum5503
He’s jazz-hip hop, and I love it. 😊
I'm not even mad that they didnt ask Tip about what hes cooking for us because that interview was just crazy good
The Abstract is on his own category
What happened with him and master p tho
It's really nice to see brothas celebrating each other instead of fighting one another. Thanks for showing that side Math!
You've Had Some Memorable Interviews, But This Is, By Far, Your Best.
Immortal technique too
YOOOOOO, that Meg Thee Stallion story Q-Tip told was CRAZY‼️‼️‼️ It totally confirms that these labels STILL don't know WTF they're doing, they have no idea what real talent looks like fr fr!!!
Probably wanted her to be a big sex object instead of a damn cold EMCEE
nah fr tho lol
Shout out to Math for having these types of guests on the show. A lot of people are getting jewelry from this discussion that can save them from years of strife.
This is quality rewatchable nostalgic content
I like how Q s/o JDilla we need more of this culture talk!
timestamp please, i'm a dillahead too
*1:09:00** through **1:09:34*
The genius of the native tongues is baffling de la and the jungle bros. Black sheep chi etc. Produced multiple classics that helped me survive bushwick and bed sty SALUTE QTIP ATCQ RIPOWER PHIFE
G y cg
Bushwick
Jungle Brothers maaaad under-appreciated!
Tribe Called Quest are Hip-hop's Beatles, and Q-tip their John Lennon. influenced everyone.....
Very good break down 💯
No...
Q-Tip is like Curtis Mayfield
A Tribe Called Quest is
like The Isley Brothers!
@@roniquegold2124 No. The ATCQ was youth music, Showing young black people you could actually finish high school and tell your mom's" I'm not going to college ma I'm going to be a rapper".
Amen
When Tip started talking about Straight Outta Compton influencing Low End Theory it makes total sense since I always thought LET and The Chronic are the most sonically produced Hip Hop albums ever. If you are a producer these are the two albums to study. The perfect Combo of production, engineering, lyrical content and originality.
💯💯
Critical beatdown by ultramagnetic is the best produced album period
Agreed!
It takes a million is easily the best
Q-Tip...one of the goats...dope MC...Top 3 all-time producer IMO.
I wholeheartedly agree!! He's the GOAT producer to me
So slept on. If people REALLY look at his catalog, they'd be mind blown. AND he really can spit.
Facts
@@michaelkelly4314 Agreed, Tip, Alc, Dre, Trackmasters, Premo...best to ever do it
As part of the Ummar production team that included the late great J-Dilla, and his solo projects, not to even mention the music he makes/made for other artists.
Slept on is an understatement!!!
This is huge!!!! Seeing Q-Tip in that chair for that long is legendary. Love from Dallas
I love how Math asks questions without interrupting the flow. This is so dope!
I was in a few classes with Malik Taylor ( Phife ) and we were cool, back in 84. Springfield Gardens HS... Great Group. I will always dig their music...
As someone who was born in 1973 and have seen the eras of hip hop, I'm thankful for this platform and this conversation, especially when it comes to ageism. Stay up from ATL.
Couldn't agree more. We've been here through it all (I'm 1973 as well). Salute to you!
Same.
Roll call! 1971 ✊🏾
74. I've witnessed it all. From the foundation up until now. It's sad that industry has made trash more important than real talent!
@@tahde2060 salute bruh
A true GENIUS. That Mobb Deep album would not be what it is with out his influence. He put on Dilla. And TRIBE IS A CULTURAL GIFT to the world.
Temperature's Rising is my second favorite song of all time. It was produced by Q-Tip.
Facts..."Give Up The Goods" is one of the all-time greatest beats!
@@williamwalsh3983 The album is Perfection!!
@@KardiFan2000 Tip has many of those. Crooklyn Dodgers is one of mine’s!!
@@MrCbwTV Aw man...Crooklyn is my favorite Q-Tip beat. I see you got good taste 👊🏾
The Renaissance is mad underrated. One of my favorite albums 5 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤
Safe to say Math Hoffa shut down the podcast scene getting this living legend on here.
Getting Q-tip talk about his life is just as big as any other name.
I rather listen to Q-tip drop these gems than any one else alive.
I never watch interviews but I watched this whole joint.
His Muisc is classic and timeless.
But he don’t do interviews so this was Godzilla big to me.
