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Q-Tip, Amplified
Audio CD
Disk ID: 9885
Disk length: 47m (12 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1999
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Wait Up | 3:43 |
| 2. Higher | 3:30 |
| 3. Do It | 4:07 |
| 4. Moving With U | 3:21 |
| 5. Let's Ride | 2:15 |
| 6. Things U Do | 4:06 |
| 7. All In | 3:08 |
| 8. Go Hard | 3:02 |
| 9. Breathe and Stop | 4:03 |
| 10. Vivrant Thing | 3:10 |
| 11. N.T. | 3:54 |
| 12. End of Time | 8:33 |
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Review
Breaking up is hard to do but sometimes the aftermath can shine a light on the individuals and just what they brought to the mix. Over the course of five albums (three of which are certified hip-hop classics), Q-Tip, the dominant wordsmith and resident sex symbol of A Tribe Called Quest, was the guy with the goods. With his adenoidal tone and nimble way with a rhyme, he was the focus of much of the attention Tribe justifiably received. Yet left to his own devices, Tip falls short and Amplified is not the triumph fans might have expected. Part of the fault lies in the production, which with the exception of two great cuts (both produced by DJ Scratch), is provided by Tip and partner J.D., who also worked the last two (weak) Tribe CDs. Tip's new sound is typified by the revved up, sexy push and pull of his smash "Vivrant Thing." But that song's sound and subject matter--sex--is the main theme throughout this album. Adding to the dilemma is the fact that the advances sent to press were sequenced as if Amplified was one continuous track, which makes the sameness of many of the cuts even more obvious. True, Tip is playful and pointed, but the lyrics are remarkably linear for a guy who once dubbed himself "abstract" and the similarity of the drum patterns and tempo start to grow tiresome. Sadly, what should have been a breakthrough solo debut from a truly gifted artist only makes you yearn for the subtle jazzy touches and deadpan retorts former Tribe members Ali and Phife provided. --Amy Linden
Other Versions
Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.
Tracks: 12, Disk length: 47m 36s (+0m 36s)
Tracks: 12, Disk length: 47m 37s (+0m 37s)
Tracks: 12, Disk length: 47m 37s (+0m 37s)
Tracks: 12, Disk length: 47m 37s (+0m 37s)
Tracks: 12, Disk length: 47m 37s (+0m 37s)
Tracks: 12, Disk length: 46m 19s (-1m 19s)
Tracks: 12, Disk length: 47m 55s (+0m 55s)
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