Around the same time, Mendes began to incorporate elements of hip-hop into his sound, collaborating with the Black Eyed Peas on a new version of Mas Que Nada, and recording songs with rappers including Common and Q-Tip.

“I bought the first one of these on EBay,” Rogen said of a standing Maurice Chalvignac ashtray that looks like the lovechild of a dumbbell and a Q-tip.

The paramedics who tried to save him realized that he had again stuffed a Q-Tip into the breathing device.

"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.

“We got to Detroit, and Amp comes onto the bus with Dilla,” Q-Tip recalled in an episode of the docuseries “Hip-hop Evolution.”