Shout out to Math Hoffa for pulling these strings and having the Q-tip plug 🔌
Fire 🔥 Legendary that you got Q Tip on the podcast 💯
Qtip's impressions had me floored! This dude is hilarious!
Growing up in the 90’s listening and witnessing the golden era of hip hop music. Hearing tribe on the radio in Birmingham al. This interview is Grade A
Q tip will forever be the legend. Especially when it comes to hip hop. Even collabed with Eminem on Yah Yah! Huge respect for him being in this culture!!! Q Tip is the GOAT.
People may laugh but one of my favorite verses from Tip was actually that Dee-Lite song.
‘Feelin kinda high like a Hendrix haze
Music makes motion, moves like a maze
All inside a me, heart especially
Hilt of the rhythm: where I wanna be’
Loved him on that (Groove Is In The Heart) too!
The way everybody deferred to the Legend in the convo was great. Nothing but respect in that room.. Salute to y'all 💯
People need to start putting respect on Hoffa's name. Da man has done a 360 and has a really good show and asked good questions. Keep up da good work King💯👊🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥
He did a 180 but I agree
Man I just never got over him snuffing that battle rapper “dose.” Shit was unacceptable on all levels and set hip hop back a few notches….. but I’m starting to warm Back up to him a bit
@@originoomwizi you either stay the same or grow. Math clearly has grown💯
360?🤦🏾♂️
I have learned so much about how to conduct myself in the music business from this show than I ever have before. This show is special and necessary for the culture.
Why Q Tip dressed like a sharecropper from Tibet?lol
Awesome show....Salute to Hoffa and all the guests.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 yo not Tibet ..I’m dead 💀I’m in tears lmfao
That's Q-Tip for you 🤣🤣🤣😭
Before Wu-Tang and Dip Set, I was a Native Tongue fanatic, and Tribe was my favorite out of all of the Tongues. Before Q-Tip jumped on the Jungle Brother's song, Demo, the JB's were my favorite. But when Tip brought that avant-garde flavor to Hip Hop I was sold on their movement. Once again, thank you Math and crew for asking the right questions and letting your guests talk until they are done.
Peace my Gee.
This would have been a much better interview if Mecca would have understood that this was not about him and his life.. more of a shared space. Wisdom was ready and willing to share.
Thank you smh he was getting on my nerves
I came on here just to make the same damn comment. My god he’s annoying. Was seeing too many positive comments and didn’t understand how I one else was annoyed by that dude. He was damn near arguing with Tip. He said he had stories lol. Nooooooo we don’t wanna hear ya damn stories
Im sitting here like HOW, he arguing back n forth with a LEGEND and Businessman who comes from a time when EVERYBODY Got Got bc the powers that be were making up the rules as they go along. Annoying and Offensive.
@@TGUTTAExiT21 right. Hes arguing the nature of business but the conversation wasnt really about that. Yes business is shady but regardless of your education the language and the loopholes labels have used to snake talent out of monies they're rightfully owed isnt something that can be controlled with your education. Then when you discover how you were wronged and pursue lawsuits you're buried by lawyers and judges they'd rather pay to scam you than give you what they owe you.
@@HoratioHoodoo yea bro I got it after the first 10 minutes. He could've moved on at that point & let the guest speak. Even Q tip seemed annoyed w bro. He acting like he the next Suge Knight or sum. He repeat the same sh.. over & over 2🤷♂️
I'm a huge A Tribe Called Quest fan, I love Q Tip. Great producer, lyricist, and just so wise I love that about him.
This video popped up on my feed and I’m glad that it did! I love QTips music and really enjoyed this interview. I was really moved when he brought everything home the last 10 minutes of the interview about his conversation with Lauryn and Andre 3000 and it sparked the thought of hip hop evolving.
Big ups to Q tip and Hoffa for speaking on the need for fairness in this game. Im so tired of the “ thats just the game” narrative especially from our own people. Now when im doing business with white people i understand i gotta come ready, but as a young black male i shouldnt have to have my guard up when doing business with another black man. Especially when majority of these black men are the same ones yelling that black people need to stick together. I see the shid so much in the game its crazy. Like how long we gon keep running the playbooks drom the main mfs who scamming us?
HOLY SHIT HOFFA the greatest producer imo in the flesh in the building dropping all kinds of gems i didnt even know i needed. HOFFAGANG!
