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Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Person · male · United States · Brooklyn · born 1970 · recording since 2004
American hip hop DJ and producer
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Also known as Ali Jones-Muhammad · Ali Shaheed · Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad · Ali Shaheed Muhhamad · 阿里·沙希德·莫哈末
Timeline
25 events▣ Album 23◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Elevated Orange / Lord Can I Have This Mercy
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2020s
· Album
Album: Jazz Is Dead, 1: Roy Ayers / Gary Bartz / Brian Jackson / João Donato / Doug Carn / Marcos Valle / Azymuth / The Midnight Hour
Album
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· Album
Album: Roy Ayers / Gary Bartz / Brian Jackson / João Donato / Doug Carn / Marcos Valle / Azymuth / The Midnight Hour JID001
Album
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Biography
English biography597 words · 17 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1367217607
Biography
Ali Shaheed Muhammad (born August 11, 1970) is an American hip hop DJ, record producer, rapper and bass guitarist, best known as a member of A Tribe Called Quest. With Q-Tip and Phife Dawg (and sometimes Jarobi White), the group released five studio albums from 1990 to 1998 before disbanding; their final album was released in 2016. He was also a member of the R&B group Lucy Pearl, and is known in recent years for his jazz collaborations with producer Adrian Younge.
Early life
Muhammad was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and was raised in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood. He began to DJ at age eight, and began programming music at age 13. He befriended Q-Tip as a freshman at Murry Bergtraum High School in Manhattan, and in 1985, they began making demos together, using recording equipment provided by Muhammad's uncle. Shortly thereafter, Phife Dawg and Jarobi White joined the duo, forming the hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Muhammad is a Muslim.
Career
Together with Jay Dee and Q-Tip, Muhammad formed the music-production collective the Ummah.
After A Tribe Called Quest disbanded, Muhammad formed the R&B supergroup Lucy Pearl with Dawn Robinson, formerly of En Vogue and Raphael Saadiq, formerly of Tony! Toni! Toné!, releasing one album in 2000. On October 12, 2004, he released his debut solo album, Shaheedullah and Stereotypes.
In 2013, Muhammad moved to Los Angeles to work with producer Adrian Younge on the Souls of Mischief album There Is Only Now, as the album's narrator. Since then Muhammad and Younge have collaborated to co-produce the soundtrack for both seasons of the Luke Cage TV series, and they have toured together since 2018 as the Midnight Hour, releasing an album by the same name.
In 2019, Muhammad contributed to Saadiq's fifth album, Jimmy Lee.
In 2020, Muhammad and Younge launched the Jazz Is Dead album series, in which the two of them collaborate with jazz musicians. Album partners in this series have included Roy Ayers, Marcos Valle, Doug Carn, Gary Bartz, João Donato, and the trio Azymuth. Muhammad is the main bass guitarist for the project.
In 2024, Muhammad was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of A Tribe Called Quest.
Radio show
In 2013, Muhammad began co-hosting the Microphone Check radio show, which ran on NPR until 2016, and on Spotify until 2019.
with Adrian Younge
Luke Cage (Original Soundtrack Album) (2016)
Luke Cage: Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Album) (2018)
The Midnight Hour (as The Midnight Hour) (2018)
Jazz Is Dead 001 (2020)
Roy Ayers JID002 (2020)
Marcos Valle JID003 (2020)
Azymuth JID004 (2020)
Doug Carn JID005 (2020)
Gary Bartz JID006 (2021)
João Donato JID007 (2021)
Brian Jackson JID008 (2021)
Instrumentals JID009 (2021)
Remixes JID010 (2021)
Jazz is Dead 011 (2022)
Jean Carne JID012 (2022)
Katalyst JID013 (2022)
Henry Franklin JID014 (2022)
Garret Saracho JID015 (2022)
Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison JID016 (2023)
Lonnie Liston Smith JID017 (2023)
Tony Allen JID018 (2023)
Instrumentals JID019 (2023)
Remixes JID020 (2023)
A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime 12"
"Check the Rhime (Mr. Muhammad's Mix)"
1992
Fu-Schnickens - F.U. Don't Take It Personal
"True Fuschnick"
"Heavenly Father"
"La Schmoove" (feat. Phife Dawg)
Greg Osby - 3-D Lifestyles
"Raise"
"Hardcopy"
"Flow to the Underculture"
Young MC - What's the Flavor?
