Allowable Overdose: Renaissance Man

While the world is buzzing about the release of Sasha Fierce, and rightfully so, there was an equally monumental underground release you may have missed out on a couple of weeks back.Q-Tip's The Renaissance crept quietly on to the scene November 4th and has stayed in heavy rotation on the Mood Music player ever since. The album successfully combines influences from so many different places, making the end result a fusion of hip hop & neo-soul that we haven't really seen before.
Song number one, Johnny Dead, sets an edgy laid back tone that continues all the way to the last track. And not that Q couldn't hold his own, but just to sweeten the deal he invited D'angelo, Rapheal Sadiq, and Nora Jones along for the ride as well.

The verdict? Buy Beyonce for your Friday & Saturday nights, but starting Sunday afternoon, cruise with Q-tip all the way throughout the work week.