Q-Tip production discography


The following is a discography of production by Q-Tip, an American hip hop musician, record producer, and DJ. All songs credited as "produced by A Tribe Called Quest" were produced by Q-Tip, with the exception of "True Fuschnick", "Heavenly Father", and "La Schmoove" by Fu-Schnickens, which were produced by Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Q-Tip's contributions as a member of The Ummah production team are also listed. Q-Tip has also been credited under the pseudonyms "The Abstract", "The Lone Ranger", and "Qualiall".

1988

[Jungle Brothers] - ''[Straight out the Jungle]''

  • 13. "The Promo"

1989

[A Tribe Called Quest] - unreleased demo tape

  • 03. "Native Tongue"
  • 05. "Dust "

[De La Soul] - ''[3 Feet High and Rising]''

  • 19. "Description"

1990

A Tribe Called Quest - [Bonita Applebum] (VLS)

  • A1. "Bonita Applebum "

A Tribe Called Quest - [I Left My Wallet in El Segundo] (VLS)

  • B1. "Pubic Enemy "

A Tribe Called Quest - ''[People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm]''

  • 01. "Push It Along"
  • 02. "Luck of Lucien"
  • 03. "After Hours"
  • 04. "Footprints"
  • 05. "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo"
  • 06. "Pubic Enemy"
  • 07. "Bonita Applebum"
  • 08. "Can I Kick It?"
  • 09. "Youthful Expression"
  • 10. "Rhythm "
  • 11. "Mr. Muhammad"
  • 12. "Ham 'n' Eggs"
  • 13. "Go Ahead in the Rain"
  • 14. "Description of a Fool"

Unity 2 - What Is It, Yo?! (VLS)

  • A1. "What Is It, Yo?! "

1991

A Tribe Called Quest - ''[Hits, Rarities & Remixes]''

  • 06. "Mr. Incognito"

A Tribe Called Quest - [Jazz (We've Got)] (VLS)

  • A2. "Jazz "

A Tribe Called Quest - ''[The [Low End Theory]]''

  • 01. "Excursions"
  • 02. "Buggin' Out"
  • 03. "Rap Promoter"
  • 04. "Butter"
  • 05. "Verses from the Abstract"
  • 06. "Show Business"
  • 07. "Vibes and Stuff"
  • 08. "The Infamous Date Rape"
  • 09. "Check the Rhime"
  • 10. "Everything Is Fair"
  • 11. "Jazz (We've Got)"
  • 12. "Skypager"
  • 13. "What?"
  • 14. "Scenario"

1992

[Chi-Ali] - Roadrunner (VLS)

  • A2. "Roadrunner "

[Diamond D] - ''[Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop]''

  • 19. "K.I.S.S. "

A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario">Scenario (song)">Scenario (VLS)

  • B1. "Scenario "

Various artists - ''Boomerang'' soundtrack">Boomerang (soundtrack)">''Boomerang'' soundtrack

1993

Apache">Apache (rapper)">Apache - ''[Apache Ain't Shit]''

Jungle Brothers - On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton) (VLS)

[Run-DMC] - ''[Down with [the King (album)|Down with the King]]''

  • 02. "Come on Everybody"

Tiger">Tiger (musician)">Tiger - ''Claws of the Cat''

  • 05. "Who Planned It"

A Tribe Called Quest - ''[Midnight Marauders]''

  • 01. "Midnight Marauders Tour Guide"
  • 02. "Steve Biko "
  • 03. "Award Tour"
  • 05. "Sucka Nigga"
  • 06. "Midnight"
  • 07. "We Can Get Down"
  • 08. "Electric Relaxation"
  • 09. "Clap Your Hands"
  • 10. "Oh My God"
  • 12. "The Chase, Part II"
  • 13. "Lyrics to Go"
  • 14. "God Lives Through"

A Tribe Called Quest - N/A

  • 00. "Bound to Wreck Your Body"

1994

[Craig Mack] - Get Down">Get Down (Craig Mack song)">Get Down Remix (VLS)

[Nas] - ''[Illmatic]''

Nas - [The [World Is Yours (Nas song)|The World Is Yours]] (VLS)

