Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip announced the release of their forthcoming The Abstract And The Dragon mixtape today (November 21).
The collaborative project is due December 12.
Busta Rhymes, formerly of Leaders Of The New School, and Q-Tip, a member of A Tribe Called Quest, have collaborated extensively throughout their careers, including the 1991 A Tribe Called Quest song “Scenario.”
On the song, Busta Rhymes references a dragon in his lyrics, which is likely where his “The Dragon” moniker comes from.
Q-Tip, who has produced material for Busta Rhymes throughout his solo recording career, has referred to himself as “The Abstract Poet” throughout his career.
A Tribe Called Quest opened for Kanye West on the “Yeezus Tour” yesterday (November 20) and was joined by Busta Rhymes during its performance of “Scenario.”
Busta Rhymes also features Q-Tip, Lil Wayne and Kanye West on his song “Thank You.” The song’s video is expected to be released soon.
The Abstract And The Dragon cover art is as follows.
(November 21)
UPDATE: Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes have released new cover art for their The Abstract and The Dragon album.
(December 4)
UPDATE #2: Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip drop the stream for their The Abstract And The Dragon mixtape.
RELATED: Busta Rhymes Joins A Tribe Called Quest For “Scenario” Performance
Oh. My. God!!
This just revived my faith in Busta, and it’s ALWAYS great to hear from Q-Tip.
Wow that cover art is awful. Lets just break as many copyright rules as we can. Definitely more Church’s Chicken than a delicious Asiago Ranch Chicken Sandwich from Wendy’s.
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calm down….its a fucking mixtape not an album
Huh? Wendy’s? What the hell are you talking about?
He’s obviously making a comparison with the Wendy’s line folks…
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Once Chingy makes his comeback next year, everyone will forget about these fools. Jackpot is the best album ever with classics such as Right Thurr, Holidae In and One Call Away. C’mon, you know you rocked to those songs when they were all over the radio. 2014 is Chingy’s! #FullDekk
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its like 5 year olds write your articles, “throughout his career called himself the abstract poet throughout his career”
stop reading it. no one does..
Why is Rorschach on the cover?
because q-tip is the abstract
Nigga, are you stupid? Rorschach’s face is abstract, meaning free form art. You should have learned that in Middle School.
I have no doubts this will be a dope album. These two have never fallen off their whole careers. Always bringing the heat. This should be no different.
I can make a better cover in MS PAINT
then stop whining and do it
OHHHHH #ROASTED
worst cover I ever seen…seriously. So fuckin stupid
I just hope that Lord Jamar is on this!
seriously? they steal a game wallpaper to make a hip hop mixtape cover?
The cover was copying A Tribe Called Quests The Low End Theory!!
I was talking about the old one, this new one isn’t bad.
YEAH STOP STEALING DRAGONAGE 2 ART
how you know they didn’t get permission?
FLIPMODE!!
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old ass nigga never learn to quit rapping. Still thinking its 1992 but it isnt its 2013!
Busta Rhymes is 41.
Q-Tip is 43.
Eminem is 41.
Jay-Z is 43.
Nas is 40.
If Eminem, Jay-Z and Nas can stay relevant, then why can’t Busta and Q-Tip. That song they recently released kicked ass.
Shut the fuck up, Bitch!
Man there are so many corny young rappers it lets old dudes still shine….. Masta Ace 46, mainflow 40, Ill bil 41, I can several old cats that are still getting it in… Qtip and Busta still have crazy skills, I just hope they aren’t making a pop record, I want a hip hop album from them…..
If you think youth equals skills you have a LOT to learn.
Is this a mixtape or an album?
It has been mentioned in either of the first two sentence that it’s a MIXTAPE. But even if it were not there, how much is the chance to release an album with a cover showing Rorschach in front of a Dragon Age logo?
You always get this sensitive over a question?
UPDATE: Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes released the official artwork of the mixtape.
Much better.
Co-sign!
More like “the faggot and the gorilla”
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Thank goodness. The first cover with the “Rorschach” looking guy just didn’t cut it.
