The Ummah

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The Ummah was a music production collective, composed of members Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and the late Jay Dee (also known as J Dilla) of the Detroit-based group Slum Village. Occasional members included Raphael Saadiq, and D'Angelo. In addition to producing nearly the entirety of A Tribe Called Quest's fourth and fifth albums, the Ummah provided backing tracks and remixes for a notable array of hip hop and contemporary R&B artists, including Busta Rhymes, Whitney Houston, Keith Murray, the Brand New Heavies, Janet Jackson, and Jon B. The group was so named because two of its members (Tip and Ali) are devout Muslims. The word "ummah" is Arabic for "community", "nation", or "brotherhood". Generally, the term refers to the global Muslim population.

Discography

A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes and Life (1996, Jive, RIAA certification: Platinum)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement (1998, Jive, RIAA certification: Gold)
Q-Tip - Amplified (1999, Arista, RIAA certification: Gold)

Da Bush Babees - "Gravity", "3 MCs"
- Gravity
Grant Green - "Down Here On The Ground"
- Various artists - The New Groove: The Blue Note Remix Project Volume 1
Keith Murray - "Dangerous Ground", "The Rhyme (Remix)"
- Enigma
Busta Rhymes - "Ill Vibe", "Still Shining", "Keep It Movin'"
- The Coming
Busta Rhymes - "Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check (The Jay-Dee Bounce Remix)", "Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check" (The Jay-Dee Other Shit)"
- 12"/CD single
Busta Rhymes - "It's a Party (The Ummah Remix)", "Ill Vibe (The Ummah Remix)"
- 12"/CD single

A Tribe Called Quest - "Same Ol' Thing"
- Various artists - Men in Black: The Album
Janet Jackson - "Got 'Til It's Gone (Ummah's Uptown Saturday Night Mix)", "Got 'Til It's Gone (Ummah Jay Dee's Revenge Mix)"
- 12"/CD single
Michael Jackson - "HIStory (The Ummah Radio Mix)", "HIStory (The Ummah Urban Mix)", "History (The Ummah DJ Mix)"
- 12"/CD single
Mint Condition - "Let Me Be the One (Ummah Remix Featuring Phife)", "Let Me Be the One (Ummah Remix Featuring Q-Tip)"
- 12"/CD single
Busta Rhymes - "So Hardcore"
- When Disaster Strikes...
Brand New Heavies - "Sometimes (The Ummah Remix)"
- 12"/CD single
Jon B. - "Cool Relax"
- Cool Relax
Towa Tei - "Happy (Q-Tip Remix Dub)"
- 12"/CD single

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