"Little One" is a song by
American
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soul
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/jazz artist
Bilal __NOTOC__
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People
* Bilal (name), or Belal or Bilel, including a list of people with the name
* Bilal ibn Rabah, a companion of Muhammad, made calls for prayers
* Bilal (American singer)
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. The song is the second single from his album ''
Airtight's Revenge
''Airtight's Revenge'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Bilal. It was released on September 14, 2010, by the independent record label Plug Research, his first album for the label.
Bilal began composing music for the albu ...
''. The song earned him a second
Grammy Award
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nomination for
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
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.
Music video
Both the song and the video deal with the subject of
autistic
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children, with the latter telling the story of a family discovering the son is autistic.
The video, dedicated to Bilal's autistic son Bashir,
stars actors
Erica Hubbard
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,
Dorian Missick
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Mooz-lum
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,
The Cape), and NFL star
Sinorice Moss
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and is directed by
Matthew A. Cherry.
Track listing
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References
External links
myspace.combilaloliver
plugresearch.combilal
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2009 songs
Bilal (American singer) songs
Songs written by Bilal (American singer)
2010 singles
Plug Research singles
Autism in the arts
Works about autism
Songs about diseases and disorders
Songs about children