''Shaheedullah and Stereotypes'' is the debut solo
studio album
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by
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
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 (musician), Q-Tip and Phife Dawg (and sometimes Jarobi White), the grou ...
better known as a member of
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest was an American Hip hop music, hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,[Q-Tip< ...](_blank)
. It features the single "Banga". The album is now out of print and is currently the only solo studio album released by the rapper.
Reception
Del F. Cowie of ''
Exclaim!
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'' said Muhammad had made "a confident step into solo territory" with ''Shaheedullah and Stereotypes''. On the other hand, John Bush of ''
AllMusic
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'' called the album "a troublesome record" while Dave Heaton of ''
PopMatters
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'' said the album overall was "too run-of-the-mill".
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Track listing
# Social Reform – 1:40
# Lord Can I Have This Mercy – (featuring Chip-Fu) – 3:11
# Industry/Life – 3:05
# Tight – (featuring Kay Jay) – 4:39
# All Right (Aight)/Interlude – 4:04
# Put Me On – (featuring Stokley Williams
Stokley Williams (born July 15, 1967), also known simply as Stokley, is an American musician from St. Paul, Minnesota, best known as the lead singer and studio drummer of the R&B band Mint Condition.
Career
In 2011, Williams was featured on ...
) – 5:13
# Honey Child (featuring Sy Smith) – 3:30
# Family – (featuring Kay Jay & Sy Smith) – 4:20
# (They Can't) Define Our Love – (featuring Sy Smith
Sy Smith is an American singer.
Early life and career beginnings
Smith grew up in Washington, D.C. She began her career leading a six-person Washington D.C. go-go band called "In Tyme". After graduating from Howard University with a bachelor ...
) – 3:55
# Banga – (featuring Stokley Williams
Stokley Williams (born July 15, 1967), also known simply as Stokley, is an American musician from St. Paul, Minnesota, best known as the lead singer and studio drummer of the R&B band Mint Condition.
Career
In 2011, Williams was featured on ...
) – 4:20
# Part of the Night – (featuring Sy Smith
Sy Smith is an American singer.
Early life and career beginnings
Smith grew up in Washington, D.C. She began her career leading a six-person Washington D.C. go-go band called "In Tyme". After graduating from Howard University with a bachelor ...
) – 4:23
# From DJs 2 Musicians To... – 2:22
# U Suckers – 3:05
# Matches – Don't Play!!! – 3:58
# All Night – (featuring Wallace Gary) – 2:53
# I Declare – 4:18
# Elevated Orange – 4:48
Charts
References
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2004 debut albums
Ali Shaheed Muhammad albums
Rykodisc albums