The following is a discography of production by Q-Tip, an American hip hop musician, record producer, and DJ. All songs credited as "produced by A Tribe Called Quest" were produced by Q-Tip,[1] with the exception of "True Fuschnick", "Heavenly Father", and "La Schmoove" by Fu-Schnickens, which were produced by Ali Shaheed Muhammad.[2] Q-Tip's contributions as a member of The Ummah production team are also listed. Q-Tip has also been credited under the pseudonyms "The Abstract", "The Lone Ranger", and "Qualiall".

1988

Jungle Brothers - Straight out the Jungle

1989

A Tribe Called Quest - unreleased demo tape

De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising

1990

A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum (VLS)

A Tribe Called Quest - I Left My Wallet in El Segundo (VLS)

A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

Unity 2 - What Is It, Yo?! (VLS)

1991

A Tribe Called Quest - Hits, Rarities & Remixes

A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We've Got) (VLS)

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

1992

Chi-Ali - Roadrunner (VLS)

Diamond D - Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop

A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario (VLS)

Various artists - Boomerang soundtrack

1993

Apache - Apache Ain't Shit

Jungle Brothers - On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton) (VLS)

Run-DMC - Down with the King

Tiger - Claws of the Cat

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

A Tribe Called Quest - N/A

1994

Craig Mack - Get Down Remix (VLS)

Nas - Illmatic

Nas - The World Is Yours (VLS)

A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God (VLS)

Various artists - Crooklyn, Volume 1: Music from the Motion Picture

1995

Mobb Deep - The Infamous

Mobb Deep - Temperature's Rising (VLS)

Science of Sound - Kaleidoscope Phonetics

Various artists - The Show: The Soundtrack

1996

Busta Rhymes - The Coming

Cypress Hill - Unreleased and Revamped

Da Bush Babees - Gravity

The Roots - Illadelph Halflife

A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes and Life

Various artists - High School High: The Soundtrack

Young Zee - Musical Meltdown

1997

The Lone Ranger (aka Q-Tip) - It's Yours (VLS)

Mariah Carey - Butterfly

Mint Condition - Let Me Be the One (VLS)

Towa Tei - Happy

Various artists - Men in Black: The Album

Various artists - Rhyme & Reason soundtrack

1998

A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement

Various artists - Slam: The Soundtrack

1999

Heavy D - Heavy

Q-Tip - Amplified

(All songs produced by Jay Dee & Q-Tip, except where noted.)

Various artists - The PJs: Music from & Inspired by the Hit Television Series

2000

Mobb Deep, Big Noyd & Roxanne Shante - The Second Coming (VLS)

Various artists - La Contrebande - Mixtape Vol. 1

Whitney Houston - Heartbreak Hotel (CDS)

Whitney Houston - Whitney: The Greatest Hits

2001

Q-Tip - Kamaal the Abstract

(Recorded in 2001, the album was shelved by Arista Records before being released in 2009 on Battery Records.)

Q-Tip - Makin' It Blend (VLS)

Various artists - Prison Song soundtrack (unreleased)

2002

Q-Tip - "A" List DJ Promo

Various artists - Soundbombing III

2003

Kurt Rosenwinkel - Heartcore

(All songs produced by Kurt Rosenwinkel and co-produced by Q-Tip.)

Stanley Clarke - 1, 2, to the Bass

2004

Nas - Street's Disciple

Q-Tip - Open (unreleased)

(Completed by 2004, the album was shelved by Universal Motown Records. Tracks 1, 3, 9, 10, and 15 were reworked and featured on The Renaissance.)[8][9]

2005

Q-Tip - N/A

2006

Q-Tip - N/A

2007

Q-Tip - Work It Out (VLS)

2008

Q-Tip - N/A

Q-Tip - The Renaissance

2009

Grand Puba - Retroactive

Q-Tip - N/A

2010

Kanye West - Chain Heavy (digital single)

