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Tariq Nasheed
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Nasheed in 2016
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Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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| Known for | Hidden Colors film series |
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Alexis Cobb
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| Children | 4 |
Tariq Allah Nasheed is an American film producer, and internet personality. He is best known for his Hidden Colors film series, as well as his commentary and promotion of conspiracy theories on social media.
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Early life
Nasheed was born in Detroit, Michigan, and spent most of his youth in Birmingham, Alabama.
Career
In 1991, Nasheed moved to Los Angeles, where he began his career as a rapper and later as a dating expert under the "K-Flex" persona, before transitioning into documentary filmmaking. Many of his dating books give instructions on how to be a pickup artist.
In 2000, Nasheed had his first acting credit in the mockumentary TV series The Awful Truth by Michael Moore in the second-season episode "Taxi Driver", where he interviewed politicians in Washington, D.C. about allegations of taking money from lobbyists, including Mark Pfeifle, who served as deputy communications director to then-presidential candidate George W. Bush, U.S. representative Tom Lantos, and political campaigner Nick Nyhart of Every Voice.
In 2001, Nasheed starred on BET's talk show Oh Drama! and in 2004, he was invited to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In 2005, Nasheed was featured as a guest on three episodes of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, as well as on Lily Hanson's Joe Gets in 2007.
Nasheed produced the 2011 documentary film Hidden Colors: The Untold History of People of Aboriginal, Moor, and African Descent. Nasheed's follow-up film and DVD, Hidden Colors 2: The Triumph of Melanin, was released in 2012.
In 2013, Nasheed released the horror film The Eugenist, which he also wrote and directed. In 2014, he released Hidden Colors 3: The Rules of Racism and co-produced Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (a remake of the 1973 movie Ganja & Hess) with director Spike Lee.
In 2015, Nasheed was an associate producer in the short documentary film Wilmington on Fire, about the 1898 Wilmington Massacre.
In 2020, Nasheed took issue with an LGBT branded sandwich that had been sold by supermarket chain Marks & Spencers during pride month in 2019.
In 2023 Nasheed opened the Hidden History Museum in Los Angeles. The museum features current and historical Black figures.
Mink Slide
Nasheed is the lead singer of the R&B musical group Mink Slide, which debuted in 2018. Mink Slide's first album, Egyptian Musk, debuted at #12 on Billboard R&B Albums charts.
Personal life
In 2014, Nasheed married Alexis "Peanut" Cobb. He has three children with her, as well as a daughter from a previous marriage.
Books
- The Art of Mackin' (Research Associates School Times Publications, 2000) ISBN: 0971135339
- Play or Be Played: What Every Female Should Know About Men, Dating, and Relationships (Simon & Schuster, 2004) ISBN: 1439188769
- The Mack' Within (Riverhead Freestyle, 2005) ISBN: 144062514X
- The Art Of Gold Digging (G.D. Publishing, 2008) ISBN: 0971135320
- The Elite Way: 10 Rules Men Must Know in Order to Deal With Women (King Flex Entertainment, 2010) ISBN: 0971135347
- Foundational Black American race baiter : my journey into understanding systematic racism (King Flex Entertainment, 2021) ISBN: 098310493X
Filmography
- Hidden Colors (2011)
- Hidden Colors 2 (2012)
- The Eugenist (2013)
- Hidden Colors 3 (2014)
- Buck Breaking (2021)
