Gettin’ Up” is fast turning into one of my favorite singles of the year. The video is similarly none too shabby, with Tip adopting the hipster Davey Crockett look (remember where you heard it first) and topping it off with a garish splash of Humpty Hump.
The release date for The Renaissance is currently November 4th. Let’s keep our fingers crossed. After all, it seems a bit much to ask for a major label to y’know actually release a rap album where the rapper isn’t posing shirtless on the cover? What a novelty.
And for the record, I call bullshit on the Abstract’s claim that he produced everything on the first three Tribe albums. If so, what were you paying Ali Shaheed Muhammed for? Official Q-Tip wallet holder? His sermons on how to avoid “bugging out?” Ballet lessons?
Download:
MP3: Q-Tip-”Gettin‘ Up”
6 comments
Menace says:
September 11, 2008 at 4:09 pm (UTC -7)
I think he said he produced almost everything on the first Tribe Lp..could be wrong though..in any case this is a dope Tip track that has me hyped for the album..I pray to the God of Hip-Hop (Kool Herc?) that it comes through in an extraordinary fashion..
Disco Vietnam says:
September 11, 2008 at 4:26 pm (UTC -7)
Having a DJ in your rap group used to be a lot more important.
Deen says:
September 11, 2008 at 4:59 pm (UTC -7)
Co-sign Disco.
Probably my favorite single of the year after Termanology’s song with Bun-B.
Passion of the Weiss says:
September 11, 2008 at 6:34 pm (UTC -7)
I know, I was half-joking.
DocZeus says:
September 12, 2008 at 11:13 am (UTC -7)
I was seriously sleeping on “Gettin’ Up.” I don’t why I basically ignored it when it was leaked a few weeks back. This is hot.
guntalk says:
September 13, 2008 at 2:35 am (UTC -7)
I liked this better when it was understanding on madlib’s beat konductah vol. 1 and 2. but really, this is good