TQ (singer)
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TQ | |
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Born | May 24, 1976 |
Origin | Compton, California, United States |
Genres | R&B |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
Instruments | Piano |
Years active | 1990–present |
Labels | Clockwork Epic Cash Money HUB Lightyear WEA, EMI E1 |
Associated acts | Coming of Age Sarah Connor Jagged Edge Cash Money Millionaires Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Jazze Pha Shade Sheist MC Eiht Mack 10 2 Chainz |
Website | www |
Terrance Quaites (born May 24, 1976), known professionally as TQ, is an American R&B singer. He is best known for his hit song "Westside", which became a top 40 hit in several countries in 1998.
Personal life[]
TQ was born in Mobile, Alabama, on May 24, 1976, but soon moved with his family to Compton, California. At the age of 16, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia. He has a sister. He has an older son, Rashaun, and a younger son, Tylon. Tylon has a YouTube channel.[1]
Career[]
Music[]
TQ began his music career in the early 1990s with the R&B group Coming of Age, who had a hit with the ballad "Coming Home to Love". After two album releases, Coming of Age in September 1993[2] and Comin' Correct in May 1995,[3] the group went their separate ways.
The summer of 1998 saw TQ notch his first hit with "Westside".[4] Later that year, on November 10, the album They Never Saw Me Coming was released,[5] along with the single "Bye Bye Baby", and "Better Days", which followed the next year.
In 2000, TQ released his second album, The Second Coming.[6] The album was never released in America but was released in other parts of the world. The UK release had a different track listing to the European release. Although the album was not released in America, the American version yet again had a different track listing. TQ eventually digitally released bonus tracks from the album in May 2008.[7] This included songs missing from previous versions.
He recorded a hit song, "Let's Get Back to Bed – Boy!", with the German pop singer Sarah Connor, and starred with her in a music video in which they made love.[8]
He left Sony and joined Cash Money Records around 2002. With them, he recorded various songs with artists such as Lil Wayne,[9] Big Tymers,[10][11] Hot Boys,[12] and Baby.[4] He also recorded his own album, Gemini, but it was never officially released. TQ released this himself via digital means on June 16, 2009.[13]
He released a new album, Listen, in 2004.[14] In 2007, TQ was featured on a single from the debut album of Iranian-Canadian rapper Imaan Faith.
TQ's song Paradise was released on April 29, 2008. This was followed by the Paradise album on June 30, 2009.[15]
On March 23, 2009, TQ released the S.E.X.Y. EP on iTunes. It was made available on CD on June 30.[16] The EP consists of previously unheard TQ material.
TQ released his next album, titled Kind of Blue, on March 23, 2010.[17][18] TQ recorded the Michael Jackson song Dirty Diana for the album.[19]
After a European tour in summer 2010, he co-wrote and recorded "Uh Oh", a pop duet with the British singer-songwriter, Danielle Senior. It was released April 2011. Remixes of "Uh Oh" included the classic soul version by CBKS.
On February 12, 2013, TQ released Legendary, as the follow-up album to Kind of Blue.[20]
TQ released The BAEList – Vol 1 EP on January 12, 2016. It is an album aimed at his female fans.[21]
TQ's latest album, Coming Home, was released on August 11, 2017.[22]
Discography[]
Albums[]
Year | Album | Chart positions | ||||||
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US | UK[23] | GER | AUT | SWI | NL | SWE | ||
1998 | They Never Saw Me Coming | 122 | 27 | 27 | 50 | 45 | 16 | 59 |
2000 | The Second Coming | – | 32 | 30 | – | 74 | 18 | – |
