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''Kamaal the Abstract'' is the third studio album by American hip hop artist Q-Tip, released September 15, 2009, on Battery Records. Recorded in 2001,Thill, Scott (September 14, 2009)
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the album is a departure from his solo debut album '' Amplified'' (1999). ''Kamaal the Abstract'' is an eclectic album that features Q-Tip
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influences. The album contains introspective and life-related lyrical themes. The album was originally planned for release in 2002 as the follow-up to ''Amplified''. However, it was shelved by Q-Tip's record label at the time, Arista, who doubted its commercial potential. It eventually
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ed onto the internet, while the distribution of promotional copies led several publications to run reviews of the album. After its official release in 2009, the album debuted at number 77 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 6,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, ''Kamaal the Abstract'' received positive reviews from most music critics.


Music

An eclectic album, ''Kamaal the Abstract'' serves as a departure from Q-Tip's debut album '' Amplified'' (1999), which is more mainstream-oriented in its style and production approach. The album has Q-Tip
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influences. While it contains elements of hip hop, pop, and
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, the album's improvisational sound is generally rooted in jazz and
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The album's songs mostly feature loose arrangements that provide space for improvisation. Its instrumentation is characterized by electric piano, flute playing, deep organs, guitar-fuelled grooves, and improvised solos.Infantry, Ashante (September 15, 2009)

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On its musical style, music critic John Bush wrote that ''Kamaal the Abstract'' "pays homage to the last gasp of organically produced mainstream pop in the '70s and '80s, paying a large compliment to
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". The album has been compared by writers to soul and funk-oriented albums such as
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'' (2003), and Prince's ''
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In his book ''To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic'' (2007), music writer William Jelani Cobb cited ''Kamaal the Abstract'', along with
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Lyrics

''Kamaal the Abstract'' contains introspective lyrical themes. Opening with the album's only rock chord, the opening track "Feelin' It" is one of the album's few tracks with him rapping and it contains one verse about common life experiences and hassles.Zucker, Mark (September 21, 2009)
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It introduces Q-Tip on his way to a recording studio, during which he is stopped by a police officer who profiles him: "This profiling cop with his profiling ass / Figured the best thing he could do was find a cat to harass. / The little kitten was me, not that one in the tree / The black one with the promise and the wish to be free". The lyrics are based on an experience that Q-Tip had with a policeman. John Murph of ''
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'' interpreted the song's verse as a metaphor for Q-Tip's struggles for absolute creative freedom without resulting in critical backlash. ''
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''s Brendan Mahoney interpreted the "profilin' cop" in the song as "another mundane and too-predictable distraction in a world full of them". Songs such as "Blue Girl" and "Heels" demonstrate Q-Tip's female-identified perspective on ''Kamaal the Abstract''. "Do U Dig U?" has philosophically minded lyrics that deal with existential detachment. "Barely in Love" concerns the powerful nature of love with lyrics about two lovers that are together based on physical attraction. The album's closing track, "Even If It Is So", is an ode to single parenting and discusses a hard-working mother.


Release and promotion

Q-Tip began recording for the album after being signed to
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and later pushed back to April 23, 2002, the album was shelved by Arista, doubting its commercial potential. It was originally set to be released with the title ''Abstractions'', which served as the title for the album's promo LP (2001). Q-Tip later said in an interview for ''
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'': Q-Tip was upset over the album's shelving and felt that although Reid did not know how to market it, his label released OutKast's ''
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'' in 2003: " ose are the kinds of sounds that are on ''Kamaal the Abstract''. Maybe even a little more out han OutKast ''Kamaal'' was just me, guerrilla".Micallef, Ken
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While it did not receive an official release, advanced promotional copies made their way into the public,
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In 2006, Q-Tip announced that he was in negotiations to regain control of the album from Arista/BMG and planned on officially releasing it in 2007. On July 1, 2009,
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announced that it would release the album through its
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The U.S. compact disc release was issued with the bonus track "Make It Work", and the double LP release was that song and "Damn You're Cool". "Barely in Love" was released on September 1, 2009, as the album's first
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. ''Kamaal the Abstract'' subsequently debuted at number 77 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 6,000 copies in its first week.Kaufman, Gil
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It also peaked at number 32 on the
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, at number 12 on the
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, and at number 17 on the
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Critical reception

