Terrance Quaites
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Terrance Quaites known professionally as TQ, is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 singer. He is perhaps best known for his hit song "Westside
Westside (TQ song)
"Westside" was the lead single from TQ's debut album, They Never Saw Me Coming. The song was produced by Bay-area producers Femi Ojetunde and Mike Mosley, with TQ serving as co-producer. The song is an anthemic ode to TQ's native California...

", which became a top 40 hit in several countries in 1998.

Music

Terrance Quaites began his music career in the early 1990s with the R&B ensemble Coming of Age (band)
Coming of Age (band)
Coming of Age is a R&B quintet group that consist of Israel Spencer, Tao Kese, Terrance Quaites, Ivan Shaw & Maranthony Tabb. The group signed to Atlantic Records in the 1990s. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1993 and peaked in the top ten of the Billboard Top Heatseakers chart...

, who had a hit with the ballad "Coming Home to Love". After two album releases, the group went their separate ways. The summer of 1998 saw TQ notch his first hit with "Westside". Later that year, They Never Saw Me Coming was released, along with the single "Bye Bye Baby", and "Better Days" which followed the next year.

In 2000's, TQ released his second album, The Second Coming. He recorded his own Cash Money album, Gemini, but it was never officially released. He released a new album, Listen, in 2004. 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.

On March 23, 2009, TQ released the S.E.X.Y.
S.E.X.Y.
S.E.X.Y. is an EP album by R&B-singer TQ. It was released digitally on 23 March 2009 and 30 June 2009 on Compact Disc.-Tracklist:...

 EP on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

. It was made available on CD on June 30. The EP consists of previously unheard TQ material. TQ released his latest album, titled Kind of Blue, on March 23, 2010. TQ has recorded the Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

 song Dirty Diana
Dirty Diana
"Dirty Diana" is a song by American songwriter and recording artist Michael Jackson that is featured on Jackson's seventh studio album, Bad. The song was released by Epic Records on April 18, 1988 as the fifth single from Bad. The song presented a harder rock sound similar to that of "Beat It" from...

 for this album.

After a European tour in summer 2010, he co-wrote and recorded "Uh Oh", a pop duet with the British singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

, Danielle Senior, which was produced by Matt Qualifide for Andrew Maurice of Suite Recordings. It was released April 2011. Remixes of "Uh Oh" include the classic soul version by CBKS.

Acting

TQ's first film appearance was in Rockin' Meera, directed by Param gill
Param Gill
Param Gill is a film director and writer, known for directing films which tackle diverse themes from fish out of water comedies like Rockin' Meera and dark thrillers like Hotel Hollywood. Gill is also a dentist and founder of Gill Dental Group which treats more than ten thousand patients every...

, released in 2009. He also appeared in Richard III.

TQ completed a film with Sally Anthony
Sally Anthony
-Biography:Anthony grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and self-released her first EP in 1998. Two more EPs followed, and Anthony, who had built a strong fan base in Indiana, was offered the opportunity to tour with acts such as Natalie Merchant, Chris Isaak, Barenaked Ladies, James Taylor, Tom...

 called The Devil's Grind.

Albums

Year Album Chart positions
US
United States
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UK
UK Albums Chart
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GER
Germany
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AUT
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

SWI
Switzerland
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NL
Netherlands
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SWE
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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.
S.E.X.Y.
S.E.X.Y. is an EP album by R&B-singer TQ. It was released digitally on 23 March 2009 and 30 June 2009 on Compact Disc.-Tracklist:...

(EP album)
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2010 Kind of Blue - - - - - - -
2011 Eighth album (untitled) - - - - - - -

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

UK
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

IRE
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

GER
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

SWI
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

AUT
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

NL
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

AUS
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

NZ
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

1998 "Westside
Westside (TQ song)
"Westside" was the lead single from TQ's debut album, They Never Saw Me Coming. The song was produced by Bay-area producers Femi Ojetunde and Mike Mosley, with TQ serving as co-producer. The song is an anthemic ode to TQ's native California...

