Fergie has been taking some time off to focus on family, but the pregnant Pea makes a brief return with her contribution to The Great Gatsby soundtrack. On “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got),” Fergie Ferg hits the dance floor, while Q-Tip plays hypeman and GoonRock provides the funky beat, mixing dance with jazz.
The soundtrack also features contributions from Beyoncé and André 300 (“Back to Black”), Lana Del Rey, Florence + The Machine, will.i.am, and Jay-Z, who serves as the film and soundtrack’s executive producer.
The soundtrack arrives on May 7, while the movie hits theaters on May 10.
Busta Rhymes pays homage to Janet Jackson on his remix to Kendrick Lamar’s “Poetic Justice,” which features Janet’s Poetic Justice co-star Q-Tip.
The Cash Money rapper reminisces about shooting his $2.4 million dollar video for “What’s It Gonna Be?!” with Janet and admits to having a crush on her, while Tip cops to kissing Ms. Jackson on screen (but that’s as far as it went).
“I’m a little jealous, Tip/ Your tongue went in her mouth in that Poetic Justice movie, from what I can account,” raps Bussa Bus before throwing it to the Tribe Called Quest member.
“A captivating lady, I used to be her baby/ Good times, they never fading/ Look back and celebrate, poetic justice,” spits Q-Tip over a sample of Janet’s “Any Time, Any Place.”
You can find this remix and more on Busta’s new mixtape Catastrophic, which drops today.
Music’s leading men mingled with Hollywood’s A-listers at the premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained in New York City on Tuesday. The film’s star Jamie Foxx looked sharp in a navy blue suit, while hip-hop moguls 50 Cent and Diddy held court on the carpet.
G.O.O.D. Music’s John Legend and Q-Tip also checked out the western starring Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, and Kerry Washington.
The movie received the stamp of approval from Mr. Legend, who tweeted, “Just saw #DjangoUnchained. So good. See that as soon as you can.”
If you were wondering why Q-Tip, Mos Def, and others weren’t on Cruel Summer, there may be a G.O.O.D. reason. Q-Tip has revealed that a sequel could be in the works.
Q-Tip is the newest addition to the G.O.O.D. Music family. The former Tribe Called Quest member has inked a deal with Kanye West’s label in conjunction with Def Jam, and will release a new album next year.
Pharrell continued the nationwide rollout of his Qream liqueur with a sexy soirée in Miami on Thursday night (July 28). The music impresario flew down south to launch the vodka-based, lactose-friendly cream with some help from his pals including Trina, Fat Joe, hitmakers Jim Jonsin and Rico Love, and Q-Tip, who DJ’d the event.
In an interview with Rap-Up TV, Skateboard P explained how he came up with the concept. “I looked at the market, I looked at the holes out there and it felt like indulgence and women were the two things that were being neglected,” he said. “So what I decided to do was design a drink that made sense for women that everybody could enjoy, but women knew it was for them.”
Pour over more pics from the sweet celebration below.
All of the lights were on Kanye West as legendary headliner Q-Tip brought out the Chi-town rapper toward the end of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival held under the picturesque Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday afternoon. The boisterous and diverse spectators—made up of skinny jeans-clad hipsters, waddling toddlers, and B-boys/girls—were caught off guard but roared with anticipation when Yeezy hit the stage.
Q-Tip performed a few classics before fading into the intro to Kanye’s “Dark Fantasy,” when he emerged in a black tank top and snapback, keeping the crowd hyped during “All of the Lights” and joining Q-Tip on “Award Tour.”
“This dude right here, I only felt like this when I met Dilla,” the Tribe Called Quest frontman said of Mr. West, who he collaborated with on Watch the Throne. “He’s just a respectable dude. I love this dude. He keeps me going.”
Busta Rhymes was also among the special guests, performing Tribe’s classic “Scenario.” “When ya’ll put me on ‘Scenario,’ it definitely changed a ni**a’s tax bracket,” joked Bussa Bus.
Travie McCoy let his hair down last night on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” performing “Need You” off his solo debut Lazarus. Backed by Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump on guitar, the Gym Class Heroes frontman sang his heart out on the pop-rock jam, rocking a flannel shirt over shorts and neon yellow kicks.