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The first one is by Busta’s man in the ghetto. The second by Q-Tip’s man who actually went to school for graphic design. Done. Mystery solved.
LMAO! You win!
Stop hating talking about old ass rappers, these artist are still relevant because there music is still being sort after.. The rolling Stone are in their 60’s …
Rap aint about lyrics anymore these guys need to go away
so y u think Lil gay ass wayne or Eminem is the best rapper, cause of lyrics right? go kill your self cunt
loving the cover!
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And you DO have the option to participate by watching the Twitter feed. It isnt ideal, and yeah, you get spoilers, but you still have the option.
To the ignorant commenters who don’t know what hip hop is, shut the fuck up PLEASE. I’m so tired of reading comments from dumbass fools who don’t know their hip hop history, and try to act like certain artists are played out. SHUT THE FUCK UP. Thank God not all young people from this newer generation are so stupid. It’s only the select few who choose to comment on blogs like this, and act like they know what’s going on when they probably can’t even name Busta Rhyme’s first album. So, this comment is to you idiots.
If you knew anything, you’d see that all the moves artists like Kendrick, J Cole, Wale, etc are making is paying tribute to classic hip hop, but in a new way. Why do you think J Cole threw TLC on a track? It’s because that sound ISN’T played out dumbasses. There are a LOT of sounds in hip hop that aren’t played out, and they will come back. If you didn’t notice, hip hop is going back to that classic sound where lyrical ability matters. Don’t believe me? Go check every big track in the last two weeks, hell, since Kendrick’s Control verse, and tell me rappers aren’t trying to kill their verses every track now.
You had that Ludacris single, the Busta/Q-Tip single, that new J Cole single, even Meek Mill came with some shit on that Hip Hop track off his mixtape, Kendrick stays killing verses, and the list goes on. It’s all about how good you are at rapping now, and classic hip hop based on dope beats and lyrical ability is coming back. It’s at the point where if you can’t rap well, you just get outshined by the person on the track who can. It’s just hard to tell if you read comments on this site, and you don’t really know what’s going on in the industry. I’m just tired of reading comments from young people who don’t know hip hop speaking as if they are some authority, when they don’t even understand the entire industry and the moves that are being made. I’ve got to find a new site. People here are too ignorant. You can literally have the dopest track of the year, and you’ll have nothing but bullshit comments talking about how whack or gay it is. That’s HiphopDX.
cosign.
Old School Hip-Hop fans are in the minority here. Most people here couldn’t even tell you who the Geto Boys are, or have never heard of Kool G Rap & DJ Polo. If it doesn’t have a dubstep beat then they will call it trash here.
thetruthhurts should change his name to mybutthurts. mad because young niggas are ruling the game while your old ass rappers are going into retirement homes. ill give you props for saying kendrick and j cole are killing it but you forgot to mention drake. he was one of the first young rappers to bring back lyricism and emotion since probably tupac, and he has one of the best careers in hip hop ever and he’s only 27. no one else got that.
@thetruthhurts good point! however, U shouldnt base the state of hiphop on some shitty comments left by these teenage dumbasses on this site. its simple, form your own opinions and jam to what you like.
@youngsta young niggas wouldnt be shit out here these days without the oldschool veterans who paved the way for them. you’re actually exposing how ignorant you are by saying that.
Yea you can’t take seriously the shit that’s said on HipHopDx’s board. Half of these dudes post as other artists (ie: JaRule) and ride an artists dick all day or make gay ass comments trying to be funny I guess.
You could picture them laughing as they type this shit like they’re humorous or some shit. Makes you wonder what hood breeds these little weirdos.
youngsta:
thetruthhurts should change his name to mybutthurts. mad because young niggas are ruling the game while your old ass rappers are going into retirement homes. ill give you props for saying kendrick and j cole are killing it but you forgot to mention drake. he was one of the first young rappers to bring back lyricism and emotion since probably tupac, and he has one of the best careers in hip hop ever and he’s only 27. no one else got that.