Rip Phife!!!! He called Qtip maxwell ass N..... hahahhahahah
Yes He Is The Greatest Producer !!! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
SEE??? EVEN Q-TIP KNOWS IT'S THE ENERGY! BUSTA vs LUDACRIS makes the most sense because they have similar musical energy
If you don’t really get it don’t leave that room … and this is just a lesson in life you WANNA have that “ ahhh I get it” moment for yourself. This is for me as well
Tip is a standout guys. That Meg the Stallion story was amazing.. People need to listen.
Best Interview EVER! Mad love to Q-tip and the Tribe ✊🏾
Math Hoffa I’m loving the show bro, keep it coming we need this for the culture.
Hoffa this was one of your best interviews.. Your Sword got Sharper definitely..
Absolutely beautiful, wise, and informative interview. Saved this episode to a playlist, this was legendary.
Mecca talks too much and makes it about him too often…he has to remember that he is the interviewer not the interviewee…Math is a perfect interviewer…he ask the right questions…he actively listens and knows when to pivot and control the traffic of the conversation salute!!!
It's always one tht over talks everyone
It's called balance.
Esso is way worse
Naw.... Mecca know the boy Tip so he was more comfortable in this interview. He was just taking the other side of Tip's view. He normally says very little.
@@1hendrixx7 I like when Esso and hynaken and mecca talk because they add flavor and a different perspective to the conversation. Math is awesome but they all bring something to the table!!
Dope ass interview. A toast for the Tribe and one love for Q-Tip.
SALUTE Math. The 90's Heads needed this. You cant stop now!!!
Shout out to buddy next to Q-Tip Rocking that STILLMATIC ALBUM COVER OUTFIT 😂
Another good ep! #Qtiptheabstract
yo Mecca you gotta relax!!!
Biggups to Math
“Work it Out” is a dope underrated Tip song. “Renaissance Rap” and it’s remix are ill too!
Mannnnnn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 leave him alone
Glad to see one of my childhood idols spit some game.. Icon.. Rest in Power.. Phife Dawg👑💯.. ATCQ Forever.. Q-TIP.. LEGEND 👑 💯.. Fantastic interview. I hope these up coming artists are tunning into this episode.. Congrats on the award 👑.. Well deserved 👑💯
ODB beat Q-Tip in a rap battle! Too funny! This interview is really informative and gives you a peek inside the Rap game through the eyes of Q-Tip. Very f'n nice.
Dude has all the answers. Took the fun completely outta the interview.
lol word up
Immediately aggravating. I wanted to lay hands on him for even coming at TIp with that shit.
Hes a know it all, just because you sound intelligent doesn't make you intelligent lol, q tip has been around the block more than a few times. What he's sharing is what he learned through first hand experience. Ol dude just had filler words for everything, hella annoying
Q Tip: " You on point Phife"
Phife Dawg: "All the time Tip"
Great interview🔥 it was dope to see Q Tip! Queens🗽
I freaking love this show. You always bring on amazing artist and the conversing is always dope!
Keep on killing it Math you one of the best! Shout out to Q Tip for being one of the realest!!!!
Record companies are scared of a hip hop union..But it’s definitely needed.
@17:48. This is what separates Math's interviews from others. Most would skip over him saying that he grew up near Run n LL. Others would break the flow and ask a direct question. Math casual keeps Tip going down that lane of elaborating more
All flowers to Q-Tip.....he is undeniably a very integral part of hip hop and this is the best interview I've watched in a long time about hip hop...... the first versus I've ever seen was Swizz vs.Timbaland......not JustBlaze
I would rather watch this over any Vlad TV interview .Much Respect to this Podcast.Keep Going!!!!!
When I discovered Math Hoffa & the crew, I watched the short pieces. When I saw the segments with likes of Red Alert, Fat Joe, and Young Guru, I watched in 20min blocks. The Mc Serch was like an 1hr, I split that. THIS one, with someone whom I have marveled and idolized over since age 10, watched it the WHOLE way thru. That's how much Q-Tip means to me and I'm sure to millions of others. Thank you Abstract for EVERTHING.
Dude with the shades in the back cracked me up when he brought up Vivrant Thing. So blunt! haha
This episode was a front row seat to witness artistic genius on display. Thanks to Math, Q and the crew.
The most important man Hip Hop has. Without him, Hip Hop would not be what it is today. He's been part of the most iconic albums and influenced everyone on the way.
