The Renaissance
by Q-Tip
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The Renaissance is ranked as the best album by Q-Tip.
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The Renaissance track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Renaissance rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 82 Music Albums of 2008 | 20/82 | 4 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 2008 | 17/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 51/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | skrapoel | Top 43 Music Albums of 2008 | 35/43 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Vibrations (CH) Les meilleurs disques 2009 | 11/31 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | All Music Guide Albums of the Year 2008 Pop New Releases | 50/64 | - |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 54/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 96 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 264 | |||
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The Renaissance ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/18/2026 04:53 |  Larcx13 | 2,870 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2026 13:23 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,811 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 16:45 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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The Renaissance forum mentions
pedro1976 4 days ago in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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The Renaissance comments
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danmarzella 11/16/2016 18:34 | #178537 | TOP COMMENT
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This album should get alot more love than it does! It is a top 10 Hip Hop album of all time easily! (Edited)
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/28/2012 14:17 | #45514 | TOP COMMENT
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He sounds just as good as ever. The beats feel fresh (especially the J-Dilla tunes). He sounds energetic and brings a renewed perspective to his Tribe's 90s era hip-hop. Speaking of J-Dilla (who has a tribute on "Shaka"), his talents back the best track on the album "Move" which just so happens to sample "Scenario" by... A Tribe Called Quest. In this case, it definitely pays to recycle, as that track, along with "Gettin' Up" and "Believe" mix in old school sounds into a more modern setting dressing Q up as an elder-but-still-hip statesman of hip-hop. Other rappers, both new and old school, receive more print, but this guy has earned it, with over 15 years of putting out some good sh|t.
Jboy56 02/03/2022 09:35 | #280518 | TOP COMMENT
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An example of a good hip-hop album, Even I liked it. Nice
Favorite Tracks:Manwomanboogie, Life Is Better, Believe
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