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q-tip

[kyoo-tip] / ˈkyuˌtɪp /
NOUN
cotton swab
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It's the rapper Q-Tip, and there's an uncommon urgency to his voice as he shouts: "No! You can't play that. Not in front of Prince!"

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

"One Love" showcases Nas's natural storytelling style and features Q-Tip singing the catchy hook in a repetitive tone, unlike the Bob Marley and Whodini tracks of the same title.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2024

Critics noted the project as a step in Timbaland’s development as a producer, and compared Magoo to Q-Tip, one of the rappers in the Queens, N.Y., group A Tribe Called Quest.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Take it from Q-Tip, who called Doom “your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper” when news of his death was announced on the final day of 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Then he swirled the Q-Tip in a test tube full of distilled water and capped the tube.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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