I’m 27 and i find you ignorant as fuck if it werent for dudes like Bus a Bus and Q tip the cats you just named might not even be relevant today learn your history fool
To anyone who tries to argue this, the point stands with the release of the new ASAP MOB track. 90’s is coming back baby! Fuck all that other whack shit!! TRap is out of here in 2014, it’s back to the roots mfkas!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xda8NvdEfA#t=33
You wish. Rap music will continue to get worse. You can mark this post on your calendar.
hmm that a$ap track had no substance compared to Tip and Buss. Even the Meth part was kinda meh.
THAT SHITS FUCKIN ILL MAN, CANT WAIT FOR THIS RELEASE!
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either cover is fine with me I’m just interested in the music
mixtape? wheres the full album?
the 2nd cover is an ill fucking throwback but the fact that it says YMCMB makes me want to kill myself
and 2 Wayne features is 2 too many.. How they gunna have a Dilla tribute, put on Red, Leaders of the New School and all them then have Wayne on the next track? GAY
He’s not even rapping on them tho…..
that first cover was stupid, glad it got changed. im not gonna listen regardless tho
yo the video is out already
thought this was going to be full of new shit. most of this shit is old
That second album cover is much better.
Busta Rhymes used to be a shit rapper but he really improved since he works with Bridman and YMCMB. we gave this nigga a new style. listen to this new mixtape “The Abstract And The Dragon” and you know Busta is a new rapper now, he is dope now… YMCMB in the blood…. jazyz beats, abstract rhymes, perfect flow, old school sound. better than his pop rock songs from the 90s right? DJ Khaled produced this album, no wonder it has a classic New York sound. much respect to the new Busta. swag
U just totally contradicted urself becuase this is a mixtape of moslty old material from the 90s so u sir have failed for the day, nice try tho, maybe next time
Busta actually sounded the best on ‘The Big Bang’, thanks to Aftermath! Since then, he has fallen off ‘a bit’.
Sorry, y’all. You’re right. after going back, I found out that this is a mix of old stuff with some new shit. i feel stupid now. I should kill myself for such a stupid comment. swag.
fake comment above me. I am always right. swag
No, you ain’t, So Icy.
is no one going to comment on how this is LITERALLY a collection of old busta/tribe songs with two or three new joints sprinkled in? this is the corniest shit since…well, the shit i took this morning
Im glad U did but I was about to say that. Lazy and wack.
This really hurst q tip doing songs with wack ass lil wayne
Serial Killers & this shoulda been albums
Busta Rhymes and Q Tip are maaad old probably 47 years or something. Nobody likes them. The are old school now we have Drake who brought back emotion in the game just like 2Pac and we have Rick Ross who brough back lyrics and flows just like Biggie.
Drake is the new 2pac
Rick Ross is the new Biggie
Please shut the fuck up with your nonsense and leave this genre of music all together. JUST STOP
Maybe the dumbest thing I’ve heard this year.
Nigga you gay.
U really a fucked up brother. Leave rap music alone. Go to listen some rock, electro or any other genre cuz this shit right here is the kind of shit that the greatest u consider now were fed by this great music.
wow man, wow. thats the most mis-guided and ridiculous comment ive seen in maybe forever. lol you need to keep those silly things to yourself and just worry bout your pop music
people,
who cares about the improved album cover, 2 wayne features etc.
THIS MIXTAPE SUCKS and is a joke.
Busta and tip are 2 of the most connected and respected hip hop dudes and they have $$ and they give us this crap? 95% old songs most fans of them already have and 4 new songs that are sub par on the production tip.
the have the means to get nice new beats. but this. ha ha ha ha ha.
try better boys. were not stupid.
I was sooooo hyped Bitches…First of all, I didn’t know it was going to be old music and recycled beats…Secondly, honestly, it just SUCKS…WEven WITHOUT Lil Wayne…
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This is quite possibly the laziest constructed mixtape I have ever heard. This mixtape is a damn shame and totally misleading when considering some where expecting at least a lot more new material.