Hip Hop Don’t Stop 10.23.2007

Free music in New York is always a good thing, and Q-Tip’s recent afternoon performance at the SoHo Apple Store certainly did not disappoint. A Tribe Called Quest’s frontman provided fans with more than an hour of poetic verses backed by a live band, including many classic Tribe songs, like “Excursions” and “Award Tour.” In town for the CMJ Music Marathon and promoting his highly anticipated album, The Renaissance, expected to drop early next year, he also performed his new single, “Work It Out,” which was made available for attendees to download on iTunes. Computer and music freaks alike were on their feet throughout the show, and not a single body could stay still. Needless to say, this Hip Hop legend has still got it, and the scene is in need of a dose.