"We Can Do This"
"Foulin'"
"Bob Your Head"
"Open Up the Door (and Let Me In)"
1994
Naughty by Nature - Feel Me Flow 12"
"Feel Me Flow (Ali Shaheed Muhammad Mix)"
Stepchild - Hangin' Around (Sicka Gettin' Treated) 12"
"Hangin' Around (Sicka Gettin' Treated) [Remix]"
1997
Various artists - Ride (soundtrack)
"Never Say Goodbye" - Adriana Evans and Phife Dawg
1999
Eric Benét - A Day in the Life
"That's Just My Way"
"Lamentation"
"Why You Follow Me"
Scritti Politti - Tinseltown to the Boogiedown: The Variations
"Tinseltown to the Boogiedown (Ali Shaheed Variation)"
Laurneá Wilkerson - II
"Keep Your Head Up"
"Groovin'"
"She's Hurtin'"
2001
2013
John Legend - Love in the Future
"Wanna Be Loved"
The Weeknd - Starboy
"Sidewalks" {produced with Bobby Raps & Doc McKinney}
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 43 | 93.3th |
| Studio albums | 23 | 97.2th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 25 | 95.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (43 release groups · 23 studio albums)
Albums · 23
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:03:45
1Social Reform1:402Lord Can I Have This Mercy3:113Industry / Life3:064Tight4:405All Right (Aight) / Stay (interlude)4:046Put Me On5:137Honey Child3:308Family4:219(They Can’t) Define Our Love3:5510Banga4:2111Part of the Night4:2312From DJs 2 Musicians To…2:2113U Suckers3:0514Matches—Don’t Play!!!3:5715All Night2:5316I Declare4:1817Elevated Orange4:472020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 29:41
1Hey Lover2:252Distant Mode3:043Nancy Wilson2:424Conexão3:055Down Deep3:226Apocalíptico9:277Não saia da praça2:498Jazz Is Dead2:472020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 29:45
1Hey Lover2:262Distant Mode3:053Nancy Wilson2:434Conexão3:055Down Deep3:236Apocalíptico9:277Não Saia Da Praça2:498Jazz Is Dead2:472020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 41:29
1Ao redor do samba4:302Sumaré5:363Cat Jump4:044Fall Afternoon4:185Friendship Samba5:206Apocalíptico9:307Pulando corda3:498Quiet Storm4:222020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 41:11
1Dimensions4:052Autumn Leaves2:503Processions3:414Windfall3:515Down Deep3:246Desert Rain3:477Freedom At Sunset4:098Underwater2:499Lions Walk4:2010Nunca Um Malandro3:2711Desires4:482020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 41:09
1Dimensions4:052Autumn Leaves2:503Processions3:414Windfall3:515Down Deep3:236Desert Rain3:477Freedom at Sunset4:098Underwater2:499Lions Walk4:1910Nunca Um Malandro3:2711Desires4:482021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 27:41
1Spiritual Ideation3:582Visions of Love3:283Black and Brown2:504Blue Jungles3:125Day by Day4:566Distant Modes3:067The Message4:118Soulsea2:002021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 26:50
1Não Negue Seu Coracão3:112Aquarius (Bring Her Back Home)3:153Desejo de Amor3:294Forever More3:035Sua Beleza e Beleza3:006Liasons3:017Adrian, Ali and Gregory2:238Vermelho Quente2:219Conexão3:072021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 32:12
1Under the Bridge4:042Mars Walk4:043Young Muhammad3:544Nancy Wilson2:415Baba Ibeji4:156Duality4:197Bain de Minuit5:478Ethiopian Sunshower3:08Jazz Is Dead 9 (Instrumentals)
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:03:53
1Hey Lover2:252Oi2:513Visions Of Love3:284Aquarius (Bring Her Back Home To Me)3:195Soulful And Unique3:056Isso E Que Sei3:477Nao Negue Seu Coracao3:158Sunflowers3:009Queira Bem4:1010Day By Day4:5511Gotta Love Again3:2012Forever More3:0513Synchronized Vibration3:3414Viajando Por Aí3:5915Gravity3:2516Não Saia Da Praça2:4817Sua Beleza E Beleza3:0018African Sounds3:1019A Gente Volta Amanha3:172021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:04:01
