Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Sound

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Born

1970-08-11 (56)

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Sound

Credits

11 titles

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ali Shaheed Muhammad, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Marvel's Luke Cage poster
6.9

Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.

Marvel's Luke Cage

2016

Yo! MTV Raps poster
7.5

Popular rap music videos showcased along with live performances and interviews with notable rap artists.

Yo! MTV Raps

1988

ASAP Rocky – The Assault in Stockholm poster
NR

Global superstar A$AP Rocky was arrested following an assault in Stockholm in 2019. It became a major international news story. Here, those who were there recount what actually happened.

ASAP Rocky – The Assault in Stockholm

2026

Free Tibet poster
8.0

A film about the Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco in 1996.

Free Tibet

1998

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest poster
7.1

Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as 'A Tribe Called Quest' have kept a generation hungry for more of their groundbreaking music since their much publicized breakup in 1998. Michael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows the band to this day. He explores what's next for, what many claim, are the pioneers of alternative rap.

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

2011

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ poster
5.0

A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Raps" premiered on August 6, 1988 with hosts Fab 5 Freddy, Ed Lover and Doctor Dré, and shaped the careers of many of today’s hip hop superstars, while simultaneously making groundbreaking strides in introducing hip hop to the mainstream.

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles

Series credits