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Q-Tip (Vocalist)

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Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingQ-Tip (Vocalist)
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Variant(s)Davis, Jonathan, 1970 April 10-
Tip, Q- (Vocalist)
Fareed, Kamaal Ibn John, 1970 April 10-
See alsoCorporate body: Tribe Called Quest (Musical group)
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Associated countryUnited States
LocatedSaint Albans (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Birth date1970-04-10
Place of birthHarlem (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Field of activityRap (Music)
Profession or occupationRap musicians Sound recording executives and producers Disc jockeys
Found inThe velvet rope, p1997: container (Q-Tip)
Entertainment weekly, Sept. 27, 1996: p. 80 (Q-Tip, rap star)
US copyright file, Oct. 9, 1997 (Q Tip, pseud. of John Davis)
All-music guide, June 29, 1999 (Q-Tip, b. Jonathan Davis, Apr. 10, 1970)
Wikipedia, January 6, 2015 (Q-Tip (musician); Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (born Jonathan Davis on April 10, 1970), better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American rapper and record producer from St. Albans, Queens, New York. He embarked on his music career as part of the critically acclaimed East Coast hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest; born Jonathan Davis on April 10, 1970 in Harlem, he converted to Islam in the mid-1990s, and changed his name to Kamaal Ibn John Fareed. He moved to St. Albans, Queens as a child. Genres: Hip hop. Occupation(s): Rapper, record producer, disc jockey)
Associated languageeng