Kamaal the Abstract

Q-Tip - Kamaal the Abstract
Critic Score
Based on 11 reviews
2009 Ratings: #255 / 923
User Score
Based on 68 ratings
2009 Rank: #219
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Rollo_P
66

Sometime in the late 90's/early 00's, Q-Tip probably did his first line of coke, punched a bathroom mirror, and screamed 'I GOT JAZZ IN MY BONES, BOBBY!' And that's probably how we got this. Barely In Love is still fire though.

ScoopTime
70

These track rankings are so criminal, this is a more chilled out and silky smooth output from Q-Tip that embraces his Hiphop roots with a nice blend of Neo-Soul. Let me be clear Q-Tip is no D'Angelo but this is a feel good project with some excellent production, I just wish Q-Tip did more with himself instead of letting the feelings of this album drive it. It is a shame because I know Q-Tip is talented, he was in Tribe for gods sake, but this is a huge waste of his talent and instead a ... read more

judex
70

i feel like if this came out in 2002, after his first album as it was intended to it would have a lot more people talking about it as it would've been quite ahead of it's time. but we're in the world where this is just a slightly dissapointing follow-up to the renaissance. i hope his next album which he said was coming march 2024 is great tho. best song is make it work.

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Track List

1Feelin
4:32
74
2Do You Dig U?
7:19
76
3A Million Times
4:16
75
4Blue Girl
5:20
81
5Barely in Love
4:03
76
6Heels
3:07
79
7Abstractionisms
5:19
86
8Caring
1:40
67
9Even If It Is So
5:30
85
10Make It Work
3:59
Bonus Track
83
Total Length: 45 minutes
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Added on: August 12, 2013