Ali Shaheed Muhammad has been in the public eye for over twenty years as the DJ for A Tribe Called Quest, and he has evolved from 'the guy who stands behind the MC's with headphones on' to a full fledged musician/producer. After co-founding and recording an album for the R & B group Lucy Pearl with Raphael Saadiq (formerly of Tony! Toni! Toné!) and Dawn Robinson (formerly of En Vogue), Shaheed returned to his 'roots' so to speak, with Shaheedullah & Stereotypes. Like many DJ/Producers who go solo, Ali rhymes on many of the albums tracks, and the majority (if not all) of the tracks have a positive vibe to them. This is a hip hop album that you can share with your kids and still nod your head to it; a rarity in this day and age. Four stars.