2004 | Listen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2007 | Gemini | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2008 | Paradise | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2009 | S.E.X.Y. (EP album) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2010 | Kind of Blue | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2013 | Legendary | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2016 | The BAEList – Vol 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2017 | Coming Home | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2018 | Revolution | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Singles[]
Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||||||||
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US | UK[23] | IRE | GER | SWI | AUT | NL | AUS | NZ | |||
1998 | "Westside" | They Never Saw Me Coming | |||||||||
"Bye Bye Baby" | |||||||||||
1999 | "Better Days" | ||||||||||
"Summertime" (with Another Level) | Nexus | ||||||||||
2000 | "Daily" | The Second Coming | |||||||||
"Ride On" / "Superbitches" | |||||||||||
2001 | "Let's Get Back to Bed - Boy!" (with Sarah Connor) | Green Eyed Soul | |||||||||
2004 | "Keep It on the Low" | ||||||||||
"Right On" | Listen | ||||||||||
2005 | "Tear This Bitch Up" | Listen (UK Version) | |||||||||
2006 | "Crockett's Theme" (with Jan Hammer and Phillipe) |
Other songs and collaborations[]
Year | Title | Album |
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1994 | "Compton Long Beach Style" (Coming Of Age) |
Compton Long Beach Style EP |
1997 | "Gotta Git Mine" (RBL Posse feat TQ, MC Eiht & Tela) |
An Eye for an Eye (RBL Posse) |
1999 | "Get Away" (TQ feat Krayzie Bone) |
Blue Streak OST |
1999 | "Come See Me" (TQ) |
Trippin' OST |
1999 | "For All My Hustlers" (TQ featuring Live Luciano) |
South Coast Ballers |
1999 | "Imagine That" (CJ Mac featuring TQ and Mack 10) |
Platinum Game (CJ Mac) |
1999 | "Summertime" (feat. TQ) |
Nexus (Another Level) |
2000 | "Gotta Git Mine" (RBL Posse featuring TQ, MC Eiht & Tela) |
Bootlegs & Bay Shit: The Resume (RBL Posse) |
2000 | "I Got to Go" (TQ) |
Baller Blockin' Soundtrack |
2000 | "Get Paid" (TQ and Outlawz) |
Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us (Outlawz) |
2000 | "Bounce" (Shade Sheist featuring TQ) |
Damizza Presents Where I Wanna Be |
2000 | "Used To" (TQ) |
Damizza Presents Where I Wanna Be |
2001 | "All of My Life" (TQ) |
Urban Renewal: The Songs of Phil Collins |
2001 | "Take Me with You" (Pnutt featuring TQ and Shade Sheist) |
Blazin' Soundtrack |
2001 | "Life of a G" (Vandalz featuring TQ) |
Soundtrack |
2001 | "My Life" (Juvenile featuring TQ) |
Project English (Juvenile) |
2002 | "Day in the Life " (TQ featuring C-Bo and Vantanni) |
Platinum Plaques Soundtrack |
2002 | "Somebody's Watching Me" (TQ featuring Yukmouth, Lurch and CPO) |
Platinum Plaques Soundtrack |
2002 | "Baby (Bye Bye Baby Remix)" (TQ) |
Platinum Plaques Soundtrack |
2002 | "Da Man" (Big Tymers featuring TQ and Trick Daddy) |
Hood Rich (Big Tymers) |
2002 | "Gimme Some" (Big Tymers featuring TQ and Barewolf) |
Hood Rich (Big Tymers) |
2002 | "I'm Comin'" (Big Tymers featuring TQ, Mickey, Gilly and Jazze Pha) |
Hood Rich (Big Tymers) |
2002 | "Sunny Day" (Big Tymers featuring TQ, Gotti and Mikkey) |
Hood Rich(Big Tymers) |
2002 | "Way of Life" (Lil Wayne featuring TQ) |
500 Degreez (Lil Wayne) |
2002 | "Pop Yo Colla" (Caz featuring TQ) |
Goin Head Up (Caz) |
2002 | "I Remember" (TQ featuring Jagged Edge) |
Like Mike Soundtrack |
2002 | "Life as a Gangsta" (Mack 10 and Cash Money Millionaires) |
Mack 10 Presents da Hood |
2002 | "Bigger Business" (Swizz Beats featuring TQ) |
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2002 | "Think About You (Looking Through the Window)" (TQ) |
Undisputed Soundtrack |
2002 | "Keep On" (TQ) |
Major Work Soundtrack |
2002 | "Day in the Life" (TQ featuring C-Bo and Vantanni) |
Major Work Soundtrack |
2002 | "Let's Get Back to Bed -Boy!" (Sarah Connor featuring TQ) |
Green Eyed Soul (Sarah Connor) |
2002 | "Can't Get None" (Sarah Connor featuring TQ) |
Green Eyed Soul (Sarah Connor) |
2002 | "Magic Ride (Whatever U Wish 4)" (Sarah Connor featuring TQ) |
Green Eyed Soul (Sarah Connor) |