A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God">Oh My God (A Tribe Called Quest song)">Oh My God (VLS)

  • A2. "Oh My God "
  • B3. "One Two Shit"

Various artists - ''Crooklyn, Volume 1: Music from the Motion Picture">Crooklyn (soundtrack)">Crooklyn, Volume 1: Music from the Motion Picture''

1995

[Mobb Deep] - ''[The Infamous]''

Mobb Deep - Temperature's Rising">Temperature's Rising (song)">Temperature's Rising (VLS)

  • A1. "Temperature's Rising "

Science of Sound - ''Kaleidoscope Phonetics''

  • 07. "It Ain't Safe"

Various artists - ''The Show: The Soundtrack">The Show (soundtrack)">The Show: The Soundtrack''

  • 22. "Glamour and Glitz"

1996

[Busta Rhymes] - ''[The Coming]''

  • 08. "Ill Vibe"

[Cypress Hill] - ''[Unreleased and Revamped]''

[Da Bush Babees] - ''Gravity">Gravity (Bush Babees album)">Gravity''

  • 06. "3 MCs"

[The Roots] - ''[Illadelph Halflife]''

  • 17. "Ital "

A Tribe Called Quest - ''[Beats, Rhymes and Life]''

  • 01. "Phony Rappers"
  • 03. "Motivators"
  • 04. "Jam"
  • 06. "The Pressure"
  • 08. "Mind Power"
  • 11. "Baby Phife's Return"
  • 13. "What Really Goes On"

Various artists - ''High School High: The Soundtrack">High School High (soundtrack)">High School High: The Soundtrack''

  • 13. "Peace, Prosperity & Paper"

[Young Zee] - ''[Musical Meltdown]''

  • 17. "Everybody Get "

1997

The Lone Ranger (aka Q-Tip) - ''It's Yours'' (VLS)

  • A1. "It's Yours"
  • A3. "Moneymaker"

[Mariah Carey] - ''Butterfly">Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)">Butterfly''

[Mint Condition] - Let Me Be the One (VLS)

  • B1. "Let Me Be the One "

[Towa Tei] - Happy

  • 04. "Happy "

Various artists - ''[Men in Black: The Album]''

  • 10. "Same Ol' Thing"

Various artists - ''Rhyme & Reason'' soundtrack">Rhyme & Reason (soundtrack)">''Rhyme & Reason'' soundtrack

  • 02. "Wild Hot"

1998

A Tribe Called Quest - ''[The Love Movement]''

  • 05. "Like It Like That"
  • 06. "Common Ground "
  • 09. "Give Me"
  • 10. "Pad & Pen"
  • 12. "Hot 4 U"
  • 14. "The Love"
  • 15. "Rock Rock Y'all"

Various artists - ''Slam: The Soundtrack">Slam (soundtrack)">Slam: The Soundtrack''

  • 08. "Hey"

1999

[Heavy D] - ''Heavy">Heavy (Heavy D album)">Heavy''

  • 04. "Listen"

Q-Tip - ''Amplified">Amplified (Q-Tip album)">Amplified''

  • 01. "Wait Up"
  • 02. "Higher"
  • 03. "Breathe and Stop"
  • 04. "Moving with U"
  • 05. "Let's Ride"
  • 06. "Things U Do"
  • 07. "All In"
  • 08. "Go Hard"
  • 10. "Vivrant Thing"
  • 12. "End of Time"
  • 13. "Do It, See It, Be It"

Various artists - ''The PJs: Music from & Inspired by the Hit Television Series">The PJs (soundtrack)">The PJs: Music from & Inspired by the Hit Television Series''

2000

Various artists - ''La Contrebande - Mixtape Vol. 1''

  • B5. "Truc D'MC "

[Whitney Houston] - ''[Whitney: [The Greatest Hits]]''

2001

Q-Tip - ''[Kamaal the Abstract]''

  • 01. "Feelin"
  • 02. "Do You Dig U?"
  • 03. "A Million Times"
  • 04. "Blue Girl"
  • 05. "Barely in Love"
  • 06. "Heels"
  • 07. "Abstractionisms"
  • 08. "Caring"
  • 09. "Even If It Is So"
  • 10. "Make It Work"
  • 11. "Damn You're Cool"