1Hey Lover [instrumental]2:262Oi [instrumental]2:513Visions of Love [instrumental]3:294Aquarius (Why Do You Cry) (instrumental)3:195Soulful and Unique [instrumental]3:056Isso é que eu sei [instrumental]3:487Nao Negue Seu Coracao [instrumental]3:158Sunflowers [instrumental]3:019Queira Bem [instrumental]4:1010Day By Day [instrumental]4:5611Gotta Love Again [instrumental]3:2012Forever More [instrumental]3:0513Synchronized Vibration [instrumental]3:3514Viajando por aí [instrumental]3:5915Gravity [instrumental]3:2616Não saia da praça [instrumental]2:4917Sua Beleza e Beleza [instrumental]3:0018African Sounds [instrumental]3:1019A gente volta amanhã [instrumental]3:172022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 4:27
1Love Brings Happiness2The Griot3The Avenues4Come As You Are4:275Sabor Del Ritmo6No Beginning, No End7Ursa Major8Phoenix2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 24:40
1Come as You Are4:282People of the Sun3:143Visions3:114My Mystic Life2:285The Summertime2:556Black Rainbows4:287Black Love3:562022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 37:00
1The Avenues4:182Daybreak5:563Corridors5:094Summer Solstice4:265Juneteenth4:076Dogon Cypher6:017Reflections7:032022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 31:12
1Karibu3:472The Griot4:313People’s Revolution4:114Memories Lost3:425Feedback2:246Café Negro3:237African Sun5:378A Song for Sigrid3:372022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 36:13
1Sabor del Ritmo3:312Altitude3:293White Buffalo2:484Trucha4:385The Gardens6:036734:377El Cambio es necesario4:528Calo6:152022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 36:08
1Sabor del ritmo3:302Altitude3:293White Buffalo2:474Trucha4:375The Gardens6:026734:377El cambio es necesario4:528Calò6:14Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison JID016
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 32:25
1Genesis6:512Open Eye3:303Running With the Throne4:034Fire in Detroit5:005Ursa Major3:346Metropolitan Blues5:197Black Census4:082023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 34:08
1Love Brings Happiness4:542Dawn2:523Cosmic Changes3:474Gratitude3:275Love Can Be4:286Fête4:267Kaleidoscope3:108What May Come3:559A New Spring3:092023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:45
1Come as You Are (instrumental)4:272Love Brings Happiness (instrumental)4:533Black Rainbows (instrumental)4:274The Summer Time (instrumental)2:545Love Can Be (instrumental)4:266People of the Sun (instrumental)3:147My Mystic Life (instrumental)2:278Cosmic Changes (instrumental)3:489Black Love (instrumental)3:5610Visions (instrumental)3:132024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 27:25
1Moreno5:392Os Ancestrais3:363Amor Enfeitaçado2:334Obi do Woa (If Someone Loves You)3:535Menina Do Tororo2:536Uana Ete2:527Viajante de Planeta Azul3:118Atlas2:482025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 27:07
1Get Up3:532Obra Akyedzi3:593Kusi Na Sibo3:324Obi Do Woa (If Someone Loves You)3:535Nsa a W’oanye Edwuma, Ondzidzi5:056Beye Bu, Beye Ba3:047Feeling3:41Antonio Carlos & Jocafi JID026
2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 35:22
1Rala‐Bucho4:582Canarin da Alemanha4:413Menina Do Tororó2:534Tá Com Medo Por Quê?4:045Bacaxá3:026Quixodó3:277Um Abraço No Adrian4:378Nunca Mais4:049Loca Pasión3:36
Single · 12
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Elevated Orange / Lord Can I Have This MercySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracksA1Elevated Orange (Rebel radio mix) A2Elevated Orange (Nervous radio mix) B1Lord Can I Have This Mercy (album version) B2Elevated Orange (instrumental) B3Lord Can I Have This Mercy (instrumental) | 2004 | ||
| 2014 | CPRSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:411CPR4:41 | 2014 | ||
| 2022 | Love Brings HappinessSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:541Love Brings Happiness4:54 | 25 February 2022 | ||
| 2022 | The AvenuesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:181The Avenues4:18 | 22 April 2022 | ||
| 2022 | Cross the Line (From "Reasonable Doubt")Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:591Cross the Line - From "Reasonable Doubt"2:59 | 27 September 2022 | ||