2002 | "Fly Away" (Baby featuring TQ) |
Birdman (Baby Aka No. 1 Stunna) |
2002 | "Ghetto Life" (Baby featuring TQ, Lil Wayne and Cam'Ron) |
Birdman (Baby Aka No. 1 Stunna) |
2002 | "How It Be" (Baby featuring TQ and Jermaine Dupri) |
Birdman (Baby Aka No. 1 Stunna) |
2002 | "Ice Cold" (Baby featuring TQ and Jazze Pha) |
Birdman (Baby Aka No. 1 Stunna) |
2002 | "Keeps Spinnin'" (Baby featuring TQ and others) |
Birdman (Baby Aka No. 1 Stunna) |
2002 | "Hustlas, Pimps and Thugs" (Baby featuring TQ and others) |
Birdman (Baby Aka No. 1 Stunna) |
2003 | "Gangsta Nigga" (Hot Boys featuring TQ) |
Let 'Em Burn (Hot Boys) |
2003 | "Baby Girl" (Boo and Gotti featuring TQ) |
Perfect Timing (Boo and Gotti) |
2003 | "We Can Smoke" (Big Tymers featuring TQ) |
Big Money Heavyweight (Big Tymers) |
2003 | "Against the Wall" (Big Tymers featuring TQ) |
Big Money Heavyweight (Big Tymers) |
2003 | "To Be Played" (Big Tymers featuring TQ) |
Big Money Heavyweight (Big Tymers) |
2004 | "Did You Miss Me?" (Petey Pablo featuring TQ and Baby) |
Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry (Petey Pablo) |
2004 | "I'm a Ryder" (Drag-On featuring TQ and Baby) |
Hell and Back (Drag-On) |
2004 | "Love Is Color Blind" (Sarah Connor featuring TQ) |
Key to My Soul (Sarah Connor) |
2004 | "Hasta la Vista!" (Sarah Connor featuring TQ) |
Key to My Soul (Sarah Connor) |
2004 | "Are U Ready to Ride?" (Sarah Connor featuring TQ) |
Key to My Soul (Sarah Connor) |
2005 | "Boyfriend/Girlfriend" (Soul Crew featuring TQ) |
N/A |
2005 | "Celebrate" (Outlawz featuring TQ) |
Outlaw 4 Life: 2005 A.P. (Outlawz) |
2006 | "Crockett's Theme" (Jan Hammer Project featuring TQ) |
Crockett's Theme: Jan Hammer Project Feat TQ (CD Single) |
2007 | "What About U" (Ultra DJs featuring TQ) |
various house/promo albums |
2007 | "How I Get By" (T-Hud featuring TQ) |
Undrafted (T-Hud) |
2007 | "Turn U Out" (Merc Squad featuring TQ) |
forthcoming LA Griff album |
2007 | "The Bar" (Imaan Faith featuring TQ) |
Let the Truth Be Known (Imaan Faith) |
2009 | "Bad Enough" (Redzz featuring Shade Sheist, TQ and Young Noble of 2Pac's Outlawz) |
Produced by Redzz |
2009 | "Private Club" (The Dope Enemy featuring TQ, Shade Sheist and Mams Taylor) |
Aka DJ Fricktion |
2009 | "Rockit Girl" (Shizzio featuring TQ) |
Produced by DJ Fricktion a.k.a. The Dope Enemy |
2011 | "UH OH" (TQ VS Danielle Senior) |
Produced by Matt Qualifide (Suite Recordings/Universal) |
2011 | "UH OH" the Classic Soul Version (TQ VS Danielle Senior) |
Produced by CBKS (Suite Recordings/Universal) |
2011 | "MARISOL" (G.No a.k.a. The Latin Bird featuring TQ) |
Produced by G.No & P.R (Gardelino.com) |
2013 | "Touch The Sky" (SpaceBoyz featuring TQ & Static) |
Produced by Static[24] |
Films[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2006 | Rockin' Meera | Rock |
Richard III | DJ | |
The Devil's Grind | ||
2007 | A Father's Love | |
Consequences | ||
The Black |
References[]
- ^ "Tylon Quaites". YouTube.
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- ^ Jump up to: a b "TQ". Facebook.com.
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- ^ Connor, Sarah (September 30, 2013). "Lets Get Back to Bed – Boy! (Official video)". YouTube.
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- ^ "The official "Kind of Blue" album thread! | TQ Board". Tqboard.proboards.com.
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- ^ "Video: TQ "Dirty Diana" (UNFINISHED) Kind of Blue 2009... Just wait. von TQ – Myspace Video". Archived from the original on September 4, 2012.
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- ^ Jump up to: a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 546. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "SpaceBoyz featuring TQ & Static – Touch The Sky (official music video)". YouTube/SpaceBoyz. August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
External links[]
- Cash Money Records artists
- American contemporary R&B singers
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Compton, California
- 21st-century American singers