Kanye West - N/A

Layne Harper - N/A

Quincy Jones - Q Soul Bossa Nostra

2011

Consequence - Movies on Demand 2

Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch the Throne

2012

Consequence - N/A

Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society

Roc Marciano - Reloaded

Santigold - Master of My Make-Believe

2013

Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip - The Abstract and the Dragon

John Legend - Love in the Future

2014

Mariah Carey - Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse

Mariah Carey - N/A

2015

Pusha T - King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude

2016

Consequence - N/A

Solange - A Seat at the Table

Termanology - More Politics

A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service

(All songs co-produced by Blair Wells.)

2018

Anderson .Paak - Oxnard

Kendrick Lamar & Q-Tip - N/A

Neek the Exotic - Hell Up in Queens

Roc Marciano - Behold a Dark Horse

Various artists - Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin

2019

Danny Brown - U Know What I'm Sayin?

2021

Cordae - Just Until...

2024

LL Cool J - The FORCE

Other technical credits

(Not including credits from Q-Tip's solo albums or A Tribe Called Quest albums.)

Year Artist Album Track(s) Role(s)
1995 Mobb Deep The Infamous "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)" Mixing
"Temperature's Rising"
"Up North Trip"
"Trife Life"
"Drink Away the Pain (Situations)"
"Survival of the Fittest" Drum programming (uncredited)[7]
1997 Mariah Carey Butterfly "Honey" Drum programming
The Brand New Heavies Sometimes (CDS) "Sometimes (Ummah Remix)" Mixing
2000 D'Angelo Voodoo "Left & Right" Vocal percussion (beatboxing)
Busta Rhymes Anarchy "Live It Up" Mixing
2011 Jay-Z & Kanye West Watch the Throne "That's My Bitch"
2012 Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society "City of Roses" Glockenspiel (percussion)
2013 John Legend Love in the Future "Tomorrow" Keyboards, drums, programming
2014 Mariah Carey Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse "Meteorite" Keyboards
2015 Pusha T King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude "F.I.F.A."
2016 Solange A Seat at the Table "Borderline (An Ode to Self Care)" Keyboards, drums
2018 Various artists Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" Drums, bass
2021 Cordae Just Until... "More Life" Programming
2022 Jack White Fear of the Dawn "Hi-De-Ho" Handclaps
Robert Glasper Black Radio III "Why We Speak" Vocal engineering

References

  1. ^ a b c d Exclusive: Q-Tip Interview. MOOVMNT.com. Retrieved on 2016-12-12.
  2. ^ Fu-Schnickens – F.U. "Don't Take It Personal". Discogs. Retrieved on 2016-12-12.
  3. ^ a b Q-Tip Red Bull Music Academy. Accessed on December 24, 2016.
  4. ^ Del F. Cowie "Verses From The Abstract". Exclaim!. Retrieved on 2016-12-12.
  5. ^ "Full Clip: Q-Tip Runs Down His Music Catalogue Ft. Tribe, De La Soul, Nas, Biggie, The Roots, Dilla & More!". Vibe. 15 July 2011. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022.
  6. ^ The Crooklyn Dodgers: An Oral History Red Bull Music Academy. Accessed on May 25, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Ahmed, Insanul; Callahan-Bever, Noah; Kondo, Toshitaka (April 26, 2011). "The Making of Mobb Deep's 'The Infamous'". Complex. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  8. ^ A TRIBE CALLED QUEST ARE BACK, BUT Q-TIP KEEPS DOING HIS OWN THING MTV. Accessed on February 4, 2017.
  9. ^ Q-Tip on finally getting his second album out Entertainment Weekly. Accessed on February 4, 2017.
  10. ^ a b Micallef, Ken. "OPEN Abstractions". Remix. Accessed on February 4, 2017.
  11. ^ Lamarre, Carl. "Q-Tip Reacts to Rock Hall Nomination: 'Music's Evolution Can't Happen Without Hip-Hop Artists'". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

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