Mr Mecc is ON THE MONEY, when it came to his observation on the Lil’s… 🎯
Salute to Math for interviewing Q-Tip. So good to see you guys. Peace.
Love love love how Math gives our legends their flowers. I loved this interview you should look into doing this on a large scale for students of the art.
The best was the end. The embrace and respect as black men and women we need that more than ever now. Music provides a solution in culture in ways that music can in other cultures. 🤲🏾
I think I’m gonna re-edit a version of this episode with no Mecca so we can just hear Tip talking to Math.
😂😂😂💯
I would argue that Mecca brings part of the chemistry that made this conversation so amazing.
Yeah Mecca jumped off the roof here when he should've played that back. The train was running was smooth until he jumped in.
Honestly bc it was a bit rude and arrogant. BOY he was in the business when ya goofy butt was in middle school.
I nominate you for producer of the show 👏
This might be the best one I've seen. I really felt this one a lot. Shout out to Math. He has grown so much in his craft.
The idea that an artist has to only be talking about righteous subjects to be considered conscious is both misleading and inaccurate.
2Pac was definitely "conscious".
His duality doesn't negate that.
Wu-Tang,Nas,Styles P,
Kendrick Lamar,J.Cole,Saigon,even Jay Z.
Kanye at certain points throughout the years.
You can't tell me these are not "conscious" emcees.
They articulate their lives and thoughts at the highest level.
People need to give artists space to grow,experiment,and be versatile.
A truly conscious person is well rounded and versed in different ways of conveying their messages.⤵️
Definition of Conscious:
Characterized by or having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence,sensations,and thoughts. synonym: aware.
Mentally perceptive or alert;awake.
Capable of thought,will,or perception.
Conscious definition is - having mental faculties not dulled by sleep,faintness,or stupor : awake.
Conscious definition,aware of one's own existence, sensations,thoughts, surroundings,etc.
Great comment and well said.
All facts 💯
Agreed
Yes, Pac touched on many conscious issues in his music but when an artist has the number of hardcore gangster lyrics as Pac did, I don't think you can put him in the same conscious lane as a Common or a Mos Def. Pure conscious Mc's keep violence to a minimum
@@Topsey2000 You don't get it...Conscious is a state of mind, state of being...Common and Mos Def's consciousness isn't the same as Paris and Public Enemy's consciousness. If you want to criticize Pac's ARTISTRY, fine, but that doesn't mean he wasn't conscious.
For me Tribe was everything and when Native Tongues joined forces it was a movement. Plus being from Queens gave you the sense of pride in the borough. Queens All Day!..
Nothing sucks the air out of a NY barbershop like mentioning Tupac
"That's why I don't be coming outside man" 👑
What homeboy was saying about the "nature" of business shouldn't be fair is wrong! Business should be fair...its called "operating in Good faith" that is a legal term...and also "fiduciary responsibility" is also a legal term!!
I think he was more emphasizing reality & s
fairness would be relegated to “in theory”/“on paper” but I could be wrong, that’s just how I took it tho
@@gemcitychico the "reality" is Rappers are still getting "jerked" with in these deals....by this time you deserve it!!
Is that why Q was referencing the contract?
Q Tip's presence had Mecca nervous and talkative. 🗣🙄 😄
This conversation had me mesmerized.
Q Tip has always been such a great Hip Hop being. Salute to him bro. Yo, Math is doing alot of sht never done B4. Fire 🔥!
Man this is fucking amazing, Q Tip is by FAR super dope. If I ever go to NY, I'm visiting this shop, they can at least line up my beard with my bald self. Lol
As you can tell by the profile pic. Bonita Applebum was the first hiphop song that grabbed my attention
You doing something crazy Hoffa. I ain’t been rockin with these pods since Taxstone/CombatJack
something powerful brotha man. Peace
First of all....the old..."WELL THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS" position is a weak one....it's a lazy one. How many slaves suggested being free and were shot down by other slaves saying, well this is the way of the world? Imagine if they accepted that. Dude with the Airbender charm on his wrist is buggin.
The Powers that Be, who made up the rules as they went along...and skimmed wayyy off the top and starved our Talented people out for decades of Black Music royalties and residuals...and never wrote a song or made a beat...owe Black Artists Hundreds of Billions of dollars. #NoCAP
@@TGUTTAExiT21 You are absolutely correct.
I watched 40 min.. Great interview.
