For the past month, DJ and remix artist J. Period has been leaking bits and pieces from his tribute to the former A Tribe Called Quest member and current solo artist Q-Tip. He made the entire mixtape available last Tuesday and by Thursday, it had been downloaded over 20,000 times. Along with Q-Tip's timeless prose, the release includes a star-studded cast of extras. From the press release:
"This unprecedented mixtape arrives on the heels of Q-Tip's critically-acclaimed album, The Renaissance
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