Malik Yusef

Malik Yusef (born April 4, 1971 as Malik Yusef Jones) is a spoken word artist, poet, musician, film producer and actor based in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in Chicago’s South Side neighborhood known as the “Wild 100’s” and is a former member of the widespread Islamic street gang The Blackstone Rangers. In his youth he became friendly with rapper Common. He was self-diagnosed with Dyslexia as a teenager but overcame his learning disability an... More

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  • Apr 4, 1971 (age 41 years)

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  • Malik Yusef Jones

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