Q-Tip
This celebrity goo was created by player D. R..
Scott Hardie provided the source image, gooed image, category, and difficulty, wrote the clue, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 (part of Round XVII)
category: 
Music
clue: He's too jaded to stop being a tribesman.
explanation: Q-Tip, born Johnathan Davis, first gained fame as the frontman for A Tribe Called Quest ("tribesman"), but quit the band to launch a solo career. In addition to acknowledging that he left that group, the word "Stop" refers to one of his first solo hits, "Breathe and Stop." The word "jaded" is a play on his real initials. more…
solved by: Dave Mitzman
trivia: Q-Tip was not a "very hard" goo by himself (he's not obscure), but the clue was intentionally written to be very vague because the goo was a round tiebreaker. In the end, only Dave Mitzman got it right, making him the first player to earn a Golden Imelda award in almost two years. (It was also the first time that Dave had won that award.)
Similar Goos
Eric Bloom
This blossoming leader told us not to be afraid of death and that there is a way to climb into the heavens. Go »
Patsy Cline
Her cheatin' heart fell to pieces after midnight. Sweet dreams. Go »
John Lennon
After December 8, 1980, he didn't have to imagine any more. Go »
Nam June Paik
I put up the goo for this flux-uating Korean artist a month late. Go »
LL Cool J
This performer does coke and listens to his momma. Go »
