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Q-Tip

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Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (born Jonathan William Davis, April 10, 1970), better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American rapper, record producer, singer, and DJ. Nicknamed the Abstract, he is noted for his innovative jazz-influenced style of hip hop production and his philosophical, esoteric and introspective lyrical themes. He embarked on his music career in the late 1980s, as an MC and main producer of the influential alternative hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. In the mid-1990s, he co-founded the production team The Ummah, followed by the release of his gold-certified solo debut Amplified in 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Q-Tip has received more than 76,163 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Q-Tip is the 2,909th most popular singer (down from 2,599th in 2019), the 15,103rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,538th in 2019) and the 785th most popular American Singer.

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  • 76k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Q-Tip ranks 2,909 out of 4,381Before him are Barbara Acklin, Michalis Hatzigiannis, Dharius, İrem Derici, Abida Parveen, and Miroslav Kostadinov. After him are Jun Hyo-seong, Brian McFadden, Giusy Ferreri, Farid Mammadov, Vânia Fernandes, and Jasmine Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Q-Tip ranks 686Before him are Mario Reiter, Robert Lang, Yvan Quentin, Masaaki Sawanobori, Andreas Wecker, and Marinko Galič. After him are Sergei Zubov, Jason Queally, Gianluca Ramazzotti, František Jež, Per Frandsen, and Thomas Lennon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Q-Tip ranks 15,103 out of 20,380Before him are Joan Davis (1912), Charles O. Hobaugh (1961), Dick Boushka (1934), David Corenswet (1993), William Goldsmith (1972), and Frances Reid (1914). After him are Stephen Bishop (1951), Gale Robbins (1921), George Ryan (1934), Justin Whalin (1974), Risë Stevens (1913), and Robert S. Kimbrough (1967).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Q-Tip ranks 785Before him are Kat DeLuna (1987), Lee Greenwood (1942), Melle Mel (1961), Big Syke (1968), Kurt Elling (1967), and Barbara Acklin (1943). After him are Necro (1976), Jermaine Stewart (1957), Chamillionaire (1979), Vic Chesnutt (1964), Amanda Palmer (1976), and Sean Kingston (1990).