Bilal Bashir | |
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Birth name | Bilal Bashir |
Origin | Bronx, New York, United States |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupations | record producer, DJ |
Instruments | Drum machine Keyboard Sampler Turntable |
Years active | 1987 – present |
Bilal Bashir is a music producer who has been involved in the hip hop scene since the early 1980s. He contributed to influential projects such as Ice-T's OG Original Gangster, and later instrumentals for Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and many others. From his biography on the Domination Recordings website: Bilal was producing for the who’s who of West Coast hip hop, from working with Ice-T, Divine Styler, Everlast, King T, 7A3, Cypress Hill, Mello Man Ace, Tha Alkaholiks, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Donald D and many more..[1]
Bilal's brother isTakbir Bashir (Tak), from the rap group Styles of Beyond.