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Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (born Jonathan Davis on April 10, 1970), better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American rapper and record producer from St. Albans, Queens, New York. He embarked on his music career as part of the critically acclaimed East Coast hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. John Bush of AllMusic called him "the best rapper/producer in hip-hop history,"〔Bush, John. (2008-11-04) (The Renaissance – Q-Tip ). AllMusic. Retrieved on 2011-12-18.〕 while editors of About.com placed him on their list of the Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers,〔(Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers ). Rap.about.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-18.〕 as well as placing him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007).〔(Top 50 MCs of Our Time: 1987–2007 – 50 Greatest Emcees of Our Time ). Rap.about.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-18.〕 In 2012, ''The Source'' ranked him #20 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Source's Top 50 Lyricists Of All Time * *Complete List Inside * * )〕 == Early and personal life == Born Jonathan Davis on April 10, 1970 in Harlem, he converted to Islam in the mid-1990s, and changed his name to Kamaal Ibn John Fareed. He moved to St. Albans, Queens as a child. As referenced in the song "Check the Rhime", he mostly resided at Linden Boulevard. His father was from Montserrat, a British territory in the eastern Caribbean.〔Del F. Cowie . exclaim.ca. February 2008〕 His mother is an African American from Alabama. His sister, Gwen, is eight years older than him. He attended Murry Bergtraum High School in Manhattan, New York. According to Fareed, he was given his stage name by Afrika Baby Bam of Jungle Brothers, which he used as a replacement for his prior name, MC Love Child.〔(Exclusive: Q-Tip Interview ). MOOVMNT.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-18.〕 He has also said that the Q in Q-Tip stands for Queens and he is often referred to as Tip, which later caused problems when a Southern rapper, now known as T.I., signed to Arista Records and attempted to use the stage name Tip, which was later shortened to T.I. to avoid confusion with his then-labelmate Q-Tip.〔(T.I. – Profile of Atlanta Rapper T.I ). Rap.about.com (1980-09-25). Retrieved on 2011-12-18.〕 Throughout his career, he also called himself "The Abstract".〔 He said that one of the main people in his life that inspired him was his childhood friend, Mohammed Sead.〔Q-Tip, J.Period, "Manwomanboogie", track 35, ''The () Best'', Truelements, 2009〕 Q-Tip lives in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.〔Colman, David. ("Flat-Panel TVs Sure Look Cool, But They Pose Design Dilemmas" ), ''The Wall Street Journal'', August 27, 1999. Accessed December 27, 2007. "The rapper Q-Tip has been at the cutting edge of the music world for the past decade. So it was only natural that he'd want the latest for his Englewood Cliffs, N.J., living room: a sleek, flat-panel TV set."〕 He is the cousin of Consequence, who was featured heavily on ''Beats, Rhymes and Life''. According to a DNA analysis, he descended, mainly, from the Jola people of Guinea-Bissau. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Q-Tip (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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