SHAHEED, SUPREME, MARCH THE 5TH, HERON SPARKS, BILAL, RASUL, THE JAMAT, THE UNSEEN UMMAH, AND PRECISE ELEMENTS....
Influences
PERSONAL: ALL OF THE PROPHETS OF ALLAH, ENDING WITH PROPHET MUHAMMAD(SALLALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALLAM). THE FAMILY OF THE PROPHET , AND THE AHLUL SUNNAH WAL JAMAT. THE SOKOTO SCHOLAR WARRIORS , SHEHU UTHMAN DAN FODIO, AMIR MUHAMMAD SHAREEF, EL HAJJ MALIK SHABAZZ , SHAYKH MUHAMMAD YAQOUBI, MUHAMMAD ABDUL HAQQ, Shaykh AMMAR, and Shaykh ABDULLAH HARARI Al HABASHA ,Shaykh SAMIR Al KADI, IMAM Al GHAZALI, AND THE ALL OF THE AWLIYYA OF ALLAH.
MUSICAL INFLUENCE : RAKIM, M-TEAM, BLACKTHOUGHT, TRIBE CALLED QUEST, MOS DEF, JAY DILLA, EPMD, The DOC, SPECIAL ED, COMMON, MARCH THE 5TH, REMARKABLE CURRENT, HERON SPARKS,GANGSTARR,Akil the MC, J5, SOUL LIVE, RASUL(ADIB), UNSEEN UMMAH, PETE ROCK,CL SMOOTH LARGE PROFESSOR, HI-TEK, DR.DRE, COMMON, COOL BREEZE,Amir Sulaiman, RAPHAEL SADIQQ, LAST POETS,WILLIE D, SUPREME, AND EVERYBODY I WORKED WITH.
ALI SHAHEED IBRAHIM TAWHEED AL FODIWA WAS BORN ON JUNE 10 1982.
LIKE MANY YOUTH RAISED IN AMERICA, SHAHEED FELL IN LOVE WITH BASKETBALL AND HIP HOP. HOWEVER AFTER BECOMING MUSLIM IN HIGH SCHOOL HE REALLY FOUND OUT WHAT LIFE IS REALLY ABOUT AND FOUND HIS PURPOSE IN LIFE. SHAHEED HAS WRITTEN RYHMES SINCE HE WAS IN KINDERGARDEN BECAUSE HIS MOTHER WOULD MAKE HIM WRITE IN HIS DAILY JOURNAL AND HE FOUND WAYS TO MAKE HIS DAY SEEM INTRESTING IN WRITING. OVERTIME SHAHEED DEVELOPED A SKILL WITH THE HELP OF HIS BROTHER BILAL THAT HAS MADE HIM A DIVERSE MC WITH MANY TALENTS. LIKE OTHER MC'S SHAHEED BATTLED RAPPERS AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL AND LOCALLY AND DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS SOMEONE WHO IS SERIOUS AT WHAT HE DOES. AT THE START OF THE YEAR 2000. SHAHEED MET RASUL AT JUMUAH(CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER FOR MUSLIMS)AND THEY FORMED THE LEGENDARY GROUP "THE UNSEEN UMMAH". THIS FORMATION LED TO SHAHEED BEING INTRODUCED TO DJ HERON SPARKS OF PRECISE ELEMENTS AND SUPREME OF EARGASM PRODUCTIONS. THE UNSEEN UMMAH PERFORMED REGUARLY AT THE EARGASM AND THE LOMO MAGAZINE SHOW. THE UNSEEN UMMAH THEN DROPPED A 4 SONG EP WITH PRODUCTION FROM HERON SPARKS AND SUPREME WHICH LED THEM TO GET THE DIRTY 30 AWARD FOR BEST LYRICS AND GETTING THE DIRTY 30 AWARD FOR BEING ON OF BIRMINGHAMS FAVORITE HIP HOP GROUPS OF ALL TIME. ALONG WITH MARCH THE 5TH, HERON SPARKS, SUPREME, AND BILAL, SHAHEED HAS RELEASED THE MUCH ANTICIPATE SCHOLAR WARRIOR ALBUM.AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHOLAR WARRIOR ALBUM, SHAHEED TEAMED UP WITH SUPREME OF HOT 107.7 RADIO TO RELEASE THE CLASSIC ALBUM CALLED "HEALTH WEALTH AND KNOWLEDGE OF SELF." THIS ALBUM HAS SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY AKIL THE MC FROM JURASSIC 5, AND MUHAMMAD ABDUL HAQQ, RASUL AND BILAL WITH PRODCUTION BY SUPREME, MARCH THE 5TH AND HERON SPARKS.THIS ALBUM DEALS WITH HEALING THE WORLDS SPIRITUAL AND SOCIALS ILLS. TO KNOW WHAT THIS ALBUM IS YOU HAVE TO FIRST KNOW WHAT IT IS NOT. THIS ALBUM IS ANTI-POLYTHEISM, , ANTI-NIGGER, ANTI-SEXISM, ANTI-COLONIZATION, ANTI-RIMS, ANTI-INTOXICANTS, ANTI-BABY MAMA, ANTI-FORNICATION- ANTI-KLU KLUX KLAN, ANTI-RACISM, ANTI-PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ANTI-SLAVERY AND ANTI- EVERYTHING YOU SEE AND HEAR ON THE RADIO AND TV THAT HAS A NEGATIVE HARM ON HUMANITY. NOT ONLY IS SHAHEED A SMALL TIME MC , HE IS A HUSBAND, FATHER, TEACHER, BROTHER, AND A WANNA BE SCHOLAR WARRIOR. EXPERIENCE TRUE HEALTH WEALTH AND KNOWLEDGE OF SELF. HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY THE ALBUM. SALAMS(PEACE)
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Mane I hated I didn't get a chance to see you perform @ Juneteenth. I love to see you perform and I love you music also. I got there around 3 but I did enjoyed myself. My boys did also. We went to worship @ 16th St. Baptist Church, went to the BCRI, and then Vulcan park. It was nice!!!! Well keep me posted when you do another show ok. One love my dude.
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I appreciate hearing from you again my dude. Everything is good with me. Even though the economy is rough. I can't give the devil his glory. But I'm good I'm engaged and have a lil girl on the way in May. Be blessed!!!!
What's up Shaheed!!!! Long time no hear from you. What have you been up to these days? When are you going to do another show around the ham? Are you going to perform again for the upcoming Juneteenth this year. I love your music and I was listening to it last night and a few days ago. I'm ready for you tobring out something good for the people. I hope to hear from you soon. Be blessed my dude!!!!
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Live art by Revise CMW. Hosts: Cap D and Ethnosis. 6-11pm. Special guests: Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Imam Talib & more! The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Center 3940 Broadway at 165th St. NYC 10032. $5. All Ages. Trains A, C or 1 to 168th. Presented by IMAN! www. ImanCentral. org.
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What up Shaheed...After the success of "Geoffrey the butler: Fresh Pimp of Bel Air " the musical...Willowtreez proudly brings you the long anticipated "Blak-e-Mon: Gettin Me Some" the musical. Featuring a star studded cast of silver screened legends (they said it would never happen) and a music score of the highest quality...be one the lucky individuals to witness this extravaganza (Beijing will be classed as a smouldering amber flint compared to this bad boy). Tickets for the worldwide tour are going fast so ORDER YOURS NOW!!!! This is gonna be bigger than Band Aid.