Q-Tip - Makin' It Blend (VLS)

  • B3. "Jay Dee / Q-Tip Beats Skit"

Various artists - ''Prison Song">Prison Song (film)">Prison Song'' soundtrack (unreleased)

  • 00. "Mom's Song"
  • 00. "Big Pete's Rap"
  • 00. "The Shower"
  • 00. "The Yard"

2002

Q-Tip - ''"A" List DJ Promo''

  • A1. "Breathe and Stop 2002"

Various artists - ''[Soundbombing III]''

  • 10. "What Lies Beneath"

2003

[Kurt Rosenwinkel] - ''Heartcore">Heartcore (Kurt Rosenwinkel album)">Heartcore''

  • 01. "Heartcore"
  • 02. "Blue Line"
  • 03. "All the Way to Rajasthan"
  • 04. "Your Vision"
  • 05. "Interlude"
  • 06. "Our Secret World"
  • 07. "Dream/Memory?"
  • 08. "Love in the Modern World"
  • 09. "dcba//>>"
  • 10. "Thought About You"
  • 11. "Tone Poem"

[Stanley Clarke] - ''[1, 2, to the Bass]''

  • 01. "1, 2, to the Bass"

2004

Nas - ''[Street's Disciple]''

  • 1-04. "American Way"

Q-Tip - ''Open'' (unreleased)

  • 01. "Johnny Died"
  • 02. "Black Boy"
  • 03. "Official"
  • 04. "Hard"
  • 05. "Request"
  • 06. "Interlude"
  • 07. "I'm Not Gone Have It"
  • 08. "Unknown"
  • 09. "Feelings"
  • 10. "Where Do You Go"
  • 11. "Unidentified"
  • 12. "Be Brave"
  • 13. "Late Mornin'"
  • 15. "I Believe"
  • 16. "Lisa "
  • 17. "Instrumental"
  • 18. "Lisa"

2005

Q-Tip - N/A

  • 00. "For the Nasty "

2006

Q-Tip - N/A

  • 00. "Passes You By"

2007

Q-Tip - ''Work It Out'' (VLS)

  • A1. "Work It Out "

2008

Q-Tip - N/A

  • 00. "Scram Jones"

Q-Tip - ''The Renaissance">The Renaissance (Q-Tip album)">The Renaissance''

  • 01. "Johnny Is Dead"
  • 02. "Won't Trade"
  • 03. "Gettin' Up"
  • 04. "Official"
  • 05. "You"
  • 06. "We Fight/We Love"
  • 07. "Manwomanboogie"
  • 08. "Renaissance Rap"
  • 09. "Dance on Glass"
  • 10. "Life Is Better"
  • 11. "Believe"
  • 12. "Shaka"
  • 13. "Good Thang"

2009

[Grand Puba] - ''Retroactive">Retroactive (album)">Retroactive''

  • 05. "Good to Go"

Q-Tip - N/A

  • 00. "We Fight/We Love "

2010

[Kanye West] - ''[GOOD Fridays]'' single

  • 01. "Chain Heavy"

Kanye West - N/A

  • 00. "Mama's Boyfriend"

Layne Harper - N/A

  • 00. "City Lights"

[Quincy Jones] - ''[Q Soul Bossa Nostra]''

  • 09. "Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me"

2011

Consequence">Consequence (rapper)">Consequence - ''Movies on Demand 2''

  • 12. "Got Me Trippin'"

[Jay-Z] & Kanye West - ''[Watch the Throne]''

2012

Consequence - N/A

  • 00. "Trust Fund Baby"

[Esperanza Spalding] - ''[Radio Music Society]''

  • 03. "Crowned & Kissed"
  • 11. "City of Roses"

[Roc Marciano] - ''Reloaded">Reloaded (Roc Marciano album)">Reloaded''

  • 12. "Thread Count"

[Santigold] - ''[Master of My Make-Believe]''

  • 01. "Go!"

