1/3 oF Sa-Ra Cre8ve Partners, ShaFiQ iS onE of tHe moSt criTicaL parTicipaNts in pOstModErn hIp hOp muSic todAy.

whO wILL be a the CAnVas to BiLaL oLiver's widEly anTiciPatEd Album dUe to RE.LeaSe 20tEn, ShAfiQ's mUsiC gAvE ErykAh bAdu's "AmerYkah" a mUch neEdEd inTergAlacTic lanDsCape to pLant iNterSteLLar Seeds oF sONiC deLighT to whAt maNy AgRee wAs hEr mOSt defiNitivE and ProLific wOrk pOsT tHe 'neO.sOuL' lAbeL aSSociAteD to maNy soUL aRtisTs circa 1997 a la d'AngElo, mAxwEll, jiLL ScoTT, muSiq sOulchild and sO foRth.

sOme kNow 'en.a.Free.Ka' is mOstLy comPosed of ShaFiQ's wOrks cre8'd whILe sIGneD to 'GooD' lAbeL anD ovEr tHe lASt 7 yEaRs, though hIs nEw LabEl hoMe wiLL bE thE platForm of mUch mOrE.

aLign and sTaYWoke!

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