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Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Brooklyn, United States • b. 1970-08-11

Ali Shaheed Muhammad is credited on 644 releases across 311 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1989–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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644

Pressings credited

311

Albums

5

Decades active

948

In collections

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.

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Credited work

644 releases · 311 albums · active 1989–2025

  • Performance · 980
  • Production · 232
  • Other credits · 48
  • Engineering · 24
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Battery Studios, New York · Calliope Studios · The Hit Factory · Soundtrack Studios

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