''Shaheedullah and Stereotypes'' is the debut solo
studio album
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by
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
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better known as a member of
A Tribe Called Quest
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. 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 singer, record producer, and percussionist. Williams is best known as the lead singer and studio drummer of the band Mint Condition.
Career
In 2011, he was feat ...
) – 5:13
# Honey Child – 3:30
# Family - (featuring Kay Jay) – 4:20
# (They Can't) Define Our Love - (featuring Sy Smith
Sy Smith is an American singer and actress.
Early life and career beginnings
Sy Smith began her career leading a six-person Washington D.C. go-go band called "In Tyme". After graduating from Howard University with a bachelor's degree of Scien ...
) – 3:55
# Banga - (featuring Stokley Williams
Stokley Williams (born July 15, 1967) also known simply as Stokley, is an American singer, record producer, and percussionist. Williams is best known as the lead singer and studio drummer of the band Mint Condition.
Career
In 2011, he was feat ...
) – 4:20
# Part of the Night – (featuring Sy Smith
Sy Smith is an American singer and actress.
Early life and career beginnings
Sy Smith began her career leading a six-person Washington D.C. go-go band called "In Tyme". After graduating from Howard University with a bachelor's degree of Scien ...
) - 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
A Tribe Called Quest albums