| Influences | God, my parents, The Universe, The Angels, hardship, struggle, hope, love, The Qur'an, The Bible, oh, you mean musically, my bad: D'angelo, Nina Simone, Otis Redding, Prince, Quincy Jones, Bilal, Charlie "Bird" Parker, Sarah McClaughlin, Esthero, Eric Benet, Brandy, Wilmore Sadiki, Alicia Keys, Kindred and the Family Soul, ?uest Love and The Roots, John Mayer, Lauryn Hill, Beyonce, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sade, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, India.Arie, Allison Kraus, Toni Braxton, Jazzy Jeff, Rodney "Dark Child" Jerkins, Mariam Makeba, Raphael Sadiq, Take 6, Will Smith, Peter Gabriel, Switchfoot, Bob Marley, Jill Scott, Lizz Wright, Boyz to Men, Common, Mos Def and Talib Kweli, Brother Ali, Drea, Quadir, list goes on.
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