"
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8
29
14
3
10
10
They Never Saw Me Coming
"Bye Bye Baby"
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7
13
6
16
33
6
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47
1999 "Better Days"
71
32
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88
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33
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"Summertime" (with Another Level)
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7
24
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Nexus
2000 "Daily"
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14
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31
77
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23
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38
The Second Coming
"Ride On" / "Superbitches"
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2001 "Let's Get Back to Bed - Boy!
Let's Get Back to Bed - Boy!
"Let's Get Back to Bed – Boy!" is a song by German singer-songwriter Sarah Connor featuring American singer-songwriter TQ. It was written by Rob Tyger, Kay Denar and TQ for Connor's debut album, Green Eyed Soul , and released as its lead single in German-speaking Europe on 7 May 2001.The song's...

" (with Sarah Connor
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe , better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. Connor debuted in 2001 under the guidance of artist manager George Glueck and became the first solo act to ever have four consecutive chart-topping hits on the German...

)
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16
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2
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5
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Green Eyed Soul
Green Eyed Soul (Sarah Connor album)
-Chart positions:-Certifications:...

2004 "Keep It on the Low"
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"Right On"
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Listen
2005 "Tear This Bitch Up"
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Listen (UK Version)
2006 "Crockett's Theme" (with Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer is a composer, pianist and keyboardist. He first gained his most visible audience while playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 1970s, as well as his film scores for television and film including "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme", from the popular 1980s...

 and Phillipe
Phillipe Bühler
Philippe Bühler aka Philippe Heithier is a German singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and manager. He came to fame as a contestant on the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol...

)
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Mourners Rhapsody

Other songs and collaborations

Year Title Album
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
Krayzie Bone
Anthony Henderson better known as Krayzie Bone, is an American rapper and is a former member of the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.-Solo career:Krayzie Bone recorded his solo debut, Thug Mentality 1999, in 1998...

)
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)
2000 "Gotta Git Mine"
(RBL Posse featuring TQ, MC Ehit & 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
2001 "Take Me with You"
(Pnutt featuring TQ and Shade Sheist)
Blazin' Soundtrack
2001 "Life of a G"
(Vandalz featuring TQ)
Thug Lifestyles Soundtrack
2001 "My Life"
(Juvenile
Juvenile (rapper)
Terius Gray, better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper, He is also a former member of hip-hop group the Hot Boys . At the age of 19, he began recording raps, releasing his debut album Being Myself in 1995...

 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
Jagged Edge (band)
Jagged Edge is an American R&B group, with the lead singers, Brandon & Brian, born in Hartford, CT on October 13, 1975, Kyle Norman of Decatur, GA born on February 26,1976 and Richard Wingo of College Park, GA born on September 3, 1975. Wingo was a late addition to the group, added after Kandi...

)
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)
Swizz Beatz Presents Ghetto Stories
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
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe , better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. Connor debuted in 2001 under the guidance of artist manager George Glueck and became the first solo act to ever have four consecutive chart-topping hits on the German...

 featuring TQ)
Green Eyed Soul
Green Eyed Soul (Sarah Connor album)
-Chart positions:-Certifications:...

 (Sarah Connor
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe , better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. Connor debuted in 2001 under the guidance of artist manager George Glueck and became the first solo act to ever have four consecutive chart-topping hits on the German...

)
2002 "Can't Get None"
(Sarah Connor
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe , better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. Connor debuted in 2001 under the guidance of artist manager George Glueck and became the first solo act to ever have four consecutive chart-topping hits on the German...

 featuring TQ)
Green Eyed Soul
Green Eyed Soul (Sarah Connor album)
-Chart positions:-Certifications:...

 (Sarah Connor
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe , better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. Connor debuted in 2001 under the guidance of artist manager George Glueck and became the first solo act to ever have four consecutive chart-topping hits on the German...

)
2002 "Magic Ride (Whatever U Wish 4)"
(Sarah Connor
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe , better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. Connor debuted in 2001 under the guidance of artist manager George Glueck and became the first solo act to ever have four consecutive chart-topping hits on the German...

 featuring TQ)
Green Eyed Soul
Green Eyed Soul (Sarah Connor album)
-Chart positions:-Certifications:...

 (Sarah Connor
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe , better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. Connor debuted in 2001 under the guidance of artist manager George Glueck and became the first solo act to ever have four consecutive chart-topping hits on the German...

