Amplified (Q-Tip album)

Amplified is the debut studio album of American rapper Q-Tip, released November 30, 1999, on Arista Records. It became his first solo release after the disbandment of his former group A Tribe Called Quest in 1998. Production was primarily handled by Q-Tip and Jay Dee of The Ummah. The album spawned the Billboard Hot 100 hits "Vivrant Thing" and "Breathe and Stop".

Amplified
Studio album by
Q-Tip
ReleasedNovember 30, 1999
Recorded1998–99
StudioThe Hit Factory in New York City
GenreHip hop
Length47:30
LabelArista
ProducerJay Dee, Q-Tip, DJ Scratch
Q-Tip chronology
Amplified
(1999)
The Renaissance
(2008)
Singles from Amplified
  1. "Vivrant Thing"
    Released: October 5, 1999
  2. "Breathe and Stop"
    Released: January 25, 2000
  3. "Let's Ride"
    Released: 2000

The album debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200, and on January 5, 2000, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States. As of July 2008, Amplified has sold 675,000 copies in the US. It received generally positive reviews from music critics.

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