"Little One" is a song by

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/jazz artist

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. The song is the second single from his album ''

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''. The song earned him a second

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nomination for Best Urban/Alternative Performance.

Music video

Both the song and the video deal with the subject of

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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

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, Dorian Missick ( Mooz-lum, The Cape), and NFL star

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and is directed by Matthew A. Cherry.

Track listing

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References

External links

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