"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 3/8/25)
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Real Live Certified
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Critics Consensus
Based on 7 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Q-Tip is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with decent shows overall.
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How much to book?
How much does it cost to book Q-Tip? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Q-Tip range from $40,000 - $55,000, with Q-Tip's current estimated booking fee to be around $40,000.
Jonathan Davis (born April 10, 1970 in Harlem, New York), also known by his stage names Q-Tip, Kamaal the Abstract and The Abstract Poetic, is an American Grammy Award winning rapper, actor, producer and the former leader of the group A Tribe Called Quest. He converted to Islam in the mid-1990s and changed his name to Kamaal Ibn John Fareed.
Has Performed With
Cool Kids, Common
Artist Website
Critic Concert Reviews
The Guardian (UK)
June 27, 2009
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After playing his first gig in the UK for 14 years in the spring Q-Tip came back to headline a major Glasto stage.
A man who tours even less frequently than he records, Q-Tip is as enigmatic as he is influential. When he emerged in 1988 as the lead rapper of A Tribe Called Quest, he was merely part of a larger movement: Tribe followed the Jungle Brothers and De La Soul in proving that hip-hop was not all about bragging an
Q-Tip, The Cool Kids, The Knux House of Blues November 19, 2008
Better Than: Sitting at home remembering when hip-hop was still good.
As far as opening bands go, The Knux was a decent, average opening act. The reaction from the crowd was tepid and it was obvious the audience wanted to move on and see the main
I could say every word to their first three albums in my sleep I was at their last show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in '98 and I've long joked that my stripper name would be Bonita Applebum (or Sin-o-Men I go back and forth).
Actually, Obama’s voice made a brief appearance right before Q-Tip’s set commenced, presumably to warm up the crowd on a particularly frigid Chicago evening at the upscale House of Blues.
While the Chicago-based duo, consisting of Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish, draw heavily from the golden era of hip-hop of which Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest) was a key player, sonically the two acts don’t have much in common.
