"Q-Tip’s Renaissance, Drops Early Due to Consumer Demand" (DAPP News)

" Q-Tip’s first Universal Motown album, The Renaissance, will be out in stores November 4, but is available now for digital download due to overwhelming consumer demand.
iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon MP3, Walmart MP3, MySpace, and Napster are all now selling the album.

"The online demand to hear the new Q-Tip album was so high that we worked with all of our digital retail partners to make the album available for purchase to their consumers before the planned street date,” Cameo Carlson, SVP of Digital Business Development for Universal Motown Republic Group, said. “We're excited to be able to have the flexibility to respond so quickly to Tip's fans and allow them the opportunity to purchase." "
(via vibe.com)

read the full article: (here)

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The Renaissance is an album by American hip hop artist Q-Tip. It is his second released studio album, following the unreleased but critically acclaimed Kamaal the Abstract (2002). It will be released on November 4, 2008 on Universal Motown, the same day as the US general election. A music video has been made for the single Move and there's also a remix to Gettin' Up featuring Eve produced by Swizz Beatz. 

Appearances include J Dilla, Norah Jones, D'Angelo, Raphael Saadiq & Amanda Diva. 

The album cover features Q-Tip in a silver suit holding a MPC2000 in front of his face.

tracklsitings
1. "Johnny Is Dead"
2. "Won't Trade"
3. "Gettin' Up"
4. "Official"
5. "You"
6. "We Fight/We Love" (feat. Raphael Saadiq)
7. "Manwomanboogie" (feat. Amanda Diva)
8. "Move" (produced by J Dilla)
9. "Dance on Glass"
10. "Life Is Better" (feat. Norah Jones)
11. "Believe" (feat. D'Angelo)
12. "Shaka"
(via wikipedia)