Shaheed hails from the West side of Detroit and is primed for greatness in today's hip hop and R&B genre. Shaheed's innovative style, charismatic delivery, truthful messages and intoxicating beats reveals his wide range of talent. Shaheed gained most of his musical influences from his Grandfather the late and great singer songwriter Lawrence Payton of the Four Tops and veterans songwriter/producer Billy Davis. Shaheed began writing music at the age of 8 and continues to nurture his craft long side his brother writer/producer and artist Kahlif. In 2004 Shaheed formed hip hop group "New Era" with his 2 brothers and sister. Shortly after the group was formed Shaheed entered the science program at Alabama State University. After graduating from Alabama State University with a degree in Biology in 2009, Shaheed went back to his first passion of music. Shaheed joined Reyna Music Group in 2011 and is slated to release his highly anticipated alpha project "The Collage" as an independe
