Ali Shaheed Muhammad is a DJ who used to be a member of A Tribe Called Quest with Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and Jarobi from 1990 to 1998. Together with Jay Dee and Q-Tip, he formed the music production collective The Ummah. After the group disbanded, he formed the R&B supergroup Lucy Pearl with Dawn Robinson (formerly of En Vogue) and Raphael Saadiq (formerly of Tony Toni Tone). They released one album in 2000. In 2004, he released his solo debut, Shaheedullah and Stereotypes. He currently tours the country DJing at some of the hottest parties around.