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Bilal Sayeed Oliver, better known by his stage name Bilal, is an American neo soul/jazz singer-songwriter and musician, who is also a member of the loose collective, the Soulquarians.

In 2001, he released his debut album 1st Born Second, which featured contributions from the Soulquarians as well as high profile producers such as Dr. Dre. The album, while critically lauded, failed to achieve any significant mainstream success, and received limited promotion (although the single "Soul Sista" became fairly popular on late night alternative radio). Despite this, Bilal managed to gain a sizable following and high attendance at his live shows,[1] as well as much acclaim and respect from his peers, many whom noted his range and ability to sing in a freeform style, and his classically trained falsetto.[2]

In 2002, Bilal contributed to the critically acclaimed Red Hot + Riot, a compilation CD created by the Red Hot Organization in tribute to the music and work of Nigerian musician, Fela Kuti, that raised money for various charities devoted to raising AIDS awareness and fighting the disease. He collaborated with fellow hip-hop artists Dead Prez, Talib Kweli, and Jorge Ben to remake the famous song by Fela Kuti, "Shuffering and Shmiling," for the CD.

In the following years Bilal continued to appear on projects by other artists both high profile and avant garde, while recording and developing his follow-up set to be released on Interscope Records and featuring contributions primarily from producers Dr. Dre and J Dilla (as heard by Dilla himself). These plans proved to be changeable and the final result, Love for Sale, was an album that appeared to be built around Bilal's own musicianship, with many of the tracks produced and written by the artist himself except "Something to hold onto" was produced by grammy award producer Nottz. However, near the album's completion, Interscope delayed the release date, then shelved the album indefinitely, hinting that it saw little commercial potential in it since it had already leaked online in its entirety. Online, many fans and music critics expressed their sadness that what they viewed as a carefully crafted album would be kept from a proper release. Bilal signed to Plug Research in 2009.[3] His third album Airtight's Revenge was released September 14, 2010.[4][5][6] Bilal has said in interviews that the album's inspiration came from the struggles of dealing with the fallout from Love for Sale.[7][8] Bilal continues to tour in 2010.[old info]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
Year Album Chart positions
The Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
2001 1st Born Second 31 10
2006 Love for Sale (Unreleased)
2010 Airtight's Revenge 106 21
[edit] Singles

* "Fast Lane"; # 41 R&B
* "Love It"; # 61 R&B
* "Soul Sista"; # 71 US, # 18 R&B

[edit] Appearances

With Common

* Common and Jill Scott, on "Funky For You" from Like Water for Chocolate
* Common on "Nag Champa (Afrodesiac For The World)" from Like Water for Chocolate
* Common, on "The 6th Sense" from Like Water for Chocolate
* Common, on "Heaven Somewhere" from Electric Circus
* Common, on "Aquarius" from Electric Circus
* Common, on "Star69 (PS With Love)" from Electric Circus
* Common and John Legend, on "Faithful" from Be
* Common, on "It's Your World/Pop's Reprise" from Be
* Common, on "Black Maybe" from Finding Forever
* Common, on "Misunderstood" from Finding Forever
* Common, on "Play Your Cards Right" from Finding Forever

Others

1999

* Grenique [2] on "Let Go", "You Say" and "Love Within" from Black Butterfly

2000

* Guru and J Dilla, on "Certified" from Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul

2001

* Jermaine Dupri on "Supafly" from Instructions
* "Bring 2" on The Wash (soundtrack)

2002

* Scratch (musician), on "Square One" from The Embodiment of Instrumentation
* Talib Kweli on "Waitin' for the DJ" & "Talkin' to You" from Quality
* Da Ranjahz & Ras Kass on "Da Dopest"
* Jaguar Wright on "I Can't Wait" from Denials Delusions and Decisions
* Tweet on "Best Friend" from Southern Hummingbird
* Cherokee, on "A Woman Knows" from Soul Parade
* John Ellis, on "John Brown's Gun", "Nowny Dreams" and "The Lonely Jesus" from Roots, Branches & Leaves

2003

* Beyoncé on "Everything I Do", from the soundtrack of The Fighting Temptations
* Musiq on "Dontstop/Her" from Soulstar