| 2022 | It's All Us (From "Reasonable Doubt")Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 1:061It's All Us - From "Reasonable Doubt"1:06 | 27 September 2022 | ||
| 2022 | Finish Line (From "Reasonable Doubt")Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:531Finish Line - From "Reasonable Doubt"2:53 | 15 November 2022 | ||
| 2023 | A New SpringSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:091A New Spring3:09 | 24 March 2023 | ||
| 2023 | DawnSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:521Dawn2:52 | 14 April 2023 | ||
| 2024 | Obra AkyedziSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:591Obra Akyedzi3:59 | 10 September 2024 | ||
| 2024 | FeelingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:411Feeling3:41 | 18 October 2024 | ||
| 2026 | Tá Com Medo Por Quê?Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:041Tá Com Medo Por Quê?4:04 | 27 January 2026 |
Album · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Luke Cage: Original Soundtrack AlbumSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 51 tracks · 1:35:301Good Man3:46 2Mesmerized (original soundtrack version)4:08 3Ain't It a Sin3:50 4Stop and Look (And You Have Found Love)2:46 5100 Days, 100 Nights3:43 6Diamondback Arrives2:53 7Final Battle, Part 11:44 8In the Wind2:22 9Diamondback's Trap1:42 10Blue Fusion2:42 11Final Battle, Part 22:14 12I'm Luke Cage1:17 13Street Cleaning1:38 14The Ambush2:06 15End Theme1:41 16Coffee at Midnight1:31 17Red-Handedly Blameless2:57 18Always Forward Pops1:19 19Unveil the Bride1:47 20Shameek's Death2:19 21The Plan1:48 22Requiem for Phife3:44 23We Had Coffee0:56 24Pops Is Gone2:48 25Theme1:09 26Greed Becomes Me0:36 27Bulletproof Love2:12 28Microphone Check Five'o0:56 29Luke's Freedom4:53 30Uptown Claire0:44 31Shades Beware0:45 32Misty Resolute1:29 33Fresh Air1:24 34Kinda Strong0:38 35Big Man Little Jacket1:06 36Scarfe's Dying2:17 37Claire's Wisdom1:13 38Gun Threat2:41 39Bad Love1:17 40Finding Chico1:22 41I Am Carl Lucas1:05 42Crispus Attucks0:47 43Hideout2:22 44Cuban Coffee0:44 45Like a Brother1:24 46Cottonmouth's Clamp1:39 47Survival1:02 48Cottonmouth Theme0:20 49Luke Cops1:13 50Crushin' on Reva1:07 51Beloved Reva1:24 | Soundtrack | 7 October 2016 | |
| 2018 | Luke Cage: Season TwoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 45 tracksA1Love You Forever Right Now A2Luke Fight A3Strolling A4No You're Billy A5Harlem Blossom A6Dem Call Me Bushmaster A7Back to Business A8Bushmaster Bullets A9A Different Land A10Gwen's Restaurant A11Life's A Journey A12It's Going Down B1I Put A Spell On You B2Luke Misty Body B3Moment of Bliss B4Piranha Run B5Western Riddim B6Luke Barbershop B7Comanche Officer B8Luke Money B9Shades Legacy B10Stylers Have Piranha C1King's Paradise C2Bushmaster Breaks In C3Garage Fight C4Ridenhour Comanche C5Ridenhour Comanche Part 2 C6Mariah In Trouble C7Wake Up C8Bounty On Stokes C9Church Fight C10Stylers Arrive C11Bushmaster Nightshade C12Darius Is Gone D1The Thrill Is Gone D2Assault On Gwen's D3Damnit Alex D4Blast Off D5Misty Chief D6Bringing It Back D7On the Lookout D8Look Around D9Putting Cheese D10Mariah Prison D11Power | Soundtrack | 22 June 2018 | |
| 2018 | Luke Cage, Season 2: Original ScoreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 55 tracks · 1:31:191King’s Paradise3:03 2Love You Forever Right Now5:10 3I Put a Spell on You4:45 4The Thrill Is Gone4:17 5Family First1:57 6Luke Fight1:10 7Strolling1:53 8No You’re Billy2:13 9Harlem Blossom1:27 10Dem Call Me Bushmaster1:11 11Back to Business1:00 12Bushmaster Bullets0:40 13A Different Land0:38 14Gwen’s Restaurant0:53 15Life’s a Journey1:18 16It’s Going Down0:31 17Luke Misty Body1:40 18Moment of Bliss0:37 19Piranha Run3:46 20Western Riddim0:33 21Luke Barbershop0:49 22Comanche Officer1:02 23Luke Money1:27 24Shades Legacy1:55 25Stylers Have Piranha2:30 26Bushmaster Breaks In0:26 27Garage Fight1:48 28Ridenhour Comanche0:56 29Ridenhour Comanche – Pt. 23:14 30Mariah in Trouble0:28 31Wake Up1:14 32Bounty on Stokes1:01 33Church Fight1:04 34Stylers Arrive1:26 35Bushmaster Nightshade2:47 36Darius Is Gone1:12 37Assault on Gwen’s4:36 38Damnit Alex1:00 39Blast Off1:13 40Misty Chief0:32 41Bringing It Back1:32 42On the Look Out0:53 43Look Around0:47 44Putting Cheese1:14 45Mariah Prison2:58 46Power1:15 47Luke Fields1:06 48Stylers Dub0:26 49Bushmaster’s Office0:24 50Stylers Arrival1:26 51You Know What It Is3:38 52Where to Go0:53 53Let’s Go0:45 54King’s Paradise (instrumental)3:05 55Family First (instrumental)1:35 | Soundtrack | 22 June 2018 | |
