Q-Tip Gives CBS A Tour Of His Studio, Talks A Tribe Called Quest’s Final Album

As fans prepare for their first album since 1998’s The Love Movement, We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service, Q-Tip invited the cameras of CBS This Morning on a tour of his New Jersey-based studio, where the final A Tribe Called Quest album was recorded.

While with Gayle King, Tip reveals some of the equipment was used by the likes of The Ramones and Blondie, while artists ranging from Kendrick Lamar to Lady Gaga have recorded in the studio. Statik Selektah — who was working on something — makes a brief appearance as well.

Tip also revealed a whiteboard of names who have worked on We Got It from Here…, including Alicia Keys, André 3000 and several others.

On a related note, Questlove left an Instagram post divulging his thoughts on Tribe’s final album…

All imma say is Yes. Yes. Yes. I didn't wanna do the privilege stuntin brag move. w/o spoiler alerting I'll just say 3 things: 1) I miss the group esthetic in hip hop especially in mc'n—like this ain't a "ok this my 16, then hook then your 16, then let's do his 16"—-nah this some Run DMC/Beastie Boys/Furious 5 collaborative tug-of-war-rhyming (just putting it out there: if #Andre3000 joined @ATCQ this would be the best most welcome move in music prolly since JG joined NE or maybe Edwards came to the Temptations) 2) the last time I was so pleasantly surprised at someone's hidden skill performance was when @djmaseo came out of nowhere kickin ass and takin names on #DeLaSoulIsDead—but man all I'm left wonderin was what if @jarobiwhite had barz on the OTHER tribe records! Which leads to my last point: 3) this is an excellent high note to end on but this is only telling me that the gas in #ATCQ'S tank is NOWHERE near empty. Like this album is it's own lane: it fulfills and itches so many scratches I've been jonzin for: tempos I love (95-100 bpms) the random scattered bomb squad production tactics of classic albums like #AmerikkkasMostWanted & #FearOfABlackPlanet (16 songs running through you like bullets at the speed of sound, a bowl of stew made by @chefludo and his zany chefs at @troismecla all in tune with each other knowing the RIGHT amount of spices to throw in)–I mean it's feels vintage in its musicality but is such a 2016 record. And it's timing could really really truly couldn't be like—better because it's topical. This is so needed right now. Come midnight tonight you will be HAPPY AS HELL. Matter of fact? (Forgot it's Thursday) tonight at #BowlTrain I'm spinning ALL TRIBE! why? I wanna hear #ThankYouForYourService on loud ass speakers! See y'all tonight after @talibkweli's @brooklynbowl concert. It's gonna be an amazing night of hip hop I'll tell you that much.

A photo posted by Questlove Gomez (@questlove) on Nov 10, 2016 at 7:39am PST