2004

* Boney James's "Better With Time", from Pure
* Robert Glasper on "Maiden Voyage" and "Don't Close Your Eyes" from Mood

2005

* Robert Glasper on "Chant" from Canvas
* Luvpark on "Fade Away" and "Luvtheme" from Luvpark

2006

* Pete Kuzma on "High and Dry" from Exit Music: Radiohead Tribute
* Clipse and Pharrell Williams, on "Nightmares" from Hell Hath No Fury
* A-Alikes on "What You Give" from I Eat You Eat

2007

* Hezekiah on "Looking Up" from I Predict a Riot
* Timbo King & The Last Poets on "Trust Factor" from Spookz Who Kicked Down The Door
* Sa-Ra on "Sweet Sour You" from The Hollywood Recordings
* Jay-Z on "Fallin'" from American Gangster
* The Randy Watson Experience on Can't Hide Love, from Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire
* Common on "Play Your Cards Right" from Smokin' Aces soundtrack.

2008

* Ghostface Killah & Prodigy of Mobb Deep on "Trials of Life" off an unknown DJ Green Lantern mixtape.
* Erykah Badu on "The Healer","My People","Soldier","Twinkle" & "Master Teacher" from New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
* The Game (rapper) on "Cali Sunshine" from LAX
* Solange on "Cosmic Journey" from Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams
* M.O.P. on "Get Rich"
* 88-Keys on "M.I.L.F." from The Death of Adam
* Scarface on "Can't Get It Right" from Emeritus
* J Dilla on "Remember"

2009

* Zap Mama's on "The Way You Are", from ReCreation
* Shafiq Husayn on "Cheeba" from En' A-Free-Ka (Plug Research)
* Robert Glasper's "All Matter" and "Open Mind" from Double-Booked
* The Terence Blanchard Group's "Journey" and "When Will You Call" from Choices

2010

* Erykah Badu on "Jump In The Air & Stay There" from New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)
* Little Brother and Darien Brockington on "Second Chances" from The Leftback
* Reflection Eternal on "End" from Revolutions per Minute
* P Diddy on "Shades feat. Lil Wayne, Justin Timberlake, Bilal and James Fauntleroy" from Last Train to Paris