| 2021 | Remixes JID010Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 45:021Gotta Love Again (Kaidi Tatham Remix)5:42 2Soulful and Unique (Pink Siifu Remix)4:43 3Soulsea (Cut Chemist Remix)2:23 4Desejo De Amor (Akili Remix)1:46 5Nancy Wilson (Shigeto Remix)10:21 6Windfall (Natureboy Flako Remix)3:43 7Quiet Storm (Akili Remix)2:15 8Jazz Is Dead (Georgia Anne Muldrow Geemix)2:41 9Liaisons (Dibiase Remix)6:02 10Redor Do Samba (DJ Spinna Remix)5:26 | Remix | 3 December 2021 | |
| 2024 | Sugar: Season 1 (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 41:581Searching & Swimming1:45 2Questions2:19 3I Won’t Come Back Without Her2:15 4Ticket to the Movies2:58 5Chef Extraordinaire0:17 6Aspirin1:50 7Doctor Visit1:10 8Door Kicked In1:01 9House Attack2:58 10Fight and Run1:21 11Stallings4:18 12Closing In3:24 13Hello Stranger1:22 14Lament2:11 15Whiskey Shakes1:32 16Tell Me2:55 17Needle to the Neck4:01 18Goodbye4:21 | Soundtrack | 5 April 2024 | |
| 2024 | Cross: Season 1 (Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 1:00:291Searching The Premises4:53 2Chasing Tavio3:34 3Cross Notices Something0:44 4Your Face Needs To Be Fuller2:51 5He Thinks He's An Artist2:27 6Died In His Arms0:57 7Life's Fitful Fever1:14 8Black Tie Event2:31 9Looking For Jannie0:51 10Who Did This?1:41 11Flowers And Snow1:03 12Being Followed1:23 13He Met A Murderer1:10 14None Of The Names Matched0:55 15DNA Matches2:28 16The Next Step2:56 17The Biggest Gator0:59 18Birthday Cake4:10 19Drugged1:12 20We'll Get It Right This Time4:31 21Rescue2:03 22Basement3:32 23I Wanted It To Be You3:51 24Driving To Cabin5:24 25Up In Flames1:13 26You're A Hero0:43 27A Different Spin1:13 | Soundtrack | 22 November 2024 | |
| 2026 | Strung (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 34:401Music Box0:23 2Take Off the Mask0:39 3Worry About You2:44 4Some More1:38 5Driving to Tea1:08 6Meeting the Staff1:21 7Level Up3:06 8Laila's Lesson1:39 9Confronting Marcus1:27 10Crying1:32 11Bee Attack1:22 12Marcus Isn't My Real Dad0:57 13Can I Hug You1:18 14AEOMG2:27 15Extra Careful0:59 16Vipers2:10 17Marcus and Laila0:59 18Imani Drugged2:00 19Beach1:08 20Listened to the Ancestors1:18 21Imani Wakes Up2:18 22Chandelier1:15 23Are You OK0:52 | Soundtrack | 26 June 2026 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reasonable Doubt (Season 2) (Original Soundtrack)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 16:521It's All Us (Extended Version)2:24 2Retrograde3:48 3It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World3:26 4Lightning Crashes4:52 5Doubted2:22 | 20 September 2024 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ali Shaheed Muhammad head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 43 | 93.3th |
| Studio albums | 23 | 97.2th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 25 | 95.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ummah(band) | — | present | |
| Lucy Pearl(band) | — | present | |
| A Tribe Called Quest(band) | — | present | |
| The Stop the Violence Movement(band) | — | present | |
| Heavy D. & The Boyz With Friends(band) | — | present |
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Why this artist is in the database
- List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees — rank #261
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Mike Shinoda
United States · Person
hip-hop
1 shared genre tag · debut 2001, 3 years apart · from United States
69 wikis