Ali Shaheed Muhammad
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| Ali Shaheed Muhammad | |
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 Ali Shaheed Muhammad speaking at an Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City on August 13th, 2006
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| Birth name | Ali Shaheed Muhammad |
| Also known as | Mr. Muhammad |
| Born | August 11, 1970 |
| Origin | 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.
With Q-Tip and Phife Dawg, the group released five albums from 1990 to 1998.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad is a Sunni Muslim. Together with Jay Dee and Q-Tip, he formed the music production collective The Ummah.
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.
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