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	Videos: Bilal Fast Lane Love It Robots Soul Sista Bilal Sayeed Oliver, better known by his stage name Bilal, is an American neo soul/jazz singer-songwriter and musician, who is also a member of the loose collective, the Soulquarians. In 2001, he released his debut album 1st Born Second, which featured contributions from the Soulquarians as well as high profile producers such as Dr. Dre. The album, while critically lauded, failed to achieve any significant mainstream success, and received limited promotion (although the single "Soul Sista" became fairly popular on late night alternative radio). Despite this, Bilal managed to gain a sizable following and high attendance at his live shows,[1] as well as much acclaim and respect from his peers, many whom noted his range and ability to sing in a freeform style, and his classically trained falsetto.[2] In 2002, Bilal contributed to the critically acclaimed Red Hot + Riot, a compilation CD created by the Red Hot Organization in tribute to the music and work of Nigerian musician, Fela Kuti, that raised money for various charities devoted to raising AIDS awareness and fighting the disease. He collaborated with fellow hip-hop artists Dead Prez, Talib Kweli, and Jorge Ben to remake the famous song by Fela Kuti, "Shuffering and Shmiling," for the CD. In the following years Bilal continued to appear on projects by other artists both high profile and avant garde, while recording and developing his follow-up set to be released on Interscope Records and featuring contributions primarily from producers Dr. Dre and J Dilla (as heard by Dilla himself). These plans proved to be changeable and the final result, Love for Sale, was an album that appeared to be built around Bilal's own musicianship, with many of the tracks produced and written by the artist himself except "Something to hold onto" was produced by grammy award producer Nottz. However, near the album's completion, Interscope delayed the release date, then shelved the album indefinitely, hinting that it saw little commercial potential in it since it had already leaked online in its entirety. Online, many fans and music critics expressed their sadness that what they viewed as a carefully crafted album would be kept from a proper release. Bilal signed to Plug Research in 2009.[3] His third album Airtight's Revenge was released September 14, 2010.[4][5][6] Bilal has said in interviews that the album's inspiration came from the struggles of dealing with the fallout from Love for Sale.[7][8] Bilal continues to tour in 2010.[old info] [edit] Discography [edit] Albums Year Album Chart positions The Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2001 1st Born Second 31 10 2006 Love for Sale (Unreleased) 2010 Airtight's Revenge 106 21 [edit] Singles * "Fast Lane"; # 41 R&B * "Love It"; # 61 R&B * "Soul Sista"; # 71 US, # 18 R&B [edit] Appearances With Common * Common and Jill Scott, on "Funky For You" from Like Water for Chocolate * Common on "Nag Champa (Afrodesiac For The World)" from Like Water for Chocolate * Common, on "The 6th Sense" from Like Water for Chocolate * Common, on "Heaven Somewhere" from Electric Circus * Common, on "Aquarius" from Electric Circus * Common, on "Star69 (PS With Love)" from Electric Circus * Common and John Legend, on "Faithful" from Be * Common, on "It's Your World/Pop's Reprise" from Be * Common, on "Black Maybe" from Finding Forever * Common, on "Misunderstood" from Finding Forever * Common, on "Play Your Cards Right" from Finding Forever Others 1999 * Grenique [2] on "Let Go", "You Say" and "Love Within" from Black Butterfly 2000 * Guru and J Dilla, on "Certified" from Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul 2001 * Jermaine Dupri on "Supafly" from Instructions * "Bring 2" on The Wash (soundtrack) 2002 * Scratch (musician), on "Square One" from The Embodiment of Instrumentation * Talib Kweli on "Waitin' for the DJ" & "Talkin' to You" from Quality * Da Ranjahz & Ras Kass on "Da Dopest" * Jaguar Wright on "I Can't Wait" from Denials Delusions and Decisions * Tweet on "Best Friend" from Southern Hummingbird * Cherokee, on "A Woman Knows" from Soul Parade * John Ellis, on "John Brown's Gun", "Nowny Dreams" and "The Lonely Jesus" from Roots, Branches & Leaves 2003 * Beyoncé on "Everything I Do", from the soundtrack of The Fighting Temptations * Musiq on "Dontstop/Her" from Soulstar 2004 * Boney James's "Better With Time", from Pure * Robert Glasper on "Maiden Voyage" and "Don't Close Your Eyes" from Mood 2005 * Robert Glasper on "Chant" from Canvas * Luvpark on "Fade Away" and "Luvtheme" from Luvpark 2006 * Pete Kuzma on "High and Dry" from Exit Music: Radiohead Tribute * Clipse and Pharrell Williams, on "Nightmares" from Hell Hath No Fury * A-Alikes on "What You Give" from I Eat You Eat 2007 * Hezekiah on "Looking Up" from I Predict a Riot * Timbo King & The Last Poets on "Trust Factor" from Spookz Who Kicked Down The Door * Sa-Ra on "Sweet Sour You" from The Hollywood Recordings * Jay-Z on "Fallin'" from American Gangster * The Randy Watson Experience on Can't Hide Love, from Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire * Common on "Play Your Cards Right" from Smokin' Aces soundtrack. 2008 * Ghostface Killah & Prodigy of Mobb Deep on "Trials of Life" off an unknown DJ Green Lantern mixtape. * Erykah Badu on "The Healer","My People","Soldier","Twinkle" & "Master Teacher" from New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) * The Game (rapper) on "Cali Sunshine" from LAX * Solange on "Cosmic Journey" from Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams * M.O.P. on "Get Rich" * 88-Keys on "M.I.L.F." from The Death of Adam * Scarface on "Can't Get It Right" from Emeritus * J Dilla on "Remember" 2009 * Zap Mama's on "The Way You Are", from ReCreation * Shafiq Husayn on "Cheeba" from En' A-Free-Ka (Plug Research) * Robert Glasper's "All Matter" and "Open Mind" from Double-Booked * The Terence Blanchard Group's "Journey" and "When Will You Call" from Choices 2010 * Erykah Badu on "Jump In The Air & Stay There" from New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) * Little Brother and Darien Brockington on "Second Chances" from The Leftback * Reflection Eternal on "End" from Revolutions per Minute * P Diddy on "Shades feat. Lil Wayne, Justin Timberlake, Bilal and James Fauntleroy" from Last Train to Paris
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