♾ *A Tribe Called Quest* ♾
TH4NK YOU 4 all your heART and inspiration.
Yall are one of the reasons I learned how to express myself through music. Now my son, half afro half euro mut is on his own journey as a young recording artist. The vision, education, self confidence, self reflection etc he gets from exploring Hip Hop, lyricism, production and recording is priceless. I stole the 2nd Tribe album on casette from Longs Drugs in high school. Changed my life. Sorry for robbing $1 or so you guys would have spilt three ways. I bought album 1,3,4 and the recent Thank u 4 yor service one. They all will be enjoyed forever. R.I.P. Phife Dog. Thank you. Sincerely,
-Nobody
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Wonderful and insightful interview from a true NYC legend. Keep up the great content Math and team. Peace from the UK.
This was one of the best interviews I ever seen. Intelligent conversation with good representation of what Hip Hop truly is 💯
Q TIP THE GOAT KEEP COMING WITH GREAT GUESTS MATH!! LOVE THE SHOW!!!
This was pure flames!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
My issue with the guy, I think his name was Mecca, is that he truly expects these young dudes to know the ins and outs of the business side fresh out of highschool. Especially when hip hop was young and these dudes was coming up. You can't expect a young 18 Q-Tip to know this type of stuff, unrealistic in every way shape and form. They didn't even sniff that type of knowledge in them schools. Where these dudes get this type of knowledge coming into a business meeting, come on bruh. With power comes responsibility period. The business culture is created by the individuals that create it and is in control and them execs knew these young men coming in to these meetings knew nothing about the business practices they were conducting. It is only after years, even decades are we catching this stuff after trial and error.
Word, if you talking about ol boy to Hoffa’s immediate right side. He comes across like all he cares about is the bag and not the culture. I’m sure he might be a solid dude but he just come off wrong making excuses for these greedy execs.
He opened my eyes. Idk
Thats why they need to get LAWYERS but they think they know everything and its something called MARKET VALUE. They can't sign a contract and then when they spend all the money want to blame the record company. Q-Tip saying the contracts were not "Fair". Fair according to who? Mecca was speaking the truth.
@@souloshinobi7307 he comes off wrong to you because he is CHALLENING your Record companies are Shady narrative. Then the first thing you do is question is ethics instead of addressing the specifics they were speaking about.
@@urbanflavorz quit ass kissing. He speaks from the position he does because he’s part of something that always gets questioned yet comes off as the guy who tries to look out for his artists and make sure they’re well informed. He’s also doing that from a position of defense and saying at the end of the day it’s the fault of the artist for getting jerked and not the labels. That’s why Q-Tip was saying that these labels should be looking out for these artists and making sure they’re well informed because without these artists, these labels wouldn’t be making money in the first place so why even jerk em? I’ll always question the ethics of a person, man or woman that makes excuses for shady behavior. Fuck you mean? Ya boy even said to always ask questions so you wrote all that stupid shit for nothin’..
Q Tip pulled up on me in 2005, I was playing a track i just made a track, playing in my car in Hollywood, and had me bring more tracks the next day, I missed his deadline, I took a batch the day after, he came back for them after I just dropped my CD off at a Studio he was working in. He called me back after hearing it, told me I was nice, Keep working, you nice Bro. He's a real one for that!
Man so sorry I missed this one. Tip is definitely one of the greatest. Pure icon. Keep up the great work Math, God bless and stay up.✌️❤️🔥
Apparently Hammer agreed with Tip because not long after that, he dropped the MC from his name. He knew he wasn't a lyricist. He was cool with being a pop entertainer.
Q-Tip definition of living hip hop legend!
Shout out to Hoffa for learning how to interview and making guests comfortable so they open up.
We see your grind, sir!
When Hoffa looks at the camera i swear he is looking at just me as I agree with his thoughts in my head.🤣
Hoffa got a rep for being a bully but watching these episodes shows me he a intelligent and stand up guy salute big dawg...
Welcome to Brooklyn
@@printsbydavid7042 lol classy response
Did anybody else see or sense the subtle tension between Tip and the nigga with the glasses to the right of Math??? He was jabbin at Tip all interview, and Tip basically had to silence him to talk!!!
He mad jealous of Q tip success on da low
Its the leader of the mission and I got the goods here
Never on the left cuz the rights my good ear
I can give a damn about a ill subliminal, stay away from crimes so I ain’t a criminal