Person · Open Library
- Born
- 12 December 1925
- Died
- 24 July 2000
- Works
- 66
Top works
- Darʹhā va dīvār-i buzurg-i Chīn
- خروس زری, پیرهن پری
- Ḥāfiẓ-i Shīrāz / bi-rivāyat-i Aḥmad Shamlū
- Āydā, dirakht va khanjar va khāṭirah
- Havāy-i tāzih
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 24,613
- Total plays
- 177,032
Tags
Hip-Hopraphip hop90swest coast
Released when Ahmad was only 18, "Back in the Day" hit 26 on the U.S. pop charts and 19 on the U.S. R&B charts on the strength of its hook - a sample of the Teddy Pendergrass song "Love TKO" - and Ahmad's quirky vocal style, reminiscent of Fatlip of The Pharcyde fame. It was the major single off his first and only album to date, 'Ahmad'. A remix of "Back in the Day" is featured on the soundtrack to The Wood, a 1999 motion picture. A second album was recorded for Revolution Records, a sub-label
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ali
- Family name
- Lewis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Giant Records
- Image
- Ahmad (rapper).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1976-10-12
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
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