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Ahmir '?Uestlove' Thompson
real name Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
Philadelphia, United States
Ahmir '?Uestlove' Thompson is credited on 614 releases across 241 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1993–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
614
Credits
241
Albums
4
Decades active
883
In collections
Biography
Musician, songwriter, disc jockey, author, and music journalist, born January 20th, 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
His father is Lee Andrews, his grandfather is Beachey Thompson, his mother is Jacqui Andrews.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
614 releases · 241 albums · active 1993–2025
- Performance · 669
- Production · 435
- Engineering · 83
- Other credits · 44
Studios: The Studio · Electric Lady Studios · Sony Music Studios, New York City · Battery Studios, New York
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
1988
Mama's Gun
2000
Voodoo
2000
Shaft
1971
Black Messiah
2014
Phrenology
2002
Things Fall Apart
1999
Extraordinary Machine
2005
How I Got Over
2010
Blazing Arrow
2002
Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
2015
Lioness: Hidden Treasures
2011
If You're Reading This It's Too Late
2015
Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
2000
A Seat At The Table
2016
Illadelph Halflife
1996
Like Water For Chocolate
2000
Game Theory
2006
Do You Want More?!!!??!
1995
Live At The Apollo - Volume II
1968
One Day It'll All Make Sense
1997
But You Caint Use My Phone
2015
New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War)
2007
The Shining
2006
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