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Bilal (born Bilal Sayeed Oliver on August 23, 1979, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is a neo soul musician and member of the musical collective known as Soulquarians. In 2001, his debut album — 1st Born Second — was released on the Interscope record label.
Bilal’s classical training at the Mannes Music Conservatory in New York was instrumental to his conversance with Jazz, voice, and big band arrangements. It has also been reported that he is capable of performing opera in seven languages and writes both music and lyrics.
In 1995, Bilal encountered Faulu Mtume, and his brother, Damu Mtume (sons to James Mtume and founders of Moyo Entertainment) at a barber’s shop in Philadelphia. His plans to produce film scores was shelved after he handed the brothers a demo recording; they were so impressed that they successfully convinced him to record commercially.
Bilal has also frequently collaborated and performed with several neo-soul and alternative hip hop artists, including Common, Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, and The Roots. He also covered Radiohead’s “High & Dry” for the 2006 Radiohead tribute, Exit Music: Songs With Radio Heads. Bilal appears in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party.
His sophomore full-length recording, Love for Sale is rumored to have been shelved after being leaked on the internet.
Bilal’s classical training at the Mannes Music Conservatory in New York was instrumental to his conversance with Jazz, voice, and big band arrangements. It has also been reported that he is capable of performing opera in seven languages and writes both music and lyrics.
In 1995, Bilal encountered Faulu Mtume, and his brother, Damu Mtume (sons to James Mtume and founders of Moyo Entertainment) at a barber’s shop in Philadelphia. His plans to produce film scores was shelved after he handed the brothers a demo recording; they were so impressed that they successfully convinced him to record commercially.
Bilal has also frequently collaborated and performed with several neo-soul and alternative hip hop artists, including Common, Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, and The Roots. He also covered Radiohead’s “High & Dry” for the 2006 Radiohead tribute, Exit Music: Songs With Radio Heads. Bilal appears in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party.
His sophomore full-length recording, Love for Sale is rumored to have been shelved after being leaked on the internet.
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rastaboho wrote:
One of my favorite singers
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lastfmgs wrote:
I want to see this guy live!!!
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skitzotsp wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Discuss+Your+Weekly+Top+5+Artists!
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
I hope Love for Sale will be the next Kamaal the Abstract.
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LADYGEEGEE1967 wrote:
This Cd was the bomb- wish he would put out another one.
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RippedtGhraphiX wrote:
Yeah Bilal is that dude!!
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
Bilal can sang.
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howisya wrote:
1. i wonder how much it cost to buy him out of his interscope contract, or was he dropped first? 2. cosign ericka in that 'love for sale' needs to be released and i'd buy it 3. lol @ "hollywood" sounding like a jerkin' song. you're a jerk. 4. lol II @ "this is girl shit." *climaxes*
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
Thank ya Jesus. http://www.billboard.com/#/news/bilal-to-release-electro-jazz-rock-album-1004020271.story
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EmpressEricka wrote:
release love for sale. or someone find some way for me to send this dude $20.
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purofrijolero wrote:
I love that Hollywood track...sounds like a jerkin' song!
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is5 wrote:
man this is girl shit. top shelf girl shit. it fuckin rules
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Vhien wrote:
Love For Sale shoulld've been for sale as I would've bought that in a heartbeat.
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killerrBEE wrote:
top listener, wooop ^_^
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VinylLover81 wrote:
@ Dominicanbred - only like Soul Sista?? Re-check the album and listen again to Love Poems! Bilal is the truth
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L8yBejbi wrote:
groovy as can be & surely way too lovely.
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wendell3 wrote:
Yeah!
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DAMALOLIFE wrote:
still flyyyy........
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Dominicanbred wrote:
i only like soul sista.
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hey space
13 Apr 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/theonlybilal
hey space its really me , i know ya'll been waiting for the album, and some of ya'll have heard the bootlegged, but much love to the people that are continuing to wait for the official, oh yeah i'm st. …
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13 Apr 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/theonlybilal
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