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VH1 News — The Renaissance is more than just an album title for Q-Tip. The Tribe Called Quest MC sees Kanye West, Andre 3000 and others ushering in a rap renaissance. more info

MTV.com News — 'You have some people who have cracked through, a Kanye or an Andre 3000 or a [Lil] Wayne,' rapper says of hip-hop's changing face.By Joseph Patel Q-Tip Photo: MTV News While November 4 was obviously a day of celebration for many people ar... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight down in DC Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains rolls into town at DC9 with Josh Reichman and We Were Pirates.  Also in DC is Q-Tip at the 9:30 Club with The Cool Kids and Pacific Division.  Up north in Philly don’t miss out on the be... more info

Altsounds — Legendary hip-hop artist *Q-Tip *(of A Tribe Called Quest) and popular up-and-coming duo *The Cool Kids* will join forces onstage for the 4th Annual 2K Sports Bounce Tour. The tour supports the release of *NBA 2K9*, now available in stores. In addi... more info

Altsounds — Legendary hip-hop artist *Q-Tip *(of A Tribe Called Quest) and popular up-and-coming duo *The Cool Kids* will join forces onstage for the 4th Annual 2K Sports Bounce Tour. The tour supports the release of *NBA 2K9*, now available in stores. In addi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Q-Tip @ the Woodies (more by Tim Griffin) Q-Tip's December 2nd show at Nokia Theater with the Cool Kids has been moved to the smaller Highline Ballroom. Tickets are still on sale. Other hip hop shows coming up at the... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Our weekly GvsB SiriusXM radio show airs today at noon and again at midnight EST on the newly christened Sirius XMU. As I mentioned last week, the Sirius-XM content merger recently went into effect; if you're an XM subscriber, you can listen to the ... more info

Radio Exile — Check out this list of the great moustaches of rock [YahooMusic] Stream Chinese Democracy at the GNR Myspace page [Myspace] Lykke Li teams up with Q-Tip at the MTVU Woodies [Music Slut] Sample the Cat Power Black Session recorded on France’s Inter ... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Photos by David. More shots of Q-Tip + the Cool Kids :: Live in Dallas after the jump...**********************************Q-TIP: more info