Ali Shaheed Mohammad

'Midnight Marauders'  Anniversary
'Midnight Marauders' Anniversary
'Midnight Marauders' Anniversary
The year was 1993. Hip-hop, only about 20 years old, was dipped in gold. It had reached around the world, a long journey from its origins as a culture created by the improvising youth of New York City. On Nov. 9, A Tribe Called Quest -- Q-Tip, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (by this point original member Jarobi had become the "sometimes 'Y'") -- delivered their third studio album, '