New Q-Tip: The Renaissance’s drop dates, downloads and tonight’s DJ set at Django’s

Download Q-Tip’s new mixtape and see him DJ live tonight at Django.

By Rodney Carmichael Friday October 24, 2008 06:05 PM EDT

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If you’re a Q-Tip fan like me, you’ve grown to accept being teased with release dates that never come to pass. Last I heard, his new album The Renaissance (click to see tracklisting and album cover) has been pushed back to November 4 (election day) — which is nearly one year past the original drop date. Hopefully it won’t go the way of Kamaal the Abstract.

In the meantime, here are some upcoming Atlanta appearances, links to a new Q-Tip mixtape by DJ Dub, and a YouTube clip of a recent interview with Angie Martinez on New York’s HOT 97. Former Rolling Stone writer Toure also interviews Tip in the October ‘08 issue of The Believer.

If you miss Tip DJing tonight at DJango’s Party Like It’s 1999 event (right), catch him in concert in one month: 2K Sports Bounce Tour featuring Q-tip and the Cool Kids. $26. 8 p.m. Mon., Nov. 24. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St. 404-875-9364.

Click here to download the new Q-tip mixtape by DJ Dub, featuring a mix of old and unreleased material.

See tracklist below the jump.