2013

Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip - ''The Abstract and the Dragon''

  • 07. "The Abstract & the Dragon"
  • 11. "We Taking Off"
  • 14. "Butch & Sundance"
  • 16. "Pardon My Ways "

[John Legend] - ''[Love in the Future]''

  • 09. "Tomorrow"

2014

Mariah Carey - ''[Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse]''

2015

[Pusha T] - ''[King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude]''

  • 09. "F.I.F.A."

2016

Consequence - N/A

Solange">Solange Knowles">Solange - ''[A Seat at the Table]''

  • 14. "Borderline "

[Termanology] - ''[More Politics]''

  • 05. "We're Both Wrong"

A Tribe Called Quest - ''[We [Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service]]''

  • 01. "The Space Program"
  • 02. "We the People...."
  • 03. "Whateva Will Be"
  • 04. "Solid Wall of Sound"
  • 05. "Dis Generation"
  • 06. "Kids..."
  • 07. "Melatonin"
  • 08. "Enough!!"
  • 09. "Mobius"
  • 10. "Black Spasmodic"
  • 11. "The Killing Season"
  • 12. "Lost Somebody"
  • 13. "Movin Backwards"
  • 14. "Conrad Tokyo"
  • 15. "Ego"
  • 16. "The Donald"

2018

[Anderson .Paak] - ''Oxnard">Oxnard (album)">Oxnard''

  • 12. "Cheers"

Neek the Exotic - ''Hell Up in Queens''

  • 02. "Hell Up in Queens"

Roc Marciano - ''Behold a Dark Horse''

  • 13. "Consigliere"

Various artists - ''Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of [Elton John & Bernie Taupin">Revamp & Restoration">Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of [Elton John & Bernie Taupin]''

2019

[Danny Brown] - ''[U Know What I'm Sayin?]''

  • 03. "Dirty Laundry"
  • 07. "Best Life"
  • 11. "Combat"

2021

[Cordae] - ''Just Until...">Just Until... (EP)">Just Until...''

  • 01. "More Life"

2024

[LL Cool J] - ''[The FORCE]''

  • 01. "Spirit of Cyrus"
  • 02. "The FORCE"
  • 03. "Saturday Night Special"
  • 04. "Black Code Suite"
  • 05. "Passion"
  • 06. "Proclivities"
  • 07. "Post Modern"
  • 08. "30 Decembers"
  • 09. "Runnit Back"
  • 10. "Huey in the Chair"
  • 11. "Basquiat Energy"
  • 12. "Praise Him"
  • 13. "Murdergram Deux"

2025

[Slick Rick] - ''Victory">Victory (Slick Rick album)">Victory''

  • 15. "Another Great Adventure"

Other technical credits

YearArtistAlbumTrackRole
1995Mobb DeepThe Infamous"Give Up the Goods (Just Step)"Mixing
1995Mobb DeepThe Infamous"Temperature's Rising"Mixing
1995Mobb DeepThe Infamous"Up North Trip"Mixing
1995Mobb DeepThe Infamous"Trife Life"Mixing
1995Mobb DeepThe Infamous"Drink Away the Pain "Mixing
1995Mobb DeepThe Infamous"Survival of the Fittest"Drum programming
1997Mariah CareyButterfly"Honey"Drum programming
1997The Brand New HeaviesSometimes "Sometimes "Mixing
2000D'AngeloVoodoo"Left & Right"Vocal percussion
2000Busta RhymesAnarchy"Live It Up"Mixing
2011Jay-Z & Kanye WestWatch the Throne"That's My Bitch"Mixing
2012Esperanza SpaldingRadio Music Society"City of Roses"Glockenspiel
2013John LegendLove in the Future"Tomorrow"Keyboards, drums, programming
2014Mariah CareyMe. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse"Meteorite"Keyboards
2015Pusha TKing Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude"F.I.F.A."Keyboards
2016SolangeA Seat at the Table"Borderline "Keyboards, drums
2018Various artistsRevamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"Drums, bass
2021CordaeJust Until..."More Life"Programming
2022Jack WhiteFear of the Dawn"Hi-De-Ho"Handclaps
2022Robert GlasperBlack Radio III"Why We Speak"Vocal engineering