''Kamaal the Abstract'' received generally positive reviews from
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score of 78, based on 13 reviews."Critic Reviews for Kamaal The Abstract"
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Amid ''Kamaal the Abstract''s original planned release, promotional copies had been distributed and several publications ran reviews of the album.Phipps, Keith
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writer John Bush considered it superior to Q-Tip's debut album ''Amplified''. ''
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'' editor Sal Cinquemani called the album "a genre-defying blend of nü-jazz, '70s soul, rock, and funk". Despite writing that it does not reach its potential, Karen R. Good of ''
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'' perceived it as a progression from ''Amplified'' and described it as "closer to the rooted, love-sexy album we, the people, expect from the musicologist". ''
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''s David Browne called the album "one of the most head-scratching albums ever made by a prominent rapper", commenting that it "feels like a worthy experiment abandoned halfway through; it doesn't end so much as nod off".
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'' wrote that the album "sounds like the sort of disc that gets rappers released from their contracts … it's invigorating to listen to a relaxed and playful Q-Tip follow his muse ever further off the beaten path". ''
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'' complimented Q-Tip's musicianship and gave the album four out of five stars. ''
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'' gave the album four out of four stars upon its 2009 release, noting that Q-Tip "came up with something timeless then – and nine years on it sounds fresh, inventive and cosmic", and adding that the album has a "unique coolness to it and it still sounds ahead of its time in 2009". However,
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named it "dud of the month" in his consumer guide for ''
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'', in which he wrote that most of the tracks are musically incomplete and, "in the narrow sense of rhythm tracks, the beats have some ass to them, but as music they revert to fusion kitsch whenever the artiste sees an opening". ''
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'' critic David Drake commented that "''Kamaal the Abstract'' is not a great record by any means. But it is an interesting one, a unique effort by an artist struggling to mesh azz and hip hop, viewing that "each track is a loose framework of unfulfilled promise". William Grant of ''
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'' viewed that it "seems a bit aimless at times", but ultimately praised its diverse sound and gave it an eight out of 10 rating.Grant, William (September 16, 2009)
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Dave Heaton of ''
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'' commented that the album is "mainly about feeling. There’s no storytelling meat to the songs, less wit, not much of Q-Tip’s creative approach to language. It’s mostly about riding the groove, and that Q-Tip does well".


Track listing

All tracks were produced by Q-Tip.


Personnel

Credits for ''Kamaal the Abstract'' adapted from liner notes. * Vic Anesini – material *
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– drums *
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– photography *
Kamaal Fareed Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (born Jonathan William Davis, April 10, 1970), better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American rapper, record producer, singer, and DJ. Nicknamed The Abstract, he is noted for his innovative jazz-influenced style of ...
(Q-Tip) – synthesizer, bass, drums, keyboards, vocals, vocals (background), bells, clapping, drum programming, drum overdubs, mini Moog, producer, engineer, executive producer, mixing * Guyora Kats – bass, guitar, piano, guitar (rhythm), vocals (background), clavinet, Fender Rhodes * Aisha Morris – vocals *
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– alto saxophone *
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– guitar, guitar (rhythm), keyboards * Chris Sholar – guitar, guitar (rhythm), vocals (background), soloist *
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– organ, synthesizer, piano, Fender Rhodes, soloist * Sun Singleton – vocals * Steve Souder – mixing * Denise Trorman – art direction, design


Charts


See also

* ''Love for Sale'' (Bilal album)


References


Bibliography

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External links

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