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- 1st Born Second (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2001
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- 1st Born Second (Edited)
- Released 2001
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- Bizarre
- Released 2008
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- Te Quiero
- Released 2008
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For Bilal Sayeed Oliver, dreams started falling into place quite rapidly. A self-confessed jazz junkie from Philadelphia, PA, Bilal started out by singing in small clubs until he began training in jazz and big-band arrangements at the Mannes Music Conservatory in New York. With this formal training, the singer/songwriter learned to sing opera in seven languages. His debut album, 1st Born Second, is a collection of songs entirely by the artist himself, right down to the music, lyrics, and notes. His single "Soul Sista" appears on the Love & Basketball movie soundtrack. In addition, Bilal sang the hook on Common's "The 6th Sense" with neo-soul singer Jill Scott. He also scats and plays keyboards. Bilal has appeared on Common's Like Water for Chocolate, Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Street Soul, and has written and produced for the likes of Erykah Badu. Bilal, the same musician who has called jazz "the original booty shake," is also known for heaping truth in his music. Talks of record contracts came about when Bilal met brothers Fa and Damu Mtume, creators of Moyo Entertainment, in 1995 at a Philly barbershop. After hearing his demo, the Mtumes asked Bilal if he was interested in becoming a recording artist. Eventually Bilal moved to Brooklyn, NY, and began gigging around the city until his tape landed in the hands of Erykah Badu, for whose Mama's Gun album he appeared and produced. Bilal is a member of the Soulquarians collective, along with Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Q-Tip, and D'Angelo. ~ Kerry L. Smith, All Music Guide
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He did come out with Love for.
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- By BigVeney24
- 2/25/2009 03:39:50
- Sale, it wasn't a major release so it's considered dead in the music library's of the internet, So good luck with adding album art to that record. You could always find the image and paste it to your mp3, that's what I do when Zune doesn't want to cooperate....:)
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- By msladysn
- 11/23/2008 17:10:38
- So... I'm confused. Who is this other guy on the album covers? And for some reason i have an album of his called " LOVE FOR SALE" but i guess its never been released .. i can't find any info on the net about the album! Someone please explain.
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