Amplified (Q-Tip album)

Amplified
Studio album by Q-Tip
Released	November 30, 1999
Recorded	1998–99
Studio	The Hit Factory, New York City[1]
Genre	Hip hop
Length	47:30
Label	Arista
Producer	Jay Dee Q-Tip DJ Scratch
Q-Tip chronology
Amplified (1999) The Renaissance (2008)
Singles from Amplified
"Vivrant Thing" Released: October 5, 1999 "Breathe and Stop" Released: January 25, 2000 "Let's Ride" Released: 2000

Amplified is the debut studio album of American rapper Q-Tip, released November 30, 1999, on Arista Records. It became his first solo release after the disbandment of his former group A Tribe Called Quest in 1998. The production was primarily handled by Q-Tip and Jay Dee of the Ummah. The album spawned the Billboard Hot 100 hits "Vivrant Thing" and "Breathe and Stop".

The album debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200, and 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 US. It received generally positive reviews from music critics.