Celebrating a birthday while under quarantine isn't the greatest way to kick off one's big day. However, being safe and healthy is something to be happy about, and it looks like Q-Tip has put things into perspective. The rap mogul turned 50-years-old today and was greeted online with a swarm of well-wishes from friends and fans. The Tribe Called Quest icon took to Instagram to now only thank the masses for their birthday messages, but to drop off a gift of his own.
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The rapper's video opened with him jamming on the guitar before he shared his announcement. "Message from da Abstract," was written over the clip before it continues with his message. "I pray?? u and ur loved ones are n good health. Thank u for all the bday love...??but I have something to share w[ith] u... AlGoRhythms, RIOTDIARIES, and THE LAST ZULU."
The trio of projects is the first set of solo records that we'll receive from Q-Tip since he delivered Kamaal The Abstract. Unsurprisingly, fans have taken to social media to express their excitement. Check out the birthday message from Q-Tip below.
View this post on InstagramLL Cool J Reveals He & Q-Tip Are Working On An Album For Def Jam Records
Great news for fans of the two OGs.
Talk of LL Cool J releasing new music has seemingly been going on forever, or at least since he dropped his last album, Authentic, in 2013. However, as he's remained focused on his acting career, most notably his 10 year run (and counting) on NCIS: Los Angeles, LL has yet to follow up the nearly 6-year-old project with a new body of work. It looks like this is all about to change, as the rapper-turned-actor is about to turn rapper again based on an announcement he made on Twitter on Sunday. Mr. Ladies Love Cool James informed the Twitterverse that he's been busy in the studio, working closely with a particular producer who is sure to excite hip hop fans everywhere.
"I just started recording new music produced by my lil bro @QtipTheAbstract," LL wrote, followed by an array of "100" emojis. The Tribe Called Quest legend has been spending his days as of late producing music for other artists, most recently executive producing Danny Brown’s album uknowhatimsayin¿, which dropped in October of 2019. LL followed this tweet with another, adding some more crucial information:
"I’m putting this new music out on @defjam ?," he tweeted. Since Def Jam Records is the label that started LL Cool J's career, it's certainly good news to hear that he'll be returning to his roots for his next musical endeavour. Perhaps some of he and Dr. Dre's dozens of unreleased tracks will be included on the upcoming project.