IN-Q has put out several independent Hip Hop albums including: "Memoirs of an Insomniac," "48 Hours," "From the Outside Looking In," "A Place Called Home," and "When Two Worlds Collide." He has been a featured artist in the calendar section of the LA Times, Billboard Magazine, URB Magazine, Breaks Magazine, and XLR8R. His music and lyrics have been used in Short Films, Commercials, Television, and Movies. As a local battle rapper he was an integral part of "The Battle for LA", a film that chronicles the behind the scenes world of Los Angeles hip-hop. Both on record and in live performance IN-Q has made a strong impression, sharing stages with everyone from De La Soul, to Eminem, and rocking crowds nation wide.
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AVAILABLE NOW IN-Q "When Two Worlds Collide"
This ground breaking album features 23 powerful tracks, including the hit poem from HOB's Def Poetry Jam - "When Hip-Hop Was Fun", original musical production by Joshua "Jericho J' Temkin, and scratching by Joshua Silverstein. - Click here to listen!
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PRESS:
"The Santa Monica wordsmith In-Q is back at it again. Always on point, In-Q has been proving his worth as an emcee for years now. In-Q, formerly known as Inquiry, is perhaps best known for his abilities as a spoken word artist, at one point appearing on Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam. On In-Q's newest album, "When Two Worlds Collide," the emcee has both rap based tracks, and spoken word tracks, Despite the fact that two genres essentially share the same album, "When Two Worlds Collide" actually has better flow then most strictly hip hop albums. The production of Jericho J provides an interesting, and extremely musical backdrop for In-Q. As far as lyrics are concerned In-Q has never half-stepped. The lyrical content is well thought out, heartfelt, and entertaining. While "When Two Worlds Collide" isn't necessarily designed for the club it is recommended for long drives to work or for when you're coolin' at the crib."
"The born and raised Los Angeles MC In-Q deals in purity. Maybe its because he’s a poet at base (and winner of spoken word-offs across the country) but his brand of hip hop, a penetratingly fluent account of real shit he’s been through paired with retro-funky sampling, is believable, heartbreaking (listen to post-breakup-revelation “Tell the Truth”) even. Oh, and there’s no need to qualify Q’s flow with that ugly phrase, “for a white boy”; dude’s been at this for 10 years, and his newest album, When Two Worlds Collide, puts true mastery of “rhythmic- artistic-poetry” on exhibit."
