Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Infobox musical artist
Name = Ali Shaheed Muhammad

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Img_capt = Ali Shaheed Muhammad speaking at an Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City on August 13th, 2006
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Alias = Mr. Muhammad
Born = birth date and age|1970|08|11 Fact|date=June 2008
Died =
Origin = Brooklyn, New York, United States
Instrument = Turntable, Vocal, Bass, Keyboard, Sampler
Genre = Hip hop, R&B, Soul
Occupation = DJ, Producer, Rapper,
Years_active = 1988–Present
Label = Garden Seeker Productions
Associated_acts = A Tribe Called Quest, The Ummah, Lucy Pearl
URL = http://www.alishaheed.com

Ali Shaheed Muhammad (born August 11, 1970, Fact|date=June 2008Brooklyn, 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.

ee also

*A Tribe Called Quest
*Lucy Pearl
*The Ummah
*Native Tongues
*Raphael Saadiq

External links

* [http://www.alishaheed.com// Official Website]
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* [http://www.giantstep.net/artists/553/bio/ Biography]