The Renaissance (studio album)
by Q-Tip

The Renaissance by Q-Tip
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-11-04
Overall rank: 6,074th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 63 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (96th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,056th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,074th)

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The Renaissance track list

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 63 votes)
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09/25/2025 13:02 TonySayers61  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 22,66064/100
 
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08/24/2025 11:04 SomethingSpecial  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,72982/100
 
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01/09/2024 23:13 teague  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,32678/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.8/100, a mean average of 77.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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80/100
From 02/03/2022 09:35
An example of a good hip-hop album, Even I liked it. Nice
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From 07/19/2019 20:21
Favorite Tracks:Manwomanboogie, Life Is Better, Believe
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From 11/16/2016 18:34
This album should get alot more love than it does! It is a top 10 Hip Hop album of all time easily!
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From 06/28/2012 14:17
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.
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