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Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest<\/a>, Lucy Pearl<\/a> and The Ummah production unit was born in Brooklyn, New York on this day in 1970.<\/p>\n Muhammad began deejaying local house parties at 8 years of age and eventually co-founded legendary hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest<\/a> in 1985 with childhood friends Q-Tip, Phife Dawg and Jarobi.<\/p>\n A Tribe Called Quest<\/a> released their classic first album \u201cPeople\u2019s Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm\u201d in 1990. A Tribe Called Quest<\/a> released two more albums on Jive before calling it quits; 1996\u2019s \u201cBeats, Rhymes And Life\u201d and 1998\u2019s \u201cThe Love Movement.\u201d<\/p>\n A Tribe Called Quest\u2019s socially-conscious lyrics backed by jazz funk production allowed their place in hip-hop history to be firmly protected.<\/p>\n Muhammad played a pivotal role in the production of the group\u2019s music. A Tribe Called Quest<\/a>, along with De La Soul and The Jungle Brothers, formed what was known as The Native Tongue Posse. Queen Latifah<\/a> and Monie Love also became part of the collective as did Black Sheep, who joined the crew in 1991.<\/p>\n In the mid-1990\u2019s Muhammad formed The Ummah production team with fellow Quest member Tip and the late J Dilla<\/a>. The Ummah would produce recordings for a wide range of artists like Faith Evans<\/a>, Mos Def and D\u2019Angelo.<\/p>\n Many claim that Muhammad\u2019s work with the latter created what became known as the \u201cNeo-Soul\u201d movement, sparking the careers of artists like Erykah Badu<\/a>, Maxwell and Eric Benet.<\/p>\n Muhammad has also done production work outside of The Ummah team for KRS-One, Maroon 5, Janet Jackson and Jill Scott<\/a>, just to name a mere few.<\/p>\n In 1996, Muhammad was hired as an A&R man at Quincy Jones<\/a> label Qwest Records. Muhammad unsuccessfully attempted to sign The Black Eyed Peas<\/a>, Common and The Neptunes, when Qwest Records could not see the potential in these performers that Muhammad was foreseeing.<\/p>\n In 1999, Muhammad formed R\u2019n\u2019B super-group Lucy Pearl with Dawn Robinson, formerly of En Vogue, and Raphael Saadiq<\/a> , formely of Tony Toni Tone, who released a successful Self-Entitled debut album that spawned the smash hit \u201cDance Tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2004, Muhammad released his debut solo album called \u201cShaheedulah And Stereotypes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nTwo more legendary albums followed, 1991\u2019s \u201cThe Low End Theory\u201d and 1993\u2019s \u201cMidnight Marauders\u201d all on Jive Records.<\/p>\n
\nClassic cuts like \u201cJazz (We\u2019ve Got)\u201d, \u201cScenario\u201d, Bonita Applebum\u201d and \u201cOh My God\u201d remain hip-hop favorites until this day.<\/p>\n