Taadow
The StarchBishop™️
Never Forget is a thread series where you and I - your host, Taadow - revisit some old hits that we may have placed in the attic of our minds. Today, The Abstract - "Vivrant Thing".
"B-B-BUT WAS IT REALLY A HIT??"
UK Singles Peak: #39
US Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #26
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Peak: #7
US Hot Rap Songs Peak: #10
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #1
US Radio Songs Peak: #16
US Rhythmic Songs Peak: #15
AFTERMATH:
- First thought many had: "Nicca...what the fucc does 'vivrant' mean??
I mean, I know what 'vibrant' means...but that ain't what he said..."
- Second thought many had: "What the fucc is this chit?? I see why Tribe broke up if
this is what Tip comin' out the box with..."
For reals, doe - this was one of those that had to grow on you. It just...wasn't what
you would've expected from Q-Tip, especially as his first solo single. It was a cool
li'l cut you could bop to at the party, doe. Now "Breathe & Stop" after this??
Lord, no. But that was a hit, too!
For some reason, Q-Tip is teflon. His rep never takes Ls.
I was a little skeptical of this blowing up so fast. This is one of the first songs I had suspicions of
being one of those cuts Def Jam might paid DJs to spin, because it got hella play.
- sidebar: the video gave us Leila Arceli, who is one of the greatest video broads of all-time.
OF ALL-TIME.
"B-B-BUT WAS IT REALLY A HIT??"
UK Singles Peak: #39
US Billboard Hot 100 Peak: #26
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Peak: #7
US Hot Rap Songs Peak: #10
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #1
US Radio Songs Peak: #16
US Rhythmic Songs Peak: #15
AFTERMATH:
- First thought many had: "Nicca...what the fucc does 'vivrant' mean??
I mean, I know what 'vibrant' means...but that ain't what he said..."
- Second thought many had: "What the fucc is this chit?? I see why Tribe broke up if
this is what Tip comin' out the box with..."
For reals, doe - this was one of those that had to grow on you. It just...wasn't what
you would've expected from Q-Tip, especially as his first solo single. It was a cool
li'l cut you could bop to at the party, doe. Now "Breathe & Stop" after this??
Lord, no. But that was a hit, too!
For some reason, Q-Tip is teflon. His rep never takes Ls.
I was a little skeptical of this blowing up so fast. This is one of the first songs I had suspicions of
being one of those cuts Def Jam might paid DJs to spin, because it got hella play.
- sidebar: the video gave us Leila Arceli, who is one of the greatest video broads of all-time.
OF ALL-TIME.
They just played this on the video channel @ like 3 in the morning. Half sleep like
when he remixed it on the Chapelle show to educate about vds.
album when it first dropped, then it turned out he really was fukking these broads.
Legendary status...
