Watch Q-Tip Talk New Solo Album, Heritage, And Tease "Cruel Winter" Details
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I hope you all had a G.O.O.D. Cruel Summer. It’s time to head back to Cruel School, just in time for Cruel Fall. And it’ll be Cruel Winter before you know it.
Q-Tip, one of the more sage members of Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music clique, dished some heavy information in an interview with HipHopSince1987, a blog whose name is self explanatory. Like his ancestry; the title for Q-Tip’s upcoming fourth solo record, The Last Zulu, was inspired by his discovery of his South African Zulu lineage thanks to a birthday DNA test courtesy of his manager. Forensic genealogy, now that’s a thoughtful gift idea.
But Q-Tip, real name Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, wasn’t done talking records.
When the interviewer touches on whether or not Q-Tip will appear on a purported Cruel Winter release (Cruel Summer didn’t feature verses from him or fellow G.O.O.D. Music alum Mos Def), he basically confirms that it’s happening.
“Oh yeah, for sure. I can’t really let out too much details about it but yeah. I’ll be on it… You know, Kanye plans all, has the plans all out for that…” Unfortunately he trails off a bit there and whatever else he says is drowned out by the room noise.
So, Cruel Winter! Exciting! It doesn’t look like there’s a release date on the horizon just yet but we’ll be sure to tell you when we know. Check out video of the full interview below.
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