I ve been waiting on this one for a while.. finally got my hands on it. The album is Q-Tip’s second released studio effort, following Amplified (1999). Production for The Renaissance was entirely handled by Q-Tip with the exception of two tracks produced by the late hip hop producer J Dilla, while the album also features contributions from such artists as Norah Jones, D’Angelo, Raphael Saadiq and Amanda Diva. The album cover art features Q-Tip in a silver suit holding an MPC2000XL in front of his face. It is a subtle homage to the cover of Herbie Hancock’s 1973 opus Head Hunters.

The album debuted at number eleven on the Billboard 200, selling 34,219 copies in its first week. As of December 2, 2008, the album has sold 67,177 copies.

Track List

1 Johnny Is Dead
2 Won't Trade
3 Gettin' Up
4 Official
5 You
6 Fight/Love feat. Raphael Saadiq
7 Manwomanboogie feat. Amanda Diva
8 Move
9 Dance on Glass
10 Life Is Betta feat. Norah Jones
11 Believe Part I feat. D'Angelo
12 Shaka

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