# Q-Tip discography

This is the solo discography of Q-Tip, an American hip hop musician, record producer, and DJ.

## Albums

See also: A Tribe Called Quest discography

### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | US Rap | UK | Certifications |
| Amplified | Released: November 23, 1999 Label: Arista Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 28 | 4 | — | 88 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver |
| The Renaissance | Released: November 4, 2008 Label: Universal Motown Format: CD, LP, digital download | 11 | 3 | 2 | 112 | |
| Kamaal the Abstract | Released: September 15, 2009 Label: Battery, Jive Format: CD, LP, digital download | 77 | 32 | 17 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||

### Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with year released :
| Title | Album details |
| The Abstract and the Dragon (with Busta Rhymes) | Released: December 12, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |

## Singles
### As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | US Rap | CAN | IRE | NL | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Get Involved" (with Raphael Saadiq) | 1999 | 67 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 36 | | The PJs (soundtrack) |
| "Vivrant Thing" | 1999 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 20 | — | — | 39 | | Violator: The Album/ Amplified |
| "Breathe and Stop" | 2000 | 71 | 21 | — | — | 18 | 76 | 12 | | Amplified |
| "Things U Do" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Amplified |
| "What Lies Beneath" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Soundbombing III |
| "For the Nasty" (featuring Busta Rhymes) | 2005 | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album single |
| "Work It Out" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album single |
| "Gettin' Up" | 2008 | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | | The Renaissance |
| "Move" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Renaissance |
| "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" (with Fergie and GoonRock) | 2013 | 77 | — | — | 72 | 89 | — | 90 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver BVMI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum GLF: Platinum | The Great Gatsby (soundtrack) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (featuring Demi Lovato) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||

### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | US Rap | CAN | IRE | NL | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Black Is Black" (Jungle Brothers featuring Q-Tip) | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | | Straight Out the Jungle |
| "Groove Is in the Heart" (Deee-Lite featuring Q-Tip [uncredited]) | 1990 | 4 | 28 | — | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver | World Clique |
| "A Roller-Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'" (De La Soul featuring Q-Tip) | 1991 | | | | | | | | | De La Soul Is Dead |
| "Got 'til It's Gone" (Janet Jackson featuring Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell) | 1997 | — | — | — | 19 | 16 | 9 | 6 | ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold SNEP: Gold | The Velvet Rope |
| "Body Rock" (Mos Def, Q-Tip and Tash) | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Lyricist Lounge, Volume One |
| "Hot Boyz" (Missy Elliott featuring Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve and Q-Tip) | 1999 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 78 | 18 | RIAA: Platinum | Da Real World |
| "You" (Lucy Pearl featuring Snoop Dogg and Q-Tip) | 2001 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | | Lucy Pearl |
| "Dem Thangs" (Angie Martinez featuring Q-Tip) | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Up Close and Personal |
| "Galvanize" (The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip) | 2005 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 3 | BPI: Silver | Push the Button |
| "Enuff" (DJ Shadow featuring Lateef the Truthspeaker and Q-Tip) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Outsider |
| "Bang Bang Bang" (Mark Ronson featuring Q-Tip and MNDR) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 68 | 6 | BPI: Silver | Record Collection |
| "Nakamarra" (Hiatus Kaiyote featuring Q-Tip) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Tawk Tomahawk |
| "Thank You" (Busta Rhymes featuring Lil Wayne, Q-Tip and Kanye West) | 2013 | — | 57 | — | — | 87 | — | 13 | BPI: Silver | non-album single |
| "Meltdown" (Stromae featuring Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip and HAIM) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 – Original Motion Picture (soundtrack) |
| "Go" (The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip [uncredited]) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | 46 | BPI: Silver FIMI: Gold | Born in the Echoes |
| "New Breed" (James BKS, Idris Elba, Little Simz) | 2019 | | | | | | | | | Non-album single |
| "Hi-De-Ho" (Jack White featuring Q-Tip) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Fear of the Dawn |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||

### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Ill Vibe" (Busta Rhymes featuring Q-Tip) | 1996 | The Coming |

## Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "The Promo" | 1988 | Jungle Brothers | Straight out the Jungle |
| "Buddy" | 1989 | Native Tongues | 3 Feet High and Rising |
| "Doin' Our Own Dang" | 1989 | Native Tongues | Done by the Forces of Nature |
| "Promo No. 2 (Mind Review '89)" | 1989 | Jungle Brothers | Beyond This World |
| "Don't Curse" | 1991 | Heavy D, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, CL Smooth, Pete Rock | Peaceful Journey |
| "La Menage" | 1991 | Black Sheep | A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing |
| "Come on Down" | 1991 | Big Daddy Kane, Busta Rhymes | Prince of Darkness |
| "Who Planned It" | 1993 | Tiger | Claws of the Cat |
| "The Undisputed Champs" | 1993 | Del the Funky Homosapien | Wrong Place |
| "On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton) [Q-Tip Remix]" | 1993 | Jungle Brothers | — |
| "Come on Everybody" | 1993 | Run–D.M.C. | Down with the King |
| "One Love" | 1994 | Nas | Illmatic |
| "Get It Together" | 1994 | Beastie Boys | Ill Communication |
| "Let's Organize" | 1994 | Organized Konfusion | Stress: The Extinction Agenda |
| "Get Down (Q-Tip Remix)" | 1994 | Craig Mack | — |
| "Drink Away the Pain (Situations)" | 1995 | Mobb Deep | The Infamous |
| "All the Way Live" | 1995 | Tha Alkaholiks | Coast II Coast |
| "To Each His Own" | 1995 | InI, Large Professor | The Life I Live |
| "Extra Abstract Skillz" | 1996 | Mad Skillz, Large Professor | From Where??? |
| "Me and My Microphone" | 1996 | A+ | The Latch-Key Child |
| "3 MCs" | 1996 | Da Bush Babees | Gravity |
| "Ital (The Universal Side)" | 1996 | The Roots | Illadelph Halflife |
| "How Ya Want It We Got It (Native Tongues Mix)" | 1997 | Jungle Brothers, De La Soul | Raw Deluxe |
| "I Am the Black Gold of the Sun (MAW Remix)" | 1997 | Nu Yorican Soul | — |
| "Original Man" | 1997 | Capleton | I Testament |
| "Stolen Moments Pt. III" | 1997 | Common | One Day It'll All Make Sense |
| "Who's That, Quienes" | 1997 | Boricua Guerrero | First Combat |
| "Sometimes (Ummah Remix)" | 1997 | Brand New Heavies | Shelter |
| "Let Me Be the One (Ummah Remix)" | 1997 | Mint Condition | — |
| "Hey" | 1998 | — | Slam (soundtrack) |
| "Show Down" | 1998 | Black Moon | The Mix Tape Volume III: 60 Minutes of Funk / War Zone |
| "To the Beat" | 1999 | Rahzel | Make the Music With Your Mouth 2000 |
| "Listen" | 1999 | Heavy D | Heavy |
| "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (Remix) | 1999 | Prince, Pharrell | — |
| "Mr. Nigga" | 1999 | Mos Def | Black on Both Sides |
| "Make It All Better" | 1999 | Mos Def | Amadou Project - Price of Freedom |
| "The Fear in the Heart of a Man" | 2000 | Tupac Shakur | The Rose That Grew from Concrete |
| "Pork Pie Hat / Where Can A Man Find Peace" | 2000 | Andy Summers | Peggy's Blue Skylight |
| "Hold Tight" | 2000 | Slum Village | Fantastic, Vol. 2 |
| "Makin' It Blend" | 2000 | Wordsworth | Lyricist Lounge 2 |
| "Girls, Girls, Girls" (background vocals) | 2001 | Jay-Z, Slick Rick, Biz Markie | The Blueprint |
| "In the Sun" | 2002 | Large Professor | 1st Class |
| "Come Close (Remix) [Closer]" | 2002 | Common, Erykah Badu, Pharrell | — |
| "Poetry" | 2003 | The RH Factor | Hardgroove |
| "1, 2, to the Bass" | 2003 | Stanley Clarke | 1, 2, to the Bass |
| "Tomorrow" | 2003 | Mark Ronson | Here Comes the Fuzz |
| "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongues Remix) | 2004 | N.E.R.D., Common, Mos Def, De La Soul | — |
| "The Outsiders" | 2004 | R.E.M. | Around the Sun |
| "We Can Make It Better" | 2005 | Kanye West | Late Registration (UK Version) |
| "So What the Fuss" (Remix) | 2005 | Stevie Wonder | — |
| "Like That" | 2005 | The Black Eyed Peas, Talib Kweli, CeeLo Green, John Legend | Monkey Business |
| "The Frog" | 2006 | Sérgio Mendes | Timeless |
| "Get You Some" | 2006 | Busta Rhymes | The Big Bang |
| "You Can't Hold a Torch" | 2006 | Busta Rhymes | The Big Bang |
| "Keep It Moving" | 2006 | Hi-Tek | Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip |
| "Love You Can't Borrow" | 2006 | M-1 | Confidential |
| "Just a Lil Dude" | 2007 | RZA | Afro Samurai (soundtrack) |
| "Stop, Look, Listen" | 2007 | Statik Selektah, Styles P, Termanology | Spell My Name Right: The Album |
| "Lightworks" | 2007 | J Dilla, Busta Rhymes, Talib Kweli | Dillagence |
| "Too Blessed" | 2007 | Kevin Michael | Kevin Michael |
| "40 MCs" | 2007 | Amanda Diva | Life Experience |
| "Sandcastle Disco" | 2008 | Solange | Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams |
| "Wanna Go Back" | 2008 | Solange, Marsha Ambrosius | Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams |
| "Paris, Tokyo" (Remix) | 2008 | Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell, Sarah Green | — |
| "Evolution of a Man" | 2008 | Al Kapone | Cadillac Records: Music from the Motion Picture |
| "Chocolate Box" | 2009 | Prince | MPLSoUND |
| "Good to Go" | 2009 | Grand Puba | Retroactive |
| "Hope You're Happy" | 2009 | Blakroc, Billy Danze, Nicole Wray | Blakroc |
| "Shine All Day" | 2009 | Grandmaster Flash, Jumz, Kel Spencer | The Bridge (Concept of a Culture) |
| "Here We Go" | 2010 | Chiddy Bang | Chiddy Bang: The Preview |
| "Betcha Wouldn´t Hurt Me" | 2010 | Quincy Jones, Mary J. Blige, Alfredo Rodríguez | Q Soul Bossa Nostra |
| "Birds of a Feather" | 2010 | Trugoy Dove, Mike Gee | From the Black Pool of Genius |
| "The Invitation" | 2011 | Saigon, Fatman Scoop | The Greatest Story Never Told |
| "Beautiful" | 2011 | Math Hoffa | A.C.M.D.3 |
| "Poetic Justice" (Remix) | 2012 | Busta Rhymes | Catastrophic |
| "Circles" | 2015 | The Game, Eric Bellinger, Sha Sha | The Documentary 2 |
| "No Matter What" | 2016 | Consequence | A Good Comeback Story |
| "Borderline (An Ode to Self Care)" | 2016 | Solange | A Seat at the Table |
| "Cheers" | 2018 | Anderson Paak | Oxnard |
| "Congo" | 2018 | Roc Marciano | Behold a Dark Horse |
| "Combat" | 2019 | Danny Brown, Consequence | U Know What I'm Sayin? |
| "Hit Man" | 2019 | Gang Starr | One of the Best Yet |
| "Yah Yah" | 2020 | Eminem, Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Denaun | Music to Be Murdered By |
| "Don't Go" | 2020 | Busta Rhymes | Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God |
| "More Life" | 2021 | Cordae | Just Until... |
| "Borough of Queens (Q.U.)" | 2021 | Large Pro & Neek the Exotic | Xtraexotic |
| "Dear Dilla (Reprise)" | 2022 | Phife Dawg | Forever |
| "Why We Speak" | 2023 | Robert Glasper, Esperanza Spalding | Black Radio III |
| "One for Biz" | 2023 | Talib Kweli & Madlib | Liberation 2 |
| "Kick Back Relax" | 2024 | MC Lyte | 1 of 1 |

