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Encyclopedia > Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Ali Shaheed Muhammad speaking at an Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City on August 13th, 2006
Background information
Birth name Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Also known as Mr. Muhammad
Born August 11, 1970 (1970-08-11) (age 37)
Origin Flag of the United States Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre(s) Hip hop, R&B, Soul
Occupation(s) DJ, Producer, Rapper,
Instrument(s) Turntable, Vocal, Bass, Keyboard, Sampler
Years active 1988–Present
Label(s) Garden Seeker Productions
Associated
acts
A Tribe Called Quest, The Ummah, Lucy Pearl
Website http://www.alishaheed.com

Ali Shaheed Muhammad (born August 11, 1970, Brooklyn, New York) is an American hip-hop DJ who enjoyed moderate fame as a member of A Tribe Called Quest. Image File history File linksMetadata Ali_Shaheed_Muhammad. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... This article is about the state. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For other uses, see Rhythm and blues (disambiguation). ... This article is about the novel Soul Music. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Rap redirects here. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Turntablism is the art ofSubscript text manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and an audio mixer. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... The layout of a typical musical keyboard A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers on a musical instrument which cause the instrument to produce sounds. ... An AKAI MPC2000 sampler Playing a Yamaha SU10 Sampler A sampler is an electronic music instrument closely related to a synthesizer. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1988 Record labels established in 1988 // Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... A Tribe Called Quest is a critically acclaimed and highly-influential American hip-hop group, formed in 1988. ... Q-Tip The Ummah is a music production collective, composed of members Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and the late Jay Dee (also known as J Dilla) of the Detroit based group Slum Village. ... Lucy Pearl on the cover of their 2000 self-titled album Lucy Pearl is the name of an R&B supergroup. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Hip hop (disambiguation). ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... A Tribe Called Quest is a critically acclaimed and highly-influential American hip-hop group, formed in 1988. ...


With Q-Tip and Phife Dawg, the group released five albums from 1990 to 1998. Q-Tip (born Jonathan Davis in Brooklyn, New York), USA, is a North American hip-hop emcee, actor, and hip hop producer who was the leader of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest. ... Phife Dawg (born Malik Taylor on April 20, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York), also known as the Five Foot Assassin, is an African American rapper who was a member of the acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest with high school classmates Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and for a short...


Ali Shaheed Muhammad is a Sunni Muslim. Together with Jay Dee and Q-Tip, he formed the music production collective The Ummah. Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... J Dilla J Dilla, alias Jay Dee (born James Yancey), is a hip-hop record producer and MC, who emerged from the mid-1990s independent, underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, MI. He began his career as Jay Dee but since 2001 has called himself J Dilla, a name not... Q-Tip The Ummah is a music production collective, composed of members Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and the late Jay Dee (also known as J Dilla) of the Detroit based group Slum Village. ...


After the group disbanded, Muhammad formed the R&B supergroup Lucy Pearl with Dawn Robinson, formerly of En Vogue and Raphael Saadiq, formerly of Tony Toni Tone, releasing one album in 2000. On October 12, 2004 he released his debut solo album, Shaheedullah and Stereotypes. He, Q-Tip and Phife have since announced plans to record a new album as A Tribe Called Quest. Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For other uses, see Supergroup (disambiguation). ... Lucy Pearl on the cover of their 2000 self-titled album Lucy Pearl is the name of an R&B supergroup. ... Dawn Robinson on her album Dawn Dawn Robinson (born November 28, 1968 in New London, Connecticut) is an African-American R&B/soul/Dance-pop singer mostly best known for her work as a member of hit Urban/Dance-pop group En Vogue. ... This article is about the American quartet. ... Raphael Saadiq (born Charlie Ray Wiggins on May 14, 1966 in Oakland, California) is an acclaimed American music artist. ... Tony! Toni! Toné! was a late 1980s/1990s R&B group from Oakland, California (near San Francisco). ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shaheedullah and Stereotypes was the debut album by Ali Shaheed Muhammad. ...


See also

A Tribe Called Quest is a critically acclaimed and highly-influential American hip-hop group, formed in 1988. ... Lucy Pearl on the cover of their 2000 self-titled album Lucy Pearl is the name of an R&B supergroup. ... Q-Tip The Ummah is a music production collective, composed of members Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and the late Jay Dee (also known as J Dilla) of the Detroit based group Slum Village. ... The Native Tongues Posse is a group of late 1980s and early 1990s black nationalist hip hop artists known for their positive Afrocentric lyrics and jazzy beats. ... Raphael Saadiq (born Charlie Ray Wiggins on May 14, 1966 in Oakland, California) is an acclaimed American music artist. ...

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Yet Ali, who has spent his time as a free agent supplying beats to the likes of Angie Stone and D’Angelo, was unfazed by the process.
Ali’s ambiguity about doing vocals is made clearer by the fact that his solo record is packed with collaborations with singers and MCs.
Ali’s appeared in several US cities in late 2004 and will be in London in February 2005.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (132 words)
Ali Shaheed Muhammad (born August 11, 1970) is a hip-hop DJ who enjoyed moderate fame as a member of A Tribe Called Quest.
The group consisted of 4 people, Ali, Q-Tip, Jarobi and Phife Dawg and They released 5 albums.
After they disbanded, Ali formed a group called Lucy Pearl.
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