Universal Motown publish Q-Tip’s second album : ‘The Renaissance’ (2008)

Q-Tip‘s ‘The Renaissance’ is his second studio album featuring D’Angelo and Norah Jones among other guests, co-produced with J Dilla on one track and released November 4, 2008 by Universal Motown

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1 . Life Is Better (w/ Norah Jones)

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2 . Gettin Up (Knitting Factory)

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3 . We Fight / We Love (Live)

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4 . Manwomanboogie

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5 . Manwomanboogie (Marcus Miller Presents: A Concert For Japanese Tsunami Relief)

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6 . Renaissance Rap

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7 . Dance On Glass (Amsterdam)

Track Listing : 1.Johnny Is Dead (Kamaal Fareed, Kurt Rosenwinkel) – 03:02 . 2.Won’T Trade (Fred Bridges, Kamaal Fareed, Richard Knight, Bobby Eaton) – 02:41 . [Sampling : “You Made A Believer Out Of Me” By Ruby Andrews] . 3.Gettin’ Up (Kamaal Fareed) – 03:18 . [Sampling : “You And I” By Black Ivory] . 4.Official (Kamaal Fareed) – 03:19 . 5.You (Kamaal Fareed) – 03:02 . 6.We Fight/We Love (Kamaal Fareed) – 04:47 . [Sampling : “Meaningless” By Café Jacques] . 7.Manwomanboogie (Holger Czukay, Kamaal Fareed, Rosko Gee, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt) – 03:06 . [Sampling : “Aspectacle” By Can] . 8.Move / Renaissance Rap (Hal Davis, Kamaal Fareed, Don Fletcher, Dean Parks) – 05:49 . [Sampling : “Dancing Machine” By The Jackson 5; “Will O’ The Wisp” By Steve Howe] . 9.Dance On Glass (Kamaal Fareed) – 03:02 . 10.Life Is Better (Kamaal Fareed, Robert Glasper) – 04:41 . 11.Believe (Kamaal Fareed) – 02:57 . 12.Shaka (Kamaal Fareed, Kurt Rosenwinkel) – 03:33

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Musicians : Kamaal Fareed, Q-Tip – Bass On (5 – 9), Drums On (3 – 6), Keyboards On (9 – 11), Programming On (1 – 5 – 6 – 9) . Amanda Diva – Vocals On (7) . Norah Jones – Vocals On (10) . D’Angelo – Vocals On (11) . Antuan Barrett – Bass On (3 – 6 – 7 – 10) . Marc Cary – Keyboards On (3) . Marc Colenburg – Drums On (1 – 4 – 7 – 10 – 11 – 12), Keyboards On (6 – 10) . Robert Glasper – Keyboards On (5 – 10) . Derrick Hodge – Bass On (1 – 4) . James A. Hunt – Keyboards On (4 – 12) . Kurt Rosenwinkel – Guitar On (1 – 4 – 6 – 12) . Raphael Saadiq – Bass On (11), Background Vocals On (6) . Chris Sholar – Guitar On (5) . Mike Moreno – Guitar On (7)

Production : Produced By Q-Tip, J Dilla .

Package : Danny Clinch – Photography .

Video Director(S) : Ben Dickinson For “Gettin’ Up” . Rik Cordero For “Move”

Recorded 2003–2008 At Legacy Recording Studios, New York City; The Abstract Ranch, New Jersey

Released November 4, 2008 By Universal Motown