## Music videos

| Year | Title | Director(s) |
| 1989 | "Buddy" (De La Soul featuring Native Tongues) | |
| 1989 | "Doin' Our Own Dang" (Jungle Brothers featuring Native Tongues) | |
| 1990 | "Groove Is in the Heart" Dee-Lite featuring Q-Tip | |
| 1991 | "A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays" De Le Soul featuring Q-Tip | |
| 1991 | "Don't Curse" Heavy D featuring Q-Tip, Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth, Grand Puba & Kool G Rap | |
| 1993 | "Who Planned It" Tiger featuring Q-Tip | |
| 1997 | "Sometimes (Ummah Remix)" The Brand New Heavies featuring Q-Tip | |
| 1997 | "Got Till It's Gone" Janet Jackson featuring Q-TIp & Joni Mitchell | |
| 1998 | "Body Rock" Tash, Q-TIp & Mos Def | |
| 1999 | "Get Involved" Raphael Saadiq & Q-Tip | |
| 1999 | "Vivrant Thing" | Hype Williams |
| 2000 | "Breathe and Stop" | Hype Williams |
| 2000 | "Let's Ride" | Stéphane Sednaoui |
| 2001 | "Dem Thangz" Angie Martinez featuring Q-Tip | |
| 2001 | "You" Lucy Pearl featuring Q-Tip & Snoop Dogg | |
| 2005 | "Galvanize" Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip | |
| 2006 | "Like That" Black Eyed Peas featuring Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, CeeLo & John Legend | |
| 2006 | "Enuff" DJ Shadow featuring Q-Tip & Lateef the Truthspeaker | |
| 2008 | "Gettin' Up" | Ben Dickinson |
| 2008 | "Move" | Rik Cordero |
| 2008 | "Renaissance Rap" | Rik Cordero |
| 2009 | "Manwomanboogie" | Rik Cordero |
| 2009 | "Life Is Better" | Goodtimes |
| 2009 | "Chocolate Box" Prince featuring Q-Tip | |
| 2011 | "Bang Bang Bang" Mark Ronson featuring Q-Tip | |
| 2013 | "Thank You" Busta Rhymes featuring Q-Tip, Kanye & Lil Wayne | |
| 2013 | "A Little Party [Never Killed Nobody]" Fergie, Q-Tip & GoonRock | |
| 2015 | "Go" Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip | |
| 2018 | "Don't Go [Breaking My Heart]" Demi Lovato & Q-Tip | |
| 2019 | "New Breed" James BKS featuring Idris Elba & Q-Tip | |
| 2021 | "More Life" Cordae featuring Q-Tip | |