Jeffery Ameen Qaiyum is an American professional

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and MC, also known as JQ and JAQ. He performs with his brother, GQ, also a B-Boy professional, as the "Q Brothers."

Biography

Qaiyum was born and raised in

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. He is of mixed ethnic background, having a

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father and a

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mother of German descent. Qaiyum later moved to

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, where he honed his skills as a producer and MC. He was the composer and DJ for the off-broadway musical comedy, ''

The Bomb-itty of Errors ''The Bomb-itty of Errors'' is a hip hop theater retelling of Shakespeare's ''The Comedy of Errors''. Written and performed by Jordan Allen-Dutton, Jason Catalano, GQ, and Erik Weiner, the show has been performed in New York City, London ( We ...

''.Bruce Weber.
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. ''The New York Times Theatre Reviews 1999–2000''. Taylor & Francis, 2001. 227. He was the composer and co-star of MTV's '' Scratch and Burn'', which he created with his brother GQ and two other colleagues from ''The Bomb-itty of Errors'', Dragon and Jordan. He wrote the score for the New York indie film ''Just Another Story'', which aired on Showtime. His brother GQ wrote, directed and starred in the movie, and the Q brothers were associate producers. Qaiyum co-directed the music video and has a small cameo. Qaiyum produced the album ''Smashing'' for rock/electro/hip-hop trio The Grommits, as well as a solo hip-hop album entitled ''Foul Mouth Poet''. He toured the country extensively with The Grommits for much of 2004, and subsequently became the lead singer of Them Vs. Them, a rock band from Chicago. The Q Brothers are currently working on an album together entitled, ''The Feel Good Album of the Year'', a mix of jazz, heavy metal, R&B, and electronica. Qaiyum currently lives in Chicago. Qaiyum provided the voice for Dexter "Dex" Jackson in the ''

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'' and '' Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell''.

References

External links

JAQ's Official Site

Q Brothers Productions
* {{DEFAULTSORT:JAQ American people of Pakistani descent American people of German descent Living people Male actors from Chicago Year of birth missing (living people)