Amplified (Q-Tip Album)

Amplified (Q-Tip album)

Amplified is the debut solo album of American hip hop artist Q-Tip, released November 23, 1999, on Arista Records. The album was recorded following the dissolution of Q-Tip's former group, A Tribe Called Quest. Production was primarily handled by Q-Tip and J Dilla, who had previously produced for A Tribe Called Quest. Q-Tip's lyrics throughout the album feature boasts, playful seduction raps, and abstract lyricism.

The album debuted at number 28 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 89,000 copies in its first week. 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 U.S.