)
2002 "Fly Away"
(Baby featuring TQ)
Birdman (Baby Aka #1 Stunna)
2002 "Ghetto Life"
(Baby featuring TQ, Lil Wayne and Cam'Ron)
Birdman (Baby Aka #1 Stunna)
2002 "How It Be"
(Baby featuring TQ and Jermaine Dupri)
Birdman (Baby Aka #1 Stunna)
2002 "Ice Cold"
(Baby featuring TQ and Jazze Pha)
Birdman (Baby Aka #1 Stunna)
2002 "Keeps Spinnin'"
(Baby featuring TQ and others)
Birdman (Baby Aka #1 Stunna)
2002 "Hustlas, Pimps and Thugs"
(Baby featuring TQ and others)
Birdman (Baby Aka #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
Drag-On
Mel Jason Smalls , better known as Drag-On, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York City.Drag-On was originally signed to Interscope Records under the Ruff Ryders Entertainment imprint, where he released his successful debut album, Opposite of H2O, which debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200...

 featuring TQ and Baby)
Hell and Back (Drag-On)
2004 "Love Is Color Blind"
(Sarah Connor
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe , better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. Connor debuted in 2001 under the guidance of artist manager George Glueck and became the first solo act to ever have four consecutive chart-topping hits on the German...

 featuring TQ)
Key to My Soul
Key to My Soul
Key to My Soul is the third studio album by German singer-songwriter Sarah Connor, released in German-speaking Europe on 17 November 2003 by Epic...

 (Sarah Connor
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe , better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. Connor debuted in 2001 under the guidance of artist manager George Glueck and became the first solo act to ever have four consecutive chart-topping hits on the German...

)
2004 "Hasta la Vista!"
(Sarah Connor
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe , better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. Connor debuted in 2001 under the guidance of artist manager George Glueck and became the first solo act to ever have four consecutive chart-topping hits on the German...

 featuring TQ)
Key to My Soul
Key to My Soul
Key to My Soul is the third studio album by German singer-songwriter Sarah Connor, released in German-speaking Europe on 17 November 2003 by Epic...

 (Sarah Connor
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe , better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. Connor debuted in 2001 under the guidance of artist manager George Glueck and became the first solo act to ever have four consecutive chart-topping hits on the German...

)
2004 "Are U Ready to Ride?"
(Sarah Connor
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe , better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. Connor debuted in 2001 under the guidance of artist manager George Glueck and became the first solo act to ever have four consecutive chart-topping hits on the German...

 featuring TQ)
Key to My Soul
Key to My Soul
Key to My Soul is the third studio album by German singer-songwriter Sarah Connor, released in German-speaking Europe on 17 November 2003 by Epic...

 (Sarah Connor
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe , better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. Connor debuted in 2001 under the guidance of artist manager George Glueck and became the first solo act to ever have four consecutive chart-topping hits on the German...

)
2005 "Boyfriend/Girlfriend"
(Soul Crew featuring TQ)
N/A
2005 "Celebrate"
(Outlawz
Outlawz
Outlawz, formally known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an American hip hop group founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they are probably best known for appearing in the video "Hit 'Em Up", in a diss track aimed at Biggie Smalls and other New York...

 featuring TQ)
Outlaw 4 Life: 2005 A.P.
Outlaw 4 Life: 2005 A.P.
-Chart positions:...

 (Outlawz
Outlawz
Outlawz, formally known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an American hip hop group founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they are probably best known for appearing in the video "Hit 'Em Up", in a diss track aimed at Biggie Smalls and other New York...

)
2006 "Crockett's Theme"
(Jan Hammer Project featuring TQ)
Crockett's Theme: Jan Hammer Project Feat TQ (CD Single)
2007 "What About U"
(Ultra DJ's featuring TQ)
various house/promo albums
2007 "How I Get By"
(T-Hud featuring TQ)
Undrafted (T-Hud
Troy Hudson
Troy Hudson is a former American professional basketball player at the point guard position.-Basketball career:After a college career at the University of Missouri and Southern Illinois University that finished in his junior year,Hudson was not selected in the 1997 NBA draft, and played his first...

)
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 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 aka The Latin Bird ft. TQ)
Produced by G.No & P.R (Gardelino.com)

Films

Year Title Role
2006 Rockin' Meera Rock
Richard III
Richard III (2006 film)
Richard III is a film directed by Scott M. Anderson, based upon the play by William Shakespeare.-Overview:A modern day retelling of Shakespeare's Richard III set in contemporary Hollywood.-Cast:*Scott M...

DJ
The Devil's Grind
2007 | A Father's Love